Demolition in St Marys
St Marys, Werrington, Oxley Park and Colyton are full of older fibro homes from the Housing Commission era. Many are now coming down for new homes, duplexes and granny flats. We remove the asbestos first, take the house down, and hand over a clear block ready for your builder.
- 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
Housing Commission era homes
A lot of the housing around St Marys went up quickly after the war. Large parts of St Marys, North St Marys, Oxley Park, Colyton and Werrington are made up of fibro cottages and simple brick homes built for working families, many by the Housing Commission.
These homes have done their job, and many are now worn out. Owners and investors are replacing them with modern homes, duplexes and houses with granny flats, and the blocks are often well suited to it.
Plan for asbestos
Homes built before 1990 may contain asbestos, and a fibro home from this era needs to be treated as if it does until it is tested. Expect to find it in the external and internal wall sheeting, eaves, wet area linings, vinyl floors and outbuildings.
The order never changes. Survey the house, give the regulator notice, have a licensed crew take the asbestos off, then get the inspection and the sign off. Only then does the house come down. The sheets are trucked to a site set up for asbestos, and the EPA logs every load.
Clearing the block
Once the asbestos is gone, the rest is straightforward on most St Marys blocks. Access is usually good. The house comes down by excavator, timber floors and frames are separated, brick and concrete are sorted for recycling, and any steel goes for scrap.
We take out the slab or piers, paths, old fences, sheds and carports as needed, so the block is ready for your builder.
Working near neighbours
These are close-knit streets with neighbours close by. We let them know before work starts, keep dust down with water while the house comes apart, and keep the street clear of trucks as much as we can.
Approvals and disconnections
St Marys is in Penrith City Council. Many house demolitions go through as Complying Development with a CDC, but check your planning certificate for flood, heritage or other notations first. Get your disconnection requests in early too, as they are the usual hold up.
Strip-outs
We also strip out kitchens and bathrooms in older homes, and do commercial strip-outs in shops and industrial units around the St Marys town centre and industrial area.
Suburbs we cover
St Marys, North St Marys, Oxley Park, Colyton, Werrington, Werrington County, Claremont Meadows and nearby streets.
Fill in the quote form with your St Marys address and a handful of snaps of the house and yard.
Common questions
My St Marys home is fibro. Is it definitely asbestos?
Not definitely, but treat it as asbestos until it is tested. Many fibro homes built before 1990 contain asbestos cement sheet. A hazardous materials survey confirms what is there.
What council handles demolition approvals in St Marys?
St Marys, Werrington, Oxley Park and Colyton are in Penrith City Council. A lot of knockdowns there are approved as complying development, but some still have to go in as a DA.
Can you clear the block for a duplex in St Marys?
Yes. We remove the asbestos, demolish the house and outbuildings, take out the slab or piers and leave the block clear for your builder.
Do you strip out old kitchens and bathrooms in St Marys?
Yes. Older wet areas are checked for asbestos first. Then we strip the room back to the frame and slab, ready for the new fit-out.
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.