Selective demolition · St. Lucie County
Selective demolition in St. Lucie County
Selective demolition removes part of a building and leaves the rest in use. The risk sits at the cut line, where the piece coming out was often holding up, bracing or weatherproofing the piece that stays.
Most selective jobs start with a structural question. Before we quote the removal of an addition or an interior bay, an engineer reviews how loads travel through what remains, and any temporary shoring or new support is designed on paper rather than improvised on the day.
In Fort Pierce, location adds a layer. The city has six designated historic districts, among them Lincoln Park, Sample Oaks, Edgar Town and Downtown, and demolishing a designated structure needs a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Board. We check a parcel's status with the city before the scope is fixed.
St. Lucie Village has its own building official and a National Register historic district of 33 contributing homes and structures. The town's forms list carries no demolition-specific application, so partial work there is settled with the building official directly.
Once the piece is out, the exposed face has to close against rain. We plan the weather seal at the cut line as part of the demolition rather than leaving it to the next trade. We quote selective work at any size; send the drawings.
Order of work
- Walk the building and mark exactly what is removed and what stays.
- Have an engineer review load paths and design any shoring or new support.
- Confirm historic-district status and the permitting office for the parcel.
- Arrange the asbestos survey, notice and utility rerouting by the licensed parties.
- Install shoring and protection, then cut the interface by saw and hand.
- Remove the separated section and close the exposed face against weather.
Watch points
Where this kind of job runs into trouble, and how we handle it
Removing a member that was carrying load
An addition can share a beam, a footing or a roof framing line with the original house. The engineer's review identifies those connections, and shoring goes in before the cut, not after a crack appears.
Vibration cracking the part that stays
Heavy breaking near the interface can travel into the retained structure. We saw-cut and hand-demolish at the joint, keep larger equipment on the far side of it, and photograph existing cracks before work starts so any change is visible.
Leaving the building open to weather
Florida rain does not wait for the framer. Temporary dry-in at the cut line is scheduled into the demolition sequence, and the opening is closed at the end of each day it is exposed.
Utilities crossing the cut line
Wiring, plumbing and ductwork often run through the wall being removed to reach the rest of the building. They are traced first and rerouted or capped by the licensed trades before that wall comes out.
Outside our scope
Structural engineering, shoring design, and the rerouting of electrical, plumbing and gas fall to other licensed trades, and we schedule them. We will not take it for granted that a parcel sits outside a historic district, and we do not assume a wall is expendable because it looks like a later addition.
Questions
About selective demolition
My Fort Pierce building is in a historic district. Can part of it come down?
Demolishing a designated structure in Fort Pierce needs a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Board under Chapter 23 of the city code. The board decides case by case. It has approved demolition where a building was found unsafe, so approval is possible, but it is not automatic. We prepare one scope that the board and the building division both review.
Who decides how the remaining structure is supported?
A licensed engineer. We build the shoring and sequence to their design and do not substitute our own judgment on load paths.
What will my demolition cost in St. Lucie?
We put a number on it once we have seen the job, on site or through photos and plans that show enough. It turns on what the structure is built from, its footprint and height, what the asbestos survey finds, which services need disconnecting, whether a septic tank must be abandoned, how equipment gets in, what sits next door, what you want kept, and the haul to the disposal site. Two houses on the same Port St. Lucie street can quote quite differently, so we do not post rates.
Is any job too small or too large in size for you?
No. We quote a single shed, a screen enclosure, a pool, a mobile home or a full commercial building, and partial jobs where most of the structure stays. Tell us what is on the property and what must remain, and the quote follows that.
Is Romco Builders licensed?
Yes. Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor with its office in Fort Lauderdale. Work that requires its own license, including asbestos abatement, electrical and plumbing disconnects, septic abandonment, mold remediation and tree removal, goes to firms holding that license, and we keep them on one schedule.
Start to finish
How a St. Lucie job moves
Reach out
Phone us or use the form. Include the address, what is coming down, what is staying, and photos or plans if you have them.
We look at the property
We check the structure, where power, water and sewer or septic connect, how equipment and trucks reach the work, and what is next door.
A written scope and quote
It lists what is removed, what is protected and what is hauled, and flags anything that depends on the asbestos survey.
Survey, notice, letters, permit
A licensed asbestos survey, the state demolition notice, the utility letters, then the permit from the city, town or county.
Demolition and hauling
Work follows the agreed order. Debris goes to permitted facilities, and the tickets are kept.
Final inspection
The inspector closes the permit. You get a cleared lot, or the shell you asked us to leave.
Selective demolition anywhere in St. Lucie, including Port St. Lucie, Tradition, St. Lucie West, Sandpiper Bay, Fort Pierce, Lincoln Park, St. Lucie Village, River Park, Lakewood Park, White City, and every other St. Lucie city.
Other work
More demolition we quote
- Interior demolitionStrip a suite or a house to the studs while the shell and its live systems stay intact.Interior demolition in St. Lucie →
- Commercial demolitionRetail, office and industrial buildings taken down, with approvals run in the right order.Commercial demolition in St. Lucie →
- House demolitionA full teardown of a single-family house, from utility letters to a graded lot.House demolition in St. Lucie →
- Structural demolitionFrames, walls and floors taken down in order, including buildings under unsafe orders.Structural demolition in St. Lucie →
- Concrete removalSlabs, driveways, footings and foundations broken out, hauled and recycled.Concrete removal in St. Lucie →
- Pool removalBreak out the top and backfill, or lift the whole shell, with the drainage handled.Pool removal in St. Lucie →
- Mobile home demolitionSingle and double wides removed with chassis, tie-downs, add-ons and debris cleared.Mobile home demolition in St. Lucie →
- Storm damage demolitionHurricane, tornado and flood damage taken down with the record your insurer needs.Storm damage demolition in St. Lucie →
- Site clearingLots cleared of old structures, slabs and debris, with protected trees left in place.Site clearing in St. Lucie →
- Asbestos coordinationLicensed survey, FDEP notice and licensed abatement scheduled before demolition.Asbestos coordination in St. Lucie →
- Accessory structure demolitionSheds, detached garages, carports and screen enclosures removed under permit.Accessory structure demolition in St. Lucie →
- Something else?Not on the list? We still quote it. Call and talk us through the job.Call (772) 310-3298 →
Every type and size, all over St. Lucie County
Tell us what has to come down, and we will quote it.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. One wall inside a house or an entire building gets the same thing from us: a written scope and a number.