Interior strip-outs & full guts · Alta Vista
Interior demolition in Alta Vista
Plenty of Alta Vista bungalows are being renovated to stay. We open them up to the studs, protect the original hardwood if it is staying, and hand over a clean shell.
- 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 Alta Vista
What the work looks like in Alta Vista
Alta Vista bungalows from the 1950s and 60s are a common whole-home renovation: kitchens opened to the living room, bathrooms rebuilt and basements finished for the first time. Walls are plaster or early drywall, and original hardwood often sits under carpet or vinyl.
Open-concept plans usually mean removing the wall between kitchen and living room. Non-load-bearing partitions are straightforward; a bearing wall needs an engineer’s design and a building permit before we touch it.
Most Alta Vista homes date from the post-war decades, which means plaster or early drywall, original hardwood under carpet, and a real chance of asbestos-containing materials. More about Alta Vista
Typical projects
- Whole-bungalow guts before a renovation
- Kitchen strip-outs for an open-concept layout
- Basement tear-outs of 1970s finishes
- Flooring removal down to original hardwood
Quoted on site
Demolition in Alta Vista 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 Alta Vista
An interior strip-out does not need its own demolition permit; the City’s demolition page lists non-load-bearing interior partitions as exempt. The renovation that follows often needs a building permit, especially if walls, plumbing or structure change, so have it applied for before we start.
Most Alta Vista homes predate 1990, so plan on a hazardous materials survey before any strip-out or teardown. Large trees on and next to the lot can fall under Ottawa’s tree protection by-law, so check before demolition.
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.
Drywall, plaster, tile, cabinets and flooring are bagged or carted out daily. Metal is pulled for scrap, and mixed debris goes to a licensed sorting facility rather than straight to landfill.
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.
Wide Alta Vista lots usually take a bin on the driveway. The bin company hauls and tips it, and clean concrete from slabs and steps goes to aggregate recycling.
What’s included
- Floor protection on the carry route, poly dust walls and sealed furnace returns
- Cabinets, counters, drywall or plaster, tile, flooring, trim and fixtures removed
- Items you are keeping removed carefully and stacked where you choose
- Daily load-out and a final sweep and shop-vac, ready for framing or inspection
Full scope and exclusions: Interior Demolition & Strip-Outs · Full Interior Gut
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
Interior strip-outs & full guts in Alta Vista: questions
Can you save the hardwood under the carpet?
Yes. We remove carpet, underlay and tack strip carefully, then cover the hardwood for the rest of the job.
Do you remove load-bearing walls?
Only with an engineer’s design and a building permit in place, and with your framer installing the beam. Non-load-bearing walls come out as part of the strip-out.
What should I do before the site visit?
Find the year the house was built and any past survey reports. If it is pre-1990 and has no survey, book one; it sets the schedule.
Can ZZ Chop handle the trees on a teardown?
Yes. Our sister company ZZ Chop Tree Care can remove or protect trees in the same schedule as the demolition.
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Torn out. Hauled out. Ready for the next trade.
Demolition in Alta Vista is quoted on site: book a visit and we walk the job with you. Junk removal? Text us photos.