Internal demolition
Take the inside of a house, office or shop back to what the next stage needs and leave the rest standing. We strip kitchens, wet areas, linings and the walls on your plans, and deal with asbestos before anything is cut.
From $1,500
Free site assessment and written quote.
What we do
Your builder’s or designer’s drawings decide it. We walk the house with them, mark up each room and raise anything unclear before work starts.
Kitchens, wet areas, joinery, floor coverings, plasterboard and ceilings, doors and fixtures.
Partition walls removed; load-bearing walls propped and taken out, with the engineer’s design and new beam arranged.
A full level or whole interior stripped to the structure for a major renovation.
Commercial fit-outs stripped at the end of a lease, and the tenancy made good to the condition the lease sets.
Most renovations need a soft strip; some also need structural work. Knowing which one yours is helps you plan the engineer, the approval and the budget.
| Compare | Soft strip | Structural strip-out |
|---|---|---|
| What comes out | Fixtures, joinery, linings, floor coverings and non-structural walls. | Everything in a soft strip, plus load-bearing walls, floor or roof framing and new openings. |
| Engineer | Not usually needed. | Needed: the engineer’s design sets what is removed, how it is propped and the beam that replaces it. |
| Approval | Often part of the renovation’s own approval or exempt work; your certifier confirms it. | Normally covered by the renovation’s CDC or DA with the engineer’s documents. |
| Typical job | A kitchen, bathroom or full interior refresh. | Opening up a living area, adding a level or reconfiguring rooms. |
Load-bearing walls follow the engineer. A load-bearing wall comes out only to a structural engineer’s design. We arrange that design, the temporary propping and the new beam as part of the job, and remove nothing the engineer has not signed off. If a wall is carrying load the plans did not expect, work there stops until the engineer confirms the approach. Approval for the renovation sits with you and your builder. Read how a soft strip fits the demolition process.
Plan your budget
A single bathroom and a whole house stripped to the frame are very different jobs, so the price follows the size of the strip-out. Find the band that matches your renovation.
$1,500 – $6,000
One kitchen, bathroom, ensuite or laundry
$2,000 – $8,000
Internal walls removed or opened up to the plans
$8,000 – $25,000+
Several rooms, a full level or the whole interior back to the frame
Bonded asbestos found in wet areas, linings or floor underlay is removed under our Class B licence before the strip-out continues, from $1,500 as a separate asbestos removal. Where a load-bearing wall comes out, the engineer’s design and the new beam are itemised in the quote. Access, storeys, what must be protected and disposal volume also move the price. Your written quote sets out the agreed scope. Prices are in Australian dollars.
The process
Room by room: what stays, what goes and any suspected asbestos to test.
Retained finishes covered, services made safe and asbestos removed first.
Fixtures, then linings, then the agreed walls, sorted as it comes out.
The structure exposed and clean, with disposal and clearance records.
We agree the start date and the handover finish with your builder or renovator, and anything they would rather remove themselves. If you are living in part of the house, we agree which rooms are sealed off and how dust is kept out.
What stays matters as much as what goes: retained floors, joinery and windows are protected before the first wall comes down.
Trusted by
The builders and council shown here are clients Gabrael has carried out demolition for. The reviews are quoted from Google.
Serving Sydney since 1995, and Australian Trades Small Business Champion in 2023 and 2025. We recycle over 85% of demolition materials. Read about our recognition
Demolition contractor to Sydney builders and clients, including
“Interior strip out was quick, and despite being under pressure to finish numerous projects before Christmas, Zac was able to get our demo done on time…”
“Zac, Eddie and Victor went above and beyond expectations”
See the work
Our own crew and machinery on the job. See the full gallery
Before you start
The questions we are asked most before this work.
More demolition FAQsSingle room (one kitchen, bathroom, ensuite or laundry): $1,500 – $6,000. Walls and openings (internal walls removed or opened up to the plans): $2,000 – $8,000. Whole level or house (several rooms, a full level or the whole interior back to the frame): $8,000 – $25,000+. These are indicative prices in Australian dollars. Each category has its own inclusions; the final scope and price follow a site assessment. Bonded asbestos, where found, is removed and priced separately.
A soft strip removes the parts of a building that are not structural: fixtures, joinery, kitchens, bathroom fit-outs, plasterboard, ceilings, floor coverings and partition walls. The frame, external walls and roof stay. It is usually the first stage of a renovation, or the stage before a full demolition so materials can be separated for recycling.
Yes, as part of the job. We arrange a structural engineer to design how the load will be carried, prop the structure while the wall comes out and put in the new beam to that design. The wall is removed only once the engineer’s documentation is in place. If a wall turns out to carry load the plans did not show, work on it stops until the engineer confirms the approach.
Yes. We strip out offices, shops and other commercial tenancies, including partitions, ceilings, floor coverings, joinery and fit-out services, and make the space good to the condition your lease requires. Send us the lease’s make-good clause or the landlord’s schedule and we quote to it.
It depends on the work. Some internal demolition is exempt development in NSW where the State policy’s conditions are met, while structural work and heritage properties usually need a complying development certificate or a development application. Internal demolition is normally approved as part of the renovation, so check with your certifier or council before the strip-out is booked.
In homes built or renovated before 1990, yes. Wet-area wall sheeting, tile backing, vinyl floor tiles and underlay are common places. We test suspected materials and remove bonded, non-friable asbestos under our Class B licence, with clearance, before the strip-out continues in that room. Friable asbestos is removed by our Class A licensed partner.
Sometimes. For a single room, yes, with the work area sealed off and dust controlled. For a whole level, a whole-house strip-out or where asbestos is being removed, it is usually better to move out for the duration. We agree which rooms stay usable at the assessment.
A single kitchen or bathroom is a short job. A full level or whole interior takes longer, depending on the number of rooms, access, structural work and any asbestos removal and clearance. We confirm the program with your quote and line it up with your builder’s start.
They are sorted as they come out. Timber, metal and clean masonry go to recycling where suitable; plasterboard, floor coverings and mixed waste go to licensed facilities; asbestos waste goes to an approved facility with the records provided. We recycle over 85% of demolition materials across our work.
Free site assessment
Send the property address, the renovation drawings and photos of the rooms involved. Tell us what must stay, whether you will be living in the house and when your builder plans to start.
1300 329 6007am to 7pm, seven days.
Licensed DE2 · Class B asbestos · $20M insured · ★ 4.7 from 99 Google reviews
