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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By state assessor records, the typical Weston house dates to the late 1960s and sits on about two acres. Two-acre zoning limits residential building here, and the town authorized just 8 new housing units in 2025. So a new house in Weston often starts with an older one coming down, on the same wooded lot.
All Star Wrecking is a demolition contractor in Monroe, and Weston sits in the middle of the area we work. Demolition comes first: houses, garages, barns and sheds come down with excavators, and the debris is hauled away. Then we handle the excavation, the site work and the land clearing a new house needs. Call (412) 944-9931 for a free estimate on a Weston job.
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About 10,500 people live in Weston, spread over about 20.7 square miles of Fairfield County. The typical house has about 3,000 square feet of living space, and nearly two thirds were built before 1978. In 2024 the town authorized 5 new housing units.
A Weston teardown is a full house demolition. The house comes down, the foundation comes out and the debris is hauled away. Connecticut rules call for the cellar hole to be filled to grade. The lot is left flat for whatever goes up next.
A two-acre lot can hold more than a house. A detached garage, an old barn or a shed can come down on its own or along with the house. That is garage, barn and shed demolition, and the debris is hauled off the same way.
A Connecticut demolition permit comes from the town building official. In Weston, the Building Department publishes its own Demolition Permit Application. Every utility with a service connection has to confirm in writing that service is cut. Each adjoining property owner gets notice by registered or certified mail before the work starts.
The statewide list of demolition delay ordinances shows none for Weston. Next door, Westport has a 180-day delay. Weston does have a local historic district, the Norfield District around Town Hall. Inside a local historic district, Connecticut law holds the demolition permit until the Historic District Commission issues a certificate of appropriateness.
The state also wants a demolition notification filed with the Department of Public Health at least ten days ahead. If the house is on a septic system or a well, the Westport-Weston Health District handles those permits. In a building that is structurally sound, asbestos has to be removed before the demolition, by a licensed abatement contractor. We tell you which offices a Weston job touches and plan the work around them.
Weston's inland wetlands agency is the Conservation Commission. Under the town's regulations, clearing, grading or digging within 100 feet of any wetland or watercourse is a regulated activity. That work goes to the commission before any machine starts.
There is a lot of water in Weston to plan around. Kettle Creek, Beaver Brook, Davidge Brook and Godfrey Brook all run through town. Cobbs Mill Pond, Godfrey Pond and Laurel Lake are here, and so is the Saugatuck Reservoir. Opening a view to a pond is land clearing too, and near the water it starts with the commission.
In Connecticut a wetland is set by its soil type, not by standing water. A brook that runs only part of the year still counts as a watercourse. So a dry corner of a wooded lot can still sit inside that 100-foot area. We plan the land clearing around what the commission approves.
Like the rest of upland Fairfield County, Weston ground is glacial till over hard rock. In the shallow ledge soils of Connecticut's glaciated uplands, bedrock can sit 10 to 20 inches down. Elsewhere a dense hardpan lies 20 to 40 inches down, and water can sit on top of it. The state building code puts the frost line at 42 inches, and footings usually go below it.
On a two-acre lot the house can sit well back from the road, up a long drive through the trees. Old stone walls, slopes and overhead wires can all shape how the excavators get in. On a lot for a new house, the trees come down and the stumps come out before the foundation excavation. Once the foundation walls are in, we backfill them and set the grade.
We come down from Monroe on Route 59 through Easton, about 20 miles. In Weston, Routes 57 and 53 both run through the town center. The town borders Westport, Fairfield, Easton, Redding and Wilton, and we work across all of them.
Communities and areas we serve around Weston: Weston Center, Norfield, Lyons Plain, Georgetown (Weston side), Valley Forge, Godfrey Corner, Upper Parish, Devil's Den, Kettle Creek, Saugatuck Reservoir.
Weston ZIP codes served: 06883.
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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 dig the hole and the footing trenches for a new house, an addition or a detached garage. The walls get backfilled once the foundation contractor gives the go-ahead.
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We dig new ponds on open ground and on cleared wooded land, starting with a test hole. The banks are shaped, and the ground around the pond is graded and seeded.
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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 Weston. 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.
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