Demolition
Houses, garages, barns, sheds and commercial buildings taken down with excavators across Fairfield County. The debris is hauled away, the hole is filled and the lot is left flat.
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Trumbull filled in fast after the war, going from about 1,600 people in 1900 to more than 31,000 by 1970. State assessor records put the median house here at 1964 and the median lot at just over half an acre. So the work is rarely a bare lot. It is a garage too small for today's cars, a shed gone soft at the sills, or the house itself.
All Star Wrecking is a demolition, excavation and land clearing contractor based in Monroe. We come down from Monroe on Route 111 or Route 25, about seven miles. Demolition is the main line of work: whole house teardowns, garages, barns, sheds, commercial buildings and concrete. The debris is hauled away, the foundation comes out and the lot is left flat. We also dig foundations, cut driveways, grade yards and do land clearing on wooded lots. Call (412) 944-9931 for a free estimate.
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Trumbull built out as a suburb, not as a mill town. The state assessor file counts 12,428 residential parcels here, with a median build year of 1964. The median house is 1,922 square feet on just over half an acre. That is a town of capes, ranches and colonials, spread across Long Hill, Tashua, Nichols, Daniels Farm and Trumbull Center.
New construction is thin here. The town authorized 4 new housing units in 2024 and 10 in 2025. So the work is additions, rebuilds and taking down what is already standing. A garage built in the 1950s is simply too narrow for a modern SUV.
On a lot this size, a detached garage, a barn or a shed is a straightforward job with an excavator. A whole house takes more: the structure down, the foundation out, the cellar hole filled and the ground graded flat. Connecticut law is plain on that last part. A cellar hole is not left open, and the site is filled to grade.
The demolition permit comes from the town building department at Trumbull Town Hall on Main Street. We tell you what the town will ask for and line the job up around it. Trumbull wants the assessor's field card, a site plan, and written notice from the utilities that service has been cut. The application also collects releases from planning and zoning, engineering, inland wetlands, the health department and the fire marshal.
Trumbull also has its own demolition delay ordinance. It catches any building 500 square feet or larger that was built before 1940. Within seven days of the application, the building department alerts planning and zoning, the historical society and the wetlands commission. Notice goes to the abutting owners by certified mail, and a legal notice runs in the paper. A sign at least 24 by 36 inches goes up out front, reading DEMOLITION in three inch letters.
A three-member Demolition Review Committee then has 30 days to rule on historic, architectural or cultural significance. If it finds none, demolition can go ahead 30 days after the application was filed. If it finds possible significance, a 90 day demolition delay review period follows. Most Trumbull houses fall outside that 1940 line, since the median build year is 1964. Nichols carries a National Register historic district of 81 contributing buildings, so older stock does exist here.
Trumbull sits on glacial till over schist and gneiss. The mapped soils run in a Charlton and Chatfield pattern: deep soil and shallow ledge on the same slope. Hollis soils sit only 10 to 20 inches over hard bedrock. That is why ledge turns up partway through a dig and not before.
Below that comes the hardpan. Paxton and Woodbridge soils carry a dense till layer 20 to 40 inches down. Water perches on top of it instead of draining through. That layer is behind a wet cellar hole and a driveway that heaves every spring.
The names on the Trumbull map are not decoration: Ox Hill, Rock Raymond, Old Mine Park, Indian Ledge Park. Ledge is something we look for at the site visit and account for in the written estimate. Foundation and trench digging has to get below 42 inches, the frost depth in the Connecticut building code. Call Before You Dig comes first, at least two full working days ahead of any digging.
The Pequonnock is the one major waterway in Trumbull. It starts northwest of Old Mine Park at the Monroe line and runs southeast through Pequonnock River Valley State Park. Brooks and low ground feed it across the middle of town. Any digging, filling or clearing near that water is regulated work.
Connecticut defines wetlands by soil type, not by standing water. A dry looking wooded lot can sit on soils mapped poorly drained or alluvial. Watercourses include brooks that only run part of the year. The statute counts drain, excavate, dig, dredge, bulldoze, fill and grade as regulated work.
The permit for that work comes from the town wetlands agency. Trumbull's own demolition sheet carries an inland wetlands release and a flood plain question. A licensed surveyor or soil scientist flags the line before a machine moves. Disturbing more than half an acre usually brings in a soil erosion and sediment control plan. Clearing a wooded Trumbull lot starts with knowing where that line sits.
Communities and areas we serve around Trumbull: Nichols, Long Hill, Tashua, Trumbull Center, Daniels Farm, Booth Hill, Frenchtown, Middlebrook, Ox Hill, Rock Raymond.
Trumbull ZIP codes served: 06611.
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(412) 944-9931 Houses, garages, barns, sheds and commercial buildings taken down with excavators across Fairfield County. The debris is hauled away, the hole is filled and the lot is left flat.
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We take down whole houses across Monroe and the rest of Fairfield County, foundation and all. The debris is hauled away, the cellar hole is filled and the lot is left flat.
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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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Commercial buildings and structures taken down with excavators, and the debris sorted and hauled away. We also take out part of a building ahead of a renovation.
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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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All Star Wrecking digs and backfills foundation holes for new houses and additions, cuts trenches and digs ponds. We are based in Monroe and dig across Fairfield County.
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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.
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We dig, bed and backfill the trenches for water, sewer, electric, gas and conduit lines. The licensed trades and the utility make the connections, and we put the ground back.
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We cut new gravel driveways in through wooded and sloped lots, then build the base and crown the surface. Rutted and washed out driveways are rebuilt from the ground up.
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We backfill, rough grade and finish grade with excavators, then spread topsoil and put grass seed down. Yards are regraded so water runs away from the house instead of sitting against it.
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We clear whole lots and single sections with excavators, from the trees down to the stumps. The wood and brush are hauled off and the ground is left ready for the next step.
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Overgrown brush, briars, vines and saplings pulled out with an excavator. Fallen dead wood cleared, trails cut and views reopened across Fairfield County.
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We dig stumps out of the ground whole, roots and all, with an excavator. The stumps are hauled off and the hole is filled and graded.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Trumbull. If yours is not here, call and ask.
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.
Tell us about the job. We will get right back to you.