Service
Partial Demolition and Addition Removal in Oakville
Partial demolition takes away one part of a house and leaves the rest standing: a rear addition, a side wing, a sunroom, an enclosed porch, or the entire upper storey so a new second floor can be framed on the existing main floor. It is precise work, because what remains still has to be protected.
We carry out partial demolition and addition removal for homeowners, renovators and builders across Oakville and Halton. It sits under our residential demolition service and uses the same planning, applied to a smaller and more careful cut.
What's included
- Removal of rear and side additions, wings, sunrooms and porches
- Taking a house down to the main floor deck for a second-storey top-up
- Temporary shoring set up to the engineer's direction where load is being removed
- Weather protection of open walls and floors on the portion that stays
- Separation of the removed section at the line marked on the drawings
- Haul-away of all debris and a swept work area
How the job runs
Drawings review
We go through the engineer's drawings with you on site and mark exactly where the removed section ends.
Services capped
Plumbing, wiring and gas running into the removed part are capped or rerouted by the relevant licensed trades.
Support and protection
Temporary support goes in where the drawings call for it, and openings into the rest of the house are closed off.
Careful separation
The addition or upper floor is taken apart by hand and with small equipment, working back toward the line.
Closed in daily
Exposed walls and the floor deck are covered at the end of every working day.
Ready for framing
Debris is loaded out and the site is left clean for your framer.
Before we start
Engineer's drawings and a Town permit come first, since removing any part of a structure is reviewed by Town of Oakville Building Services; our Town requirements guide explains that process.
Because the section coming off is often an older part of the house, the owner must arrange a designated substances survey under OHSA section 30 before the work is arranged. Anything listed in that survey, such as asbestos in old siding or flooring, is taken out by a qualified abatement contractor under O. Reg. 278/05 first. We do not do abatement ourselves.
Where the job is about bearing walls, beams or chimneys inside the house rather than whole sections, our structural demolition page covers that work.
Photos from our jobs
Residential demolition
Questions we hear
- Can we stay in the house during an addition removal?
- Often, yes, when the addition is separate enough from the main living space and the engineer is comfortable with the temporary support. We seal the openings between the two, keep exits clear and remove debris daily. When the work takes the house down to the main floor, the home is normally empty until the new storey is closed in.
- What does a second-storey top-up removal involve?
- We remove the roof, the upper walls and the upper floor finishes down to the main floor deck, or to the level your engineer specifies. The deck and walls that stay are protected from rain as we go, so your framer arrives to a clean, dry platform to build on rather than a surface that needs repair first.
- Who caps the services in the part being removed?
- Licensed trades do. An electrician disconnects circuits feeding the addition, a plumber caps water and drain lines, and a licensed gas technician handles any gas piping. We coordinate the order with you so each trade has finished before our crew opens that section, and nothing live is left running into the area we are removing.
- How is the line between old and new kept clean?
- The cut line comes from the drawings and is marked on site before work starts. Close to that line we work by hand, taking cladding, sheathing and framing off in small pieces so the wall that stays is not pulled or cracked. Any damage we find to the remaining structure is reported to you and your engineer.
Talk to us about your project
Tell us what needs to come down and where. We'll arrange a site visit and send you a written scope. Calls are answered 24/7.
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