Concrete & asphalt removal · Centretown
Concrete removal in Centretown
Slab sections cut out for new plumbing in office and restaurant fit-outs, and steps, patios and walkways at brick row houses. We break it out, carry it out and send it to recycling.
- The promise Ready for the next trade Debris hauled away, site cleared for the next crew.
- Demolition quotes Book a site visit We walk the job with you, then price it in writing.
- Junk removal Text us photos Send a few pictures, get a price back.
- Service area Ottawa & area Kanata to Orléans, Barrhaven to Vanier. Outside Ottawa? Ask us.
In Centretown
What the work looks like in Centretown
Most Centretown concrete work is inside: a restaurant fit-out on Bank or Elgin needing trenches for new drains, or an office floor getting new plumbing. We break out to the GC’s marked layout once the engineer and trades have confirmed what runs through the slab, and loading is planned around docks, freight elevators and building hours.
At homes, the work is front steps, walkways and small rear patios at row houses and converted apartments. Front steps in the heritage districts are part of the exterior, so check for approval first. Concrete is bagged or carted to our trucks daily, since there is no room for a bin.
Centretown’s residential streets are dominated by red-brick houses, row houses and low-rise apartments built between 1890 and 1914, many later divided into apartments. More about Centretown
Typical projects
- Slab trenches for drains in restaurant fit-outs
- Floor sections opened for plumbing in office and retail units
- Front steps and walkways at row houses
- Small rear patios and pads
Quoted on site
Demolition in Centretown is priced in person. We walk the job, check access and the building’s age, then send a written quote.
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Before work starts in Centretown
Breaking out a patio, walkway, slab or driveway does not usually need a demolition permit, but it does need Ontario One Call locates before any ground work. We request them, and they take about five business days. Private lines, such as a feed to a garage, are not located by One Call, so tell us where they run.
Much of Centretown is in the Centretown Heritage Conservation District. Interior work usually proceeds normally, but anything visible from outside needs heritage review. Commercial debris cannot go to the City’s Trail Road landfill (City memo).
Any building from before 1990 gets a hazardous materials survey first. If it finds asbestos or other designated substances, abatement is referred to licensed specialists, and our crew starts after the clearance letter.
Disposal
Torn out. Hauled out.
Every job ends ready for the next trade. Here is where the debris goes.
Clean concrete, brick and asphalt are kept separate from soil and garbage so they can go to aggregate recycling, where they are crushed for reuse. Rebar and mesh are cut out for scrap.
On larger jobs, a roll-off bin from a licensed bin company sits on your property, and the bin company hauls it away and handles the tipping at its own facility.
On smaller jobs our crew loads our own trucks and hauls to the Tomlinson Waste Recovery Centre at 106 Westhunt Drive in Carp, which sorts mixed construction and demolition debris for recycling and accepts commercial loads.
Downtown loading is planned around docks, freight elevators and permitted hours. Where a truck or bin has to use the street, the City requires a temporary encroachment permit.
What’s included
- Ontario One Call locates before any ground work
- Break-out to the agreed area and depth
- Rebar and mesh separated for scrap recycling
- Base left rough-graded for your next contractor, or as specified
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Asbestos & permits
We don’t touch asbestos. That’s the point.
Some demolition companies will tell you they do it all. We do the demolition, and we make sure the steps before it happen in the right order, by the right people: survey first, licensed abatement, then us.
Read the asbestos and permit FAQ- Built before 1990? Ontario law puts the onus on the owner to identify designated substances before a contract is signed. That means a designated-substances survey.
- Survey finds asbestos? A licensed abatement contractor removes it, and you get a clearance letter.
- Utilities and permit. Gas, hydro, water and sewer disconnected where needed. Enbridge alone takes about 44 days, so it gets requested first.
- Then we demolish. No change orders for surprise asbestos, no stop-work orders, no crew exposed.
FAQ
Concrete & asphalt removal in Centretown: questions
Can you work in a downtown building after hours?
Yes. Concrete break-out is noisy, so in occupied buildings it is scheduled for evenings or weekends to the building’s rules.
Who decides where the slab is cut?
Your GC and engineer mark the layout. We break out to those lines once services in the slab have been confirmed and made safe.
How is the concrete removed from upper floors?
In carts or bags through the freight elevator or loading dock, booked with the building in advance.
Do you work after hours downtown?
Yes. Occupied office buildings usually require noisy work in the evening or on weekends, and we schedule to the building’s rules.
Request a quote
Torn out. Hauled out. Ready for the next trade.
Demolition in Centretown is quoted on site: book a visit and we walk the job with you. Junk removal? Text us photos.