House demolition is whole house work: the structure down, the foundation out and the lot left flat. Homeowners call when the old house has to come down before the new one goes up. Others call about a house too far gone to fix, or one that a fire or a storm took out. We are a demolition contractor in Monroe and we work across Fairfield County.
The house comes down with excavators and the debris is hauled away. The foundation walls, the footings and the slab come out too. That is the concrete removal side of the same job. Then the cellar hole is filled back to grade and the lot is left flat for the builder.
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The demolition permit comes from the building official in the town where the house sits, not from the state. The town wants written confirmation from the utilities that service has been cut off. It also has you notify the abutting property owners by certified mail.
Connecticut adds a demolition notification to the state Department of Public Health before a teardown. The rule calls for at least ten days of notice. The form asks whether a licensed asbestos inspector looked at the building first. If asbestos is found, a licensed abatement contractor takes it out first.
Some Fairfield County towns hold a demolition permit for a waiting period first. State law lets a town set that delay by ordinance, up to 180 days. In Monroe it runs 180 days, with notice to the Historic District Commission, the Town Historian and the Historical Society. Which buildings get caught is set by each town, so we check yours early.
Once the paperwork is clear and the utilities are cut off, the machines come in. An excavator works the house down in sections rather than all at once. The material gets wet down as it comes apart. The state rule calls for that, and it keeps the dust down.
Connecticut treats a house that comes down as bulky waste, so the debris goes to a permitted facility. Concrete, metal and wood are the materials that get recovered. Treated wood, like an old deck or a sill, cannot be burned or buried on site.
The foundation comes out after the house is down. Older Connecticut houses often sit on fieldstone or block, which all has to be dug out and trucked off. The state rule says the cellar hole is filled back to grade and the debris leaves the property. If a new house is going up on the same spot, the building official can waive that.
The housing stock here is old. Census figures put the median year built in Fairfield County at 1965. About seven in ten homes went up before 1980. On a lot worth more than the house standing on it, taking the house down is often the move.
A teardown for a rebuild is a different job than clearing a lot for good. The builder needs the ground left the way the plan calls for. After the house is gone we can stay on for digging the new foundation, the backfill and the grades.
Some lots need more than the house taken off. Woods to clear, a driveway to cut in and utilities to run all fall under site work. That can run with the teardown. One contractor from the teardown to the final grade keeps the schedule in one place.
Free estimates and site visits across Monroe and the rest of Fairfield County.
(412) 944-9931Our own photos from a recent job. See the rest of the job photos.
Before: a house with fire damage along the eave, boarded up and marked for demolition. After: the house and its foundation are out and the lot is open. The excavator and a dumpster of pulled roots are still on site.
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After From the first call to a flat, finished lot, here is how it goes.
Call (412) 944-9931 and tell us what has to come down or get dug out. We ask what is on the lot and how you want it left.
We come out and go over the job with you: the building, the access, where the debris goes. Slope, ledge and wet ground all change how a job gets done.
You get the work, the hauling and the finished grade spelled out in writing. Nothing gets scheduled until you say go.
The demolition permit comes from the town building official, and the town wants the utility disconnects confirmed first. We tell you what your town will ask for and line the job up around it. Call Before You Dig marks the public lines before any digging starts.
The debris is hauled away, the cellar hole is filled to grade and the ground is left flat. We go over the finished site with you before we pull off the job.
Common questions about house demolition across Monroe and the rest of Fairfield County. If yours is not here, call and ask.
We take down detached garages, barns, sheds and other outbuildings across Fairfield County. The debris is hauled away and the ground is left graded flat.
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We break out concrete slabs, foundations, footings, driveways and patios with excavators. The broken concrete is hauled away and the ground is left graded flat.
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We do the site work for a new home in Monroe and across Fairfield County. The lot gets cleared, the driveway cut in, the foundation dug and the yard graded.
Learn MoreThe base is Monroe. We work across Fairfield County and the towns just over the New Haven County line.
The company came out of general construction, from commercial buildings to water main work for cities and towns. Knowing how a building went up shapes how it comes down.
The teardown, the digging, the clearing and the final grade all come from the same company. One number to call while the lot is being worked.
We come look at the site, then put the work and the price in writing. Call (412) 944-9931 to set one up.
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Read more →Tell us what has to come down, get dug or get cleared, and how you want the lot left. Call (412) 944-9931 or send the form and we will set up a look at the site.
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