Interior demolition · Martin County
Interior demolition in Martin County
An interior gut in Martin County starts with paper, not a pry bar. The county asks for floor plans on any partial demolition, and the state wants a licensed asbestos survey before the first wall opens.
Martin has no local asbestos program. Notices for covered renovation work go straight to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Southeast District, and a building permit does not count as that notice. We arrange the survey with an independent consultant licensed by the state, and its findings decide whether a licensed abatement firm goes in ahead of our crew.
Condominiums add a signature. FDEP guidance treats the condominium or co-op board as the owner for asbestos purposes, so one owner's kitchen gut can need the board. We put that question to the association manager before the scope is priced, not after the drywall is in the container.
The county's housing stock explains the caution. Census figures put Martin's median year built at 1986, and about a third of its homes predate 1980. Indiantown's demolition notification statement, for one, requires lead paint in buildings built before 1978 to be handled under 40 CFR 745.
What stays matters as much as what goes. We mark the walls, ceilings and systems that remain, have the licensed trades make them safe, and leave a clean shell for the next layout. Send the floor plan and a few photos, and we will price the strip-out.
Work order
- Tour the unit with its plans and tag every element that remains.
- Arrange the licensed asbestos survey and, where the building is covered, the FDEP notice.
- Confirm the owner of record, including the association board in a condominium.
- File the permit with the office that covers the address, with floor plans for partial work.
- Coordinate disconnects and make-safes with the licensed electrician and plumber.
- Strip out in sequence, haul the debris, and turn over a broom-clean shell.
Where jobs slip
Common problems, and how each is controlled
Services nobody drew
Older interiors hide plumbing chases and wiring that never reached the drawings. We open inspection holes where the plans are thin and stop for the licensed trade before anything live is cut.
The board hears about it from the noise
An association that learns of the work late can halt it. We confirm with the manager who signs as owner for the asbestos notice and which working hours the building allows.
Dust in an occupied building
Neighbors share corridors, returns and elevators. We seal the work area, protect the route to the container, and clean daily under rigorous safety protocols.
Partial plans sent back
In unincorporated Martin, the Building Department's checklist calls for floor plans on partial demolition. We show retained and removed areas clearly, so the reviewer is not guessing at scope.
Work others are licensed for
We do not perform asbestos abatement, mold remediation, or electrical and plumbing work. A licensed abatement firm removes any asbestos the survey finds, mold is coordinated with a licensed mold remediator, and licensed trades cap and terminate the systems. Where a wall may be structural, an engineer of record decides before we touch it.
Questions
About interior demolition
Does a condo unit gut in Stuart or Jensen Beach need an asbestos survey?
FDEP requires a thorough inspection by a state-licensed consultant before any planned demolition or renovation it covers, and it treats the condominium board as the owner of the complex. Talk to the association first. We arrange the licensed survey and keep the board informed.
What does the county want for a partial interior demolition?
In unincorporated Martin County, the Building Department's demolition checklist lists the permit application, an owner/builder disclosure statement, and floor plans for partial demolition. Stuart, Sewall's Point, Ocean Breeze, Jupiter Island and Indiantown run their own offices, so confirm with the one that covers your address.
What drives the cost of a demolition?
Six things move the number most: the building's size and construction, what the asbestos survey finds, the utility and septic work to coordinate, site access, debris weight, and what the permit office requires. We do not publish prices, because a guess is worse than none. Send the property survey and photos, and we return a written number after we walk the site.
Is there a job size you will not take?
No. Every kind of demolition gets a price from us, whether it is a single shed or to a multi-story building. On larger and coastal sites we self-perform dewatering, Support of Excavation and deep foundations, including in tidal ground, so the work below grade stays in our sequence instead of passing to another firm.
Is Romco licensed for this work?
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor. That matters in Stuart, which since July 1, 2025 no longer accepts county Certificates of Competency and requires state registration or certification. Asbestos surveys, abatement, electrical, plumbing and tree work are licensed separately, and we coordinate the firms that hold those licenses.
The sequence
Six stages, start to closed permit
Describe the job
Phone or use the form. Tell us the address, what comes down and what stays. Photos or a survey help.
Site visit
We look at the structure, the live services, access for trucks, trees, the seawall or water's edge, and any association rules.
Written scope with a price
Removal, protection, hauling and anything that hangs on the asbestos survey appear as separate lines.
Notices, releases, permit
The licensed survey and FDEP notice where required, the utility releases, then the application to the correct office.
Demolition and hauling
Work follows the agreed order, and debris goes to the county transfer facility in Palm City or another licensed site.
Inspection and close
The final inspection passes and the permit closes, leaving a level lot or the shell you specified.
Interior demolition anywhere in Martin, including Stuart, Palm City, Jensen Beach, Hobe Sound, Port Salerno, Hutchinson Island, Jupiter Island, Sewall's Point, Indiantown, Ocean Breeze, and every other Martin city.
Other types
More demolition on quote
- Selective demolitionOne part of a building comes off; the rest stays standing and in use.Selective demolition in Martin →
- Commercial demolitionPlazas, offices, restaurants and warehouses, sequenced around utilities and the next use.Commercial demolition in Martin →
- House demolitionTeardowns planned around what the lot may hold next and the steps the checklist skips.House demolition in Martin →
- Structural demolitionMulti-story and coastal buildings down to the foundation, with deep work self-performed.Structural demolition in Martin →
- Concrete removalSlabs, drives, patios and footings broken out, hauled and graded.Concrete removal in Martin →
- Pool removalPartial fill-in or full shell removal, with the access route and the permit settled first.Pool removal in Martin →
- Mobile home demolitionMobile and manufactured homes taken down, with the hookups and the pad dealt with.Mobile home demolition in Martin →
- Storm damage demolitionStorm-damaged buildings made safe and taken down under the county's recovery rules.Storm damage demolition in Martin →
- Site clearingLots cleared for building, in the order the county's tree and clearing rules set.Site clearing in Martin →
- Asbestos coordinationThe licensed survey, the FDEP notice and the abatement firm, coordinated around the work.Asbestos coordination in Martin →
- Accessory structure demolitionSheds, detached garages, guest cottages and outbuildings, permitted and hauled.Accessory structure demolition in Martin →
- Something else?Demolition of every type is quoted, large or small. If yours is not shown, phone and describe it.Call (772) 310-3298 →
Every type and size, across Martin County
Send the address and the scope. We will quote it.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. One wall or an entire building, every quote comes back as a written scope with a number attached.