Demolition in Parramatta
From older homes in North Parramatta and Ermington to office floors in the Parramatta CBD, we knock down houses, take off asbestos and strip out tenancies right across the City of Parramatta. Each job is planned around the approvals, the access and the people living and working next door.
- Asbestos handled by SafeWork NSW licensed removalists
- Planned around your builder's start date
- Brick, concrete and steel sorted for recycling
- Block cleared and ready for the slab
Old houses between the towers
The City of Parramatta has changed fast. Towers keep going up around the CBD and Westmead, but the streets behind them are still full of older homes. You find post-war fibro cottages, interwar houses and plenty of 1960s to 1980s brick veneer homes in North Parramatta, Northmead, Ermington, Rydalmere, Dundas and the Epping side of the council area.
Many of these blocks are being rebuilt. Some owners are putting up a new family home. Others are building a duplex or adding a granny flat where the planning controls allow it.
Heritage and approvals
Parramatta has more heritage than most of Western Sydney, with listed items and conservation areas through its older streets. If your property is a heritage item or sits in many heritage conservation areas, demolition will usually need a Development Application to council rather than a CDC.
Check the planning certificate for your property before you sign with a builder. It shows heritage listings and other notations that affect what you can do. We are happy to go through it with you.
House demolition and asbestos
Parramatta's older houses often hide asbestos in the fibro, the eaves, the bathroom and under the lino. A licensed crew strips it out first, and the house stays standing until that area is signed off as clear. Then the house is demolished, brick, concrete and steel are sorted for recycling, and the block is cleared for your builder.
The power, water, sewer and gas all have to be off first, and those bookings are where Parramatta jobs most often stall. We keep on top of them with you so the demolition date holds.
Commercial strip-outs in the CBD
Office floors, shopfronts and food tenancies around the Parramatta CBD turn over regularly. We strip out partitions, ceilings, floor coverings and old fit-outs back to the shell the landlord wants. CBD work comes with building rules: set work hours, booked loading docks and lifts, and protection for common areas. We plan around them.
Access in busy streets
Parramatta blocks vary. Some are wide and easy. Others are narrow lots in busy streets near the CBD, schools or the Westmead health precinct, with limited parking and heavy traffic. We size the machines and plan truck movements to suit, and we let neighbours know before work starts.
Suburbs we cover
Parramatta, North Parramatta, Harris Park, Rosehill, Westmead, Northmead, Oatlands, Ermington, Rydalmere, Dundas, Telopea, Carlingford and the Epping side of the council area.
Fill in the quote form with your Parramatta address and some pictures, and we will come back with a plan and a price.
Common questions
Do I need a DA to demolish a house in Parramatta?
Not always. Many house demolitions go through as Complying Development with a CDC. If the property is a heritage item or in many heritage conservation areas, a Development Application to the City of Parramatta is usually needed. Your planning certificate shows which applies.
Can you strip out an office floor in the Parramatta CBD?
Yes. We strip partitions, ceilings, floor coverings and old fit-outs back to the shell the landlord asks for, working to the building's hours, loading dock bookings and rules for common areas.
My Parramatta house is fibro. Can it be knocked down?
Yes. A licensed crew takes the fibro off first and the site gets its clearance sign off. Then the frame, floor and footings come down and the block is cleared.
Building a duplex in Parramatta? Will you clear the whole block?
Yes. We take out the house, garage, sheds, pool and driveway in one job and hand over a clear block to suit your builder's slab and footing work.
Ready to clear the block?
Put the address and some pictures into the quote form. We will look over the house, the access and any asbestos, and come back with a straight answer and a price.