Crew member breaking up an old floor by hand with a sledgehammer during an interior demolition

Done by handNo machines inside your home. Room by room, to the plan.

Floor up to the joistsWhen the plan calls for it.

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Interior demolition, down to the studs, ready for your trades.

House gutting, selective demolition and strip-outs across Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara. Done by hand, with the rest of your home protected, and left broom-clean for the next trade.

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  • Fully insuredCertificate on request
  • Free estimatesWritten quote within 48 hours
  • Dust walls on every jobFloors and stairs protected
  • Sorted for recyclingMetal, concrete and brick

What we take out

From a single bathroom to a full house gut. Every job gets the same protection, the same sorting and the same broom-clean finish.

  • Interior demolition

    Walls, ceilings, flooring and fixtures out by hand. The rest of the building stays protected and clean.Homes, rental units and commercial spaces

  • House gutting

    Full interior demolition down to the studs. Plaster, lath, drywall, kitchens and baths out, structure left sound.Typical: 3 to 8 days per floor

  • Selective demolition

    Single walls, rooms or features removed to the plan. Dust walls and zip doors keep the rest of the home livable.Dust walls and zip doors on every job

  • Kitchen demolition

    Cabinets, counters, tile and drywall out in one to two days, with the rest of the house sealed off.Typical: 1 to 2 days

  • Basement demolition

    Finished basements stripped to the foundation walls and slab, ready for a new layout, a rental unit or waterproofing.Typical: 2 to 4 days

  • Commercial strip-outs

    Retail, office and restaurant units taken back to shell. After-hours work keeps neighbouring units open.After-hours work available

All demolition services

How a job runs, walk-through to handover

Your GC or you pull the permit. We work to the plan, keep the site clean and stay on your schedule.

  1. Walk-through

    We walk the space with you or your GC and mark what goes and what stays.

    Day 1

  2. Written quote

    Scope, schedule and price in writing, with the bin plan spelled out.

    Within 48 hours

  3. Protect

    Dust walls, zip doors and floor protection go up before any demolition starts.

    First morning

  4. Demolition

    By hand, room by room, to the scope on your plans and permit.

    Most homes 3 to 8 days

  5. Sort & haul

    Metal, concrete and brick pulled for recycling. The rest goes in the bin.

    Daily

  6. Broom-clean

    Nails pulled, floors swept and a final walk-through with you or your GC.

    Handover

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Straight from the job site

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  • Backyard work area with brick and debris sorted into piles

    Brick and debris sorted on site

  • Roll-off bin in the driveway of a two-storey brick house

    Roll-off bin in the driveway

  • Upper floor walls removed, with debris on the floor deck

    Upper floor walls taken down

  • Shingles and roof boards stripped back to the rafters

    Roof stripped back to the rafters

  • Pile of salvaged brick beside the stripped wall

    Brick stacked for recycling

  • Brick veneer removed from an addition and piled for recycling

    Brick veneer off and piled for recycling

  • Bathroom walls removed to the insulation beside the window

    Bathroom walls opened to the insulation

  • Storefront unit with the old flooring scraped up and piled

    Storefront flooring scraped up

Metal, concrete and brick get sorted. The rest goes in the bin.

We pull out what the recyclers take as we go. Sorting keeps bins lighter and the site clear for the next trade.

  • Scrap metal and an old cast-iron tub sorted for recycling Sorted

    Metal

    Scrap yard

    Pipe, wiring, ductwork, steel studs and cast-iron tubs.

  • Broken concrete sorted for crushing into fill Sorted

    Concrete

    Crushed for fill

    Basement slabs, footings, walkways and mortar beds.

  • Brick veneer removed from an addition and piled for recycling Sorted

    Brick

    Reused or crushed

    Chimneys, brick walls and veneer.

  • Roll-off bin in the driveway of a two-storey brick house Bin

    Everything else

    Roll-off bin

    Drywall, plaster, wood, flooring and fixtures.

What clients say

They gutted the whole main floor in four days, kept the dust off the rest of the house and left it broom-clean. Our framers started on schedule.

Site supervisorRenovation contractor, Hamilton

Demolition questions, answered

Something else on your mind? Call Rory directly at (289) 659-1488.

Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga, Stoney Creek, Ancaster, Dundas, Brantford and the Niagara Region, including St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Welland and Grimsby.

No. Your general contractor or you as the homeowner pull the permit when one is needed. We work to the approved permit and plans.

It depends on the size of the space, materials like plaster or tile, and access for the bin. After a free walk-through we send a fixed written quote, usually within 48 hours.

No. We work by hand and with small electric tools, which is safer and cleaner inside homes and occupied buildings.

Metal, concrete and brick are sorted out for recycling. Everything else goes into a roll-off bin that we arrange and place on protective boards.

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