Where we work · York (Toronto), City of Toronto

Demolition contractor in York (Toronto)

The old City of York, Weston to Mount Dennis to Oakwood Village, has some of Toronto's oldest and tightest housing. Brick semis from the 1910s and 1920s on narrow lots, a lot of it converted into apartments over the decades. Stripping one back to the studs means finding three generations of wiring and plaster over lath.

York (Toronto) in detail

York (Toronto), on the ground.

Interior demolition leads here: whole-house gut-outs for owners bringing a converted house back to a single family home, basement strip-outs for legal suites, and structural openings on the main floor. Tear-downs are rarer because the replacement has to fit a lot that is often under 20 feet wide.

Permits come from Toronto Building. York was amalgamated into the City in 1998. Plaster and lath from this era is heavy, so bins fill faster than the square footage suggests, and we price the extra tipping in rather than surprising you. [Kam confirms bin lead time.]

Bin availability

Bins next day

Bins from 10 to 40 yards dropped in York (Toronto). [Kam confirms lead time for York (Toronto).]

Permit office

the City of Toronto

Toronto Building issues the permit; the former City of York has had no separate office since 1998. [Link to the York (Toronto) demolition permit page and typical processing time.]

Yard distance

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What we take down in York (Toronto)

Every kind of gone.

06House demolition in York (Toronto)A house to the ground: permit filed, utilities cut, foundation out, lot graded for the builder.07Garage demolition in York (Toronto)Detached and attached garages down and hauled, slab out or left, in a day.08Commercial demolition in York (Toronto)Retail, office and light industrial: strip-outs to base building, or the building to the ground.09Kitchen demolition in York (Toronto)Cabinets, counters, tile, flooring and soffits out, rough-ins marked, ready for the new kitchen.10Bathroom demolition in York (Toronto)Tile, tub, vanity and fixtures out, walls to the studs, plumbing capped, ready for the rebuild.11Basement demolition in York (Toronto)Finished basements back to concrete: framing, drywall, ceilings, flooring, old bathrooms out.12Pool removal in York (Toronto)Above-ground and in-ground pools drained, broken, backfilled and compacted so the lawn stays flat.17Interior demolition in York (Toronto)Whole houses and floors gutted to the studs and joists, structure untouched, rough-ins kept.

Also in York (Toronto): Interior strip-outs · Selective and structural demolition · Full tear-downs · Bins and haulage · Site clearing · Deck and fence removal · Concrete removal · Chimney removal · Shed removal · Structural demolition · Retail and office strip-outs

Questions from York

Plaster over wood lath weighs two to three times what drywall does, and it comes off in pieces, not sheets. More labour, more bins. The site walk accounts for plaster before the number is set.

Sometimes, with dust walls and a separate exit. Noise and vibration are the real issue. We tell you honestly at the site walk whether it works.

Toronto Building. There is no separate York office; the borough was merged into the City in 1998.

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