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Full Building Demolition in Sydney
Full building demolition in Sydney: Whole structures down to the slab or the footings, hazmat first
- Licensed for structural demolition, asbestos removal rolled into the same package
- High reach excavators, shears and remote demolition machines in house
- Fixed lump sum from drawings, scope letter that says what is in and out
- Tier 1 clients including Downer, John Holland, CPB and Hutchinson
Whole structures taken down to the slab or the footings, hazmat first, on commercial, industrial and institutional sites in Sydney. Our own crews, our own high reach plant, one contractor from the first notification to the survey handover.
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What full building demolition means in Sydney
A full demolition is the whole building coming down: roof, structure, slab and, where the redevelopment needs it, the footings and basement too. Most of the work that decides whether the job goes well happens before the first machine arrives. Hazardous materials are identified and removed under our own licence. Power, gas, water and comms are isolated and capped and the authorities are notified. Neighbouring structures, retained facades and public areas are protected and monitored. Then the structure comes down in an engineered sequence, top to bottom, with high reach excavators and shears doing the work at height rather than people.
Our head office and yard are in Marrickville, so an estimator can walk your site within a day or two. Work in Sydney runs across the CBD and inner city, the eastern suburbs, the inner west and Mascot, Parramatta and the western growth corridor, the north shore and northern beaches, and the Sutherland Shire. If your job is a partial demolition, a strip out or a single slab, our Parramatta and western Sydney demolition contractors page covers the wider service list.
What the package includes
Hazmat and asbestos first
Friable and non friable asbestos, lead paint, SMF and PCBs removed under our own licence before demolition starts, with clearance certificates handed over. See asbestos and hazmat removal.
Structural demolition
Engineered sequence, exclusion zones, dust and vibration monitoring, and high reach excavators for anything above a few storeys. Cranes, propping and post tensioned structures are inside our licence.
Slab, footings and basement
Ground slab and footings broken out, basements demolished and backfilled or left open for the new works, with retention and shoring designed where the neighbours are close.
Recycling and steel recovery
Concrete crushed on site or carted to a recycler, steel cut and weighed with the credit shown on the price, and a recycling report for your environmental submission.
Site clearance and handover
Site cleared, levelled and handed back on survey, ready for the piling rig or the civil contractor, with the demolition completion documentation your certifier wants.
Partial and facade retention
Where part of the building or a heritage facade stays, we prop, protect and monitor it and demolish around it. Same crew, same licence, tighter method.
Worth knowing: the hazmat register and the services drawings set the price more than the size of the building does. Send both with the tender and the number will be right the first time. SafeWork NSW is notified before licensed work starts and the demolition plan sits on site.
Full demolitions we have done near Sydney
Whole structure jobs on the books include a full apartment block in Cronulla, three warehouses in Mascot, a high school building in Kellyville, 519 Church Street for Parramatta Light Rail, the Five Dock acoustic shed for Sydney Metro, a four storey building with retention in Greenwich and a complex structural demolition in Elizabeth Bay. Each one has its own page with the method and the photos.
Questions we get from Sydney clients
Do you demolish houses in Sydney?
No. We do not do house knockdowns, knock down rebuilds or homeowner jobs. We demolish commercial, industrial, institutional and infrastructure buildings for builders, developers, asset owners and government. If you are a homeowner a local residential demolisher will serve you better.
What licences and notifications are involved?
We hold a SafeWork NSW demolition licence covering structures above 15 metres, floor propping, tower and heavy mobile cranes and post tensioned structures, plus a friable asbestos removal licence and ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certified management systems. SafeWork NSW is notified before licensed work starts and the demolition plan sits on site. We handle the notifications, the demolition work plan and the engineering; you do not have to chase them.
How long does a full building demolition take?
It depends on hazmat, structure and access more than on floor area. A clear industrial shed can be down in days once the asbestos is out. A multi storey building on a tight site with services to isolate, floors to prop and neighbours to protect is a programme measured in weeks. Send the drawings and the hazmat register and we will give you dates you can put in your programme.
What happens to the material?
Concrete and brick are crushed on site where the site allows and go out as recycled aggregate, or go to a licensed recycler. Steel is cut, weighed and credited back against the price. Hazardous materials go to licensed facilities with tracked waste dockets. You get the recycling report for your environmental submission.
Other places we demolish buildings
This page is about Sydney. We also take down whole buildings in Wollongong, Newcastle, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast. For the full list of regions see demolition contractors near you, and for the harder jobs see specialist demolition services and emergency demolition and make safe.
Industrial demolition by city: Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast. Plant, warehouses, factories, silos, tanks and steel structures.
Got a Sydney building to bring down?
Send the drawings and the hazmat register through the form above, or call. Our Sydney estimators come back the same business day.
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