Golden Gate Estates, Collier County
Demolition in Golden Gate Estates
Golden Gate Estates was sold lot by lot by the Gulf American Land Corporation, and some buyers saw their land only from the air in the dry season. Decades later, the wetlands those buyers could not see are the first thing a demolition has to respect.
The Estates have little central water or sewer. Houses run on private wells and septic tanks. The rules are now the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's (Rule 62-6), and the Florida Department of Health in Collier County still handles the permits locally. When a house on a septic system comes down, the tank has to be abandoned under a Florida Department of Health permit, not simply left in the ground. We locate the well and the tank before any machine moves, because neither shows on a survey.
A system of drainage canals, including the Faka Union, was dug in the late 1960s and early 1970s. A study estimated it drains the area sixteen times faster than before and shortened the wet season in nearby wetlands by two to four months. Land that looks dry may still be protected wetland, and building or clearing on it can need state permits. A wetland determination should come before any clearing plan.
The county's vegetation removal permit application says the building permit for a house allows one acre of clearing, and that clearing more for permitted accessory uses, or clearing native vegetation for a perimeter fence, takes a vegetation removal permit. On a large lot those limits come up quickly, and so do gopher tortoise burrows. We check both before the crew arrives.
Sources: Picayune Strand State Forest (history of the Estates and its canals) · USGS: canals and drainage in Southwest Florida · Collier County: vegetation removal permit application
Permit office for Golden Gate Estates
Collier County Growth Management, Building Review
Golden Gate Estates is unincorporated Collier County. Applications go through the county's online permit portal. Confirm the current checklist and fees with Growth Management before you file. The county checklist also calls for a Health Department septic abandonment permit when a septic system comes down with the house.
See the official pageWhat follows is general information, not legal advice. Hire Romco and we file the permit ourselves, as contractor of record. Collier permit overview
What we quote in Golden Gate Estates
Demolition work we quote in this area
- Interior demolitionCondo and office strip-outs, and flood-damaged rooms cut back to the studs.Interior demolition in Collier →
- Selective demolitionTake out a lanai, addition or wall and leave the rest of the building standing.Selective demolition in Collier →
- Commercial demolitionStrip centers, offices, warehouses and apartment buildings, planned from the survey on.Commercial demolition in Collier →
- House demolitionRanch houses, canal homes and rural homes on septic, taken down after the file is complete.House demolition in Collier →
- Structural demolitionConcrete frames, elevated slabs, piles and foundations near water, in engineered order.Structural demolition in Collier →
- Concrete removalDriveways, slabs, patios and decks broken out, separated and hauled for recycling.Concrete removal in Collier →
- Pool removalPartial or full pool removal, with the cage, the water and the fill planned together.Pool removal in Collier →
- Mobile home demolitionTrailers and mobile homes cleared from park and private lots, utilities shut off first.Mobile home demolition in Collier →
- Storm damage demolitionSurge-flooded and storm-damaged buildings, made safe and removed with records kept.Storm damage demolition in Collier →
- Site clearingOpen up a lot once the vegetation, wetland and wildlife checks are done.Site clearing in Collier →
- Asbestos coordinationTesting, state filing and licensed removal sequenced ahead of the machines.Asbestos coordination in Collier →
- Accessory structure demolitionLanais, cages, docks, sheds and garages taken off a lot without harming the house.Accessory structure demolition in Collier →
- Something else?If your job is not shown here, ring us and describe it. Every type and size gets a quote.Call (239) 510-4206 →
Start to finish
Six stages in a fixed order
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. These stages apply whether the job is a small shed or a large building.
Send the address and the scope
Ring us or use the quote form, and attach photos or drawings if you have them. Give the area, what has to go and what has to stay.
We walk the site
We visit the lot and look at the building, the utility connections, septic or sewer, the flood zone, how machines and trucks will get in, and the neighbors.
Written scope and quote
A written quote lists what comes out, what is shielded, and what leaves by truck. Anything that depends on a survey is marked.
Surveys, permit and disconnects
Required asbestos testing, utility shutoffs and septic abandonment happen here, and the permit goes to the office that covers your parcel.
Demolition and haul-off
The crew follows the agreed order of work. Debris is taken to permitted facilities, and load records are kept.
Final inspection
The permit is closed by the building department after its last inspection, leaving a clear lot or the shell you requested.
Questions
Demolition in Golden Gate Estates
Do I need a wetland check before clearing a lot in Golden Gate Estates?
It is wise. Lots that look dry can hold protected wetlands, and clearing them can need state permits and mitigation. A wetland determination tells you what the lot allows before a machine is booked.
What goes into the cost of a demolition?
A quote comes after we visit the property, or after we review photos and drawings that show enough. The price follows the building's materials and height, the asbestos survey, utility and septic work, how machines reach the lot, what stays, and where the debris goes. We do not publish prices, because two lots that look alike seldom cost alike.
What is done about asbestos before a demolition?
Testing comes first, by an independent licensed consultant, since the federal asbestos rule wants a thorough inspection ahead of a regulated demolition. Naples and Marco Island both say a survey is filed with the state environmental agency where asbestos is present. When material is found that the job would disturb, a licensed abatement firm takes it out. We schedule the two visits but never perform abatement.
How long until work can begin?
That cannot be answered honestly before the facts are in. The start moves with permit review at your office, notice periods like the fourteen days Naples gives neighbors, historic review, utility and septic paperwork, asbestos findings and the weather. We hand you the order of work, with each dependency named, once those are known.
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Any type, any size, anywhere in Collier County
Name the place and the job, and we will put a price on it.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A single wall or a full building: either way you get a written scope and a quote.