Where we work · Scarborough, City of Toronto

Demolition contractor in Scarborough

Scarborough is bungalow country. Most of the houses went up between 1950 and 1975 on 40 and 50 foot lots, which means the bin fits in the driveway and the machine fits beside the house. That changes the price: less hand carry, faster loading, fewer permits for the street.

Scarborough in detail

Scarborough, on the ground.

The work here splits two ways. Owners gutting a basement or a kitchen in a house they plan to keep, and builders taking a bungalow to the ground for a two-storey rebuild. Both need the pre-1990 designated-substances survey because nearly every house qualifies by age.

Scarborough has been part of the City of Toronto since 1998, so the demolition permit comes from Toronto Building, not a Scarborough office. [Kam confirms whether the crew works from the yard or stages bins locally.]

Bin availability

Bins next day

Bins from 10 to 40 yards dropped in Scarborough. [Kam confirms lead time for Scarborough.]

Permit office

the City of Toronto

Permits come from Toronto Building; Scarborough has had no separate permit office since amalgamation in 1998. [Link to the Scarborough demolition permit page and typical processing time.]

Yard distance

[n] km from the yard

[Kam confirms travel time from the yard to Scarborough.]

Questions from Scarborough

A designated-substances survey. Houses of that age often have asbestos in floor tile, duct tape, plaster or vermiculite. If the survey finds something, a licensed abatement crew removes it first. [Whether that crew is ours depends on licensing Kam confirms.]

The City of Toronto. Scarborough has been inside the City since 1998, so the application goes to Toronto Building.

On most Scarborough lots, yes, and that skips the street permit. We put protection under it so the asphalt is not marked.