Hialeah, Miami-Dade County
Demolition in Hialeah
Hialeah's population more than tripled during the 1950s, and that post-war boom still sets the pattern of its streets: dense neighborhoods of older single-family houses, with a Census median build year of 1975. The city requires a permit to demolish, and it wants property surveys dated within six months.
About 10,338 people live per square mile in Hialeah, by the 2020 count, and Census ACS data shows a majority of its housing built before 1980. On lots that tight, the order of work decides the job. Fencing, dust control and where the trucks stand are planned before the first wall comes down, because the house next door is close.
Textile and manufacturing work made Hialeah an industrial city in the 1970s and 1980s, and buildings from that period remain. Commercial demolition in Miami-Dade needs DERM approval and an asbestos survey, so on an older plant we arrange a licensed survey and coordinate the licensed abatement firm before demolition starts.
Hialeah's own items are short: a demolition permit, and surveys dated within six months of the application. Construction debris can go to the county's North Dade Landfill, which the city lists as a disposal site.
Sources: Wikipedia: Hialeah, Florida · Census Reporter, median year structure built (ACS 2020-2024) · Miami-Dade County: building permits and demolition requirements · City of Hialeah: disposal sites · City of Hialeah: permit requirements
Who issues the permit in Hialeah
City of Hialeah Building Department
A permit is required to demolish, and surveys must be dated within six months. Confirm the current submittal list with the Building Department.
See the official pageThis is general information, not legal advice. If you hire Romco, we apply for the permit as contractor of record. Miami-Dade demolition permit guide
What we quote in Hialeah
Other work we quote
- Interior demolitionCondo units, offices and retail space taken back to the shell, in the right order.Interior demolition in Miami-Dade →
- Selective demolitionRemove one part of a building and keep the rest standing and in service.Selective demolition in Miami-Dade →
- Commercial demolitionWhole commercial buildings down to grade, with DERM and the permit file in order.Commercial demolition in Miami-Dade →
- House demolitionA full teardown of a single-family home, from permit to a graded lot.House demolition in Miami-Dade →
- Structural demolitionUnsafe or failed structures taken down under an engineer's plan and the county's order.Structural demolition in Miami-Dade →
- Concrete removalSlabs, driveways, footings and hardscape broken out, hauled and graded.Concrete removal in Miami-Dade →
- Pool removalIn-ground pools filled in or removed, with groundwater and backfill planned.Pool removal in Miami-Dade →
- Mobile home demolitionManufactured and mobile homes taken down and hauled, additions and pads included.Mobile home demolition in Miami-Dade →
- Storm damage demolitionHurricane- and flood-damaged structures taken down or opened up for repair.Storm damage demolition in Miami-Dade →
- Site clearingLots cleared of structures, slabs, debris and brush, with tree permits in order.Site clearing in Miami-Dade →
- Asbestos coordinationLicensed asbestos survey, abatement and the DERM notice, arranged in order.Asbestos coordination in Miami-Dade →
- Accessory structure demolitionDetached garages, sheds, carports, screen rooms and guest houses removed.Accessory structure demolition in Miami-Dade →
- Something else?Your job is not listed? We still quote it. Call and walk us through it.Call (305) 760-9827 →
From first call to final
The order a Miami-Dade job follows
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A garden shed and a mid-rise run through the same steps.
Call or send the request
Give us the address, photos or plans if you have them, and a plain account of what goes and what remains.
Site visit
We check how the building is framed, where the services enter, how trucks and machines get in, and what stands on either side.
Scope and quote in writing
You get a written scope listing removals, protections and haul-off, with any item that hangs on the asbestos survey called out.
Survey, notice and permit
A licensed asbestos survey, the DERM notice where it applies, the utility disconnects, then the permit from the city or the county.
Take-down and hauling
Work runs in the agreed sequence. Loads go to permitted facilities, and we keep the tickets.
Final and closeout
The inspector signs off the permit. You are left with a clean lot, or the shell you asked us to keep.
Questions
Demolition in Hialeah
How recent does the property survey need to be for a Hialeah demolition permit?
Hialeah asks for surveys dated within six months. An older survey generally means ordering a new one before the package goes in, so check the date on yours early. Confirm the rule with the Building Department, since requirements change.
How much will my demolition cost?
We quote each job after seeing it, in person or through photos and plans when they show enough. The figure moves with the construction type, the floor area and height, the asbestos survey result, the utilities to be cut off, how machines reach the work, what stands next door, what must be kept, and how far the loads travel. A 1950s concrete block house and a 1990s frame addition can sit on the same street and quote very differently, which is why we publish no rates.
Why does Miami-Dade want an asbestos survey even for a house?
The county's own demolition requirements call for an asbestos survey on every demolition project, which is stricter than the federal rule for some small homes. A notice of demolition also goes to DERM, the county's environmental resources office, no later than ten working days ahead of the start date. The building permit is a different document and cannot stand in for it. We arrange a licensed survey, and a licensed abatement firm removes anything the work would disturb. Romco coordinates both and is not an abatement contractor.
How long does it take to get from first call to a cleared site?
We will not guess before the facts are known. The answer depends on the plan review queue at your city or the county, how fast the utilities issue their disconnect letters, what the survey turns up and the notice period that follows, any historic or condo board approval, and how big the building is and what it is built from. When we know those, you get a sequence that names what each step waits on.
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Tell us what is coming down. We will put a quote on it.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A single interior partition or a complete building gets the same thing: a written scope and a quote.