Interior strip-outs & full guts · Kanata
Interior demolition in Kanata
Kanata’s older neighbourhoods are on their second or third kitchen and basement. We do the strip-out and the haul-away so your renovator starts on day one.
- 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 Kanata
What the work looks like in Kanata
Split-levels and two-storeys in Beaverbrook (from the mid-1960s) and Katimavik-Hazeldean (largely 1970s and 80s) often still have textured ceilings, older flooring under newer layers and original bathrooms. On those homes a hazardous materials survey comes before the quote is final, and any abatement goes to licensed specialists.
Bridlewood, Kanata Lakes and Morgan’s Grant are newer, and the work there is mostly basement refinishes and kitchen upgrades. Those jobs are quick to schedule and rarely need anything beyond your trades making the services safe.
Beaverbrook, Kanata’s original neighbourhood, dates from the mid-1960s, and much of Katimavik-Hazeldean followed in the 1970s and 80s. More about Kanata
Typical projects
- Split-level kitchen strip-outs, including soffits and half-walls
- Full guts of 1970s and 80s homes before a whole-home renovation
- Basement tear-outs in Bridlewood and Kanata Lakes
- Bathroom strip-outs to the studs and subfloor
Quoted on site
Demolition in Kanata 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 Kanata
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.
Pre-1990 homes in Beaverbrook and Katimavik need a hazardous materials survey before the quote is final. Kanata North commercial strip-outs follow the building owner’s designated substances report.
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.
Kanata is a short drive from the Carp Road corridor, so most loads go straight to the Tomlinson Waste Recovery Centre, and commercial jobs get a weigh ticket for every load.
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 Kanata: questions
My Katimavik house is from 1978. What happens first?
A hazardous materials survey. If it finds asbestos in ceilings, flooring or pipe wrap, a licensed abatement specialist removes it and we start after the clearance letter.
Can you take out the wall between the kitchen and dining room?
Non-load-bearing partitions, yes. A load-bearing wall needs an engineer’s design and a building permit first, and your framer installs the beam.
How do you protect split-level stairs?
Floor protection and corner guards go on every stair and landing along the carry route, and debris moves down in bags and carts, never dragged.
Do you work in Kanata North business parks?
Yes. Office, lab and retail strip-outs along March Road, Legget Drive and Terry Fox Drive, scheduled after hours where the building requires it.
Request a quote
Torn out. Hauled out. Ready for the next trade.
Demolition in Kanata is quoted on site: book a visit and we walk the job with you. Junk removal? Text us photos.