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Real house tear-down and demolition jobs from around central Illinois.
Old farmhouses, abandoned and fire-damaged homes — torn down, foundation and basement removed, debris hauled off, and the site cleaned up smooth. Mattoon, IL — serving a 60-mile radius.
📞 Call (217) 809-0779 Free EstimateAn old house that's past saving becomes a liability — a place that draws trespassers, a fire risk, a tax line, and a hazard sitting in the way of what you'd rather do with the ground. When it's time to knock it down, you want it torn down, hauled, and the lot left clean.
Brohez Trucking LLC handles house demolition across central Illinois — old and abandoned farmhouses, teardown-for-rebuild jobs, fire-damaged homes, and houses that have simply outlived their use. Rural acreage, farmstead, or in-town lot.
The Komatsu PC150LC handles the heavy work. The JCB mini and Takeuchi skid steer get into tight lots and clean up after. Dump trucks haul the lumber, drywall, shingles, and concrete straight to a proper disposal site. House standing to clean dirt is one job, one contractor.
If there's a basement or foundation under the house, we break it out, haul it off, and backfill the hole so the lot is usable again. We're also straight about what's in the structure before we start, including any signs of asbestos in old siding, tile, or insulation.
Homes built before about 1980 can carry asbestos in old siding, floor tile, pipe wrap, or insulation. It's common in farmhouses and it's manageable — it just has to be handled the right way, not knocked down and ignored.
When a house is old enough to warrant it, we coordinate the required inspection and the IEPA 10-day notification, and we don't cut corners on it. It's worth confirming the specifics with your local IEPA office, and we'll point you the right direction.
Talk to Levi — the man running the machine, not a call center. Call (217) 809-0779.
Every house is different. The basics don't change.
We come look at the house, talk through what's coming down, check the basement, foundation, and what it's built from, and give you a straight number. No pressure.
Rural farmhouses often don't need a permit; in-town homes usually do. We help sort it out, call utility locates, and arrange to kill any power, gas, water, or sewer still running to the house.
If the house is old enough to warrant it, we coordinate the inspection and IEPA notification before anything comes down. We don't bulldoze first and ask questions later.
The Komatsu works the house down in a controlled sequence — even a fire-damaged or sagging one. No dropping things toward the neighbor's place, the road, or the outbuildings.
We break out the foundation, basement walls, and any old slab, separate metal for recycling, and load lumber and debris onto dump trucks for proper disposal.
We backfill the basement hole, grade the footprint flat, and walk you through the finished work. Clean dirt — ready to rebuild, farm, or seed down.
If it's old, in the way, and shouldn't be standing, we can probably help.
Worn-out farmhouses and abandoned homes torn down clean, foundation pulled, and the ground put back to use for the farm or a new build.
Knock down the old house to make room for the new one — we leave a clean, graded pad ready for your builder to start fresh.
Burned and storm-damaged houses brought down safely, charred debris hauled off, and the lot cleared so you can move forward.
Old basements, foundation walls, footings, and slabs broken out, hauled, and backfilled so the lot is solid and usable again.
Single-wides, double-wides, and older manufactured homes demolished or hauled, with the pad cleaned up and graded.
Attached garages, porches, breezeways, and old additions taken down with the house or on their own.
Once the house is down, we clear the whole footprint — old steps, sidewalks, wells, and junk — so the lot starts clean.
Lumber, drywall, shingles, trash, and concrete all hauled to a proper disposal site. You walk away with clean dirt, not a pile.
Real house tear-down and demolition jobs from around central Illinois.
It depends on the size of the home, what it's built from, whether there's a basement or foundation to remove, how far we haul the debris, and access to the site. We give free on-site estimates with a straight number. Call (217) 809-0779.
Most rural farmhouses outside city limits don't require a demolition permit. A house inside a town usually does. We'll tell you what's required, help you handle the paperwork, and call utility locates before anything comes down.
Yes. Fire-damaged homes are one of the more dangerous structures on a property — weakened framing and fallen debris. We approach it carefully with the Komatsu, bring it down in a controlled sequence, and haul off the burned debris properly. Don't go in there yourself — call us.
Yes. If the job includes the basement, foundation walls, footings, or an old slab, we break it out, haul it off, backfill the hole, and grade the spot so you can rebuild, farm it, or seed it down.
That's a common job. We knock down the old farmhouse, remove the foundation and basement, haul everything off, backfill, and leave you a clean, graded pad ready for the builder. Teardown-for-rebuild done right saves you trouble later.
Yes. Full cleanup is part of the job — lumber, drywall, shingles, concrete, and trash hauled to a proper disposal site. We separate metal where it makes sense and leave you clean dirt, not a pile.
Homes built before about 1980 can carry asbestos in siding, floor tile, pipe wrap, or insulation. When a house is old enough to warrant it, we coordinate the required inspection and the IEPA 10-day notification and don't cut corners. It's worth confirming the specifics with your local IEPA office.
60-mile radius from Mattoon, IL — including Decatur, Champaign, Effingham, Charleston, Urbana, Sullivan, Tuscola, Shelbyville, Pana, and Terre Haute.
Brohez Trucking LLC delivers demolition across a 60-mile radius from Mattoon, IL — into Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Shelby, Moultrie, Effingham, Edgar, Clark, Champaign, and Macon counties, plus over the line into Vigo County, Indiana. Pick your town below for local details, or call (217) 809-0779 for a free estimate anywhere in the radius.
Every one of these is a real Google review from a real central Illinois customer. See them all on our reviews page.
"We hired Levy for a large demo job and dirt removal. They showed up on time, worked hard, and completed the job faster than I expected. What impressed me most was how clean they left the site afterwards — no mess left behind."
"Great Service and Great Price! They continued working for 3 days to demolish three buildings and removed all the debris to dumpsters that I ordered. Then, they also came in with dirt to fill the whole backyard. Strongly recommended!"
"Very responsive, fair pricing, and easy to work with. Did a great job for our project."
Call us and we'll come look at the job. No pressure, no obligation — just a straight number.
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