Many cities have building codes that require you to remove the burnt-out debris that was your home as soon as possible. Once your insurance agent has assessed the home and processed your claim, the next step is razing and removing what remains of your house. Heavy construction equipment can help in all of the following ways.

Cranes and a Wrecking Ball

A crane and a wrecking ball attachment can help level any part of the house that is still erect. It makes short work of razing the charred remnants to the ground, where other heavy equipment can remove it. If you are not licensed to operate this type of machinery, or you do not know how, be sure to get a construction contractor to help with this part of your project.

Front Loaders and Backhoes

Front loaders can scoop up the debris after the crane and wrecking ball have leveled the rest of the house. You can dump the debris into a large dumpster or, if you rent a dump truck or dump truck services, you can fill the back of the dump truck with everything that the front loader scoops up. Backhoes can do some of this work too, although they cannot scoop up quite as much as a front loader. Since you may still need the backhoe to unearth your basement, your ground floor and other in-ground portions of your home before you rebuild, it may be a good idea to have a backhoe on standby.

Dumpsters and/or Dump Trucks

You can rent dumpsters to haul away the debris, and the price of the haul-away and disposal is included with the rental price of the dumpster. Your other option is renting a dump truck or, if you cannot drive a commercial vehicle as large as this, renting dump truck services that include a driver. The dump truck services often include the price of haul-away as well.

Getting the Equipment You Need at a Price You Can Afford

Since you only intend to deal with the remnants of your home after a fire and will probably hire a contractor to rebuild, you only need to borrow this heavy equipment for a short time. There should be some heavy equipment rental places near you, and some hardware stores also rent smaller construction trucks for residential use. To save money, only rent what you need when you need it, so you are not paying for four different types of trucks and only using one or two at a time. (If it is just you working on razing and removing your former home, it will be slow-going, and paying rent on equipment you are not using is not cost-effective.)

For help getting the equipment you need, talk to a professional like Sound Equipment Rentals & Sales.