House demolition services Sydney

Our published categories run from $15,000 for a small house to $45,000 or more for a very large or complex one, in Australian dollars. Each category and its inclusions are in the prices on this page; your written quote follows a free site assessment.

Size and construction, asbestos, access and neighbours, what is below ground (slabs, footings, old pools and tanks), other structures and protected trees, and the finish your builder needs. Two quotes for the same house often differ because they include different things, so your written quote lists each item and the external fees separately.

Around 3–5 working days on site for a typical Sydney home, once approvals, disconnections and any asbestos removal are complete. Access, asbestos and the agreed handover can change the schedule; we confirm it after the assessment. How long demolition takes.

Demolishing a house in NSW needs an approval. Where the property meets the State standards, a complying development certificate (CDC) from the council or a private certifier is usually quicker; heritage items, some conservation areas and other constraints mean a development application (DA) instead. We prepare and lodge the application and schedule the work around its conditions. Read the permits guide.

Sometimes. Some project builders include demolition of the existing house in the approval for the new home; others need the owner to arrange a separate demolition approval first. Ask your builder which applies and share the approval documents with us.

Homes built or renovated before 1990 often contain bonded asbestos in roof sheeting, fibro cladding, eaves and wet areas. Suspected material is tested through a NATA-accredited laboratory and non-friable asbestos is removed within our Class B licence AD211249 before demolition, with clearance documents. Friable asbestos is removed by our Class A licensed partner. Asbestos removal · Fibro houses and asbestos.

Fencing and signage go up first, water keeps the dust down and the approval sets our hours. Where it is required or sensible on a close boundary, a dilapidation report records neighbouring buildings before work starts. Shared walls are taken down by hand, and protected trees are fenced off.

The block is left to the finish in your quote, from clean and level to cut, filled and compacted for your builder. You receive the completion documents, disposal records and any asbestos clearance certificates for your builder and certifier. We recycle over 85% of demolition materials. What builders need at handover.

Yes. We take down a rear wing or upper level for an extension, or strip an interior back for a renovation: kitchens, bathrooms, linings and non-structural walls, with load-bearing walls removed to the engineer’s drawings and propped where they call for it. Wet areas in older homes are tested for asbestos first. Strip-outs and internal demolition · Kitchen and bathroom demolition.

Confirm the approval, book the disconnections, clear the house of anything you want to keep and tell the neighbours. Our before-demolition checklist lists each step and who does it.

No. Two houses of the same size can differ a great deal in asbestos, access, foundations and what else is on the block, so we group our prices by floor area and construction and confirm the number in a written quote after the site assessment.

Not usually. Demolition work of certain kinds must be done by the holder of a licence from SafeWork NSW, asbestos removal above small quantities needs a licensed removalist, and approval conditions, notifications and waste rules apply whoever does the work.

Yes. Restricted demolition licence AD202697 (DE2), Class B non-friable asbestos removal licence AD211249, and $20M public liability with workers compensation and professional indemnity. Certificates are available on request. Twice national champion for Excavation & Demolition, in 2023 and 2025.