Service area · Westboro
Demolition in Westboro
Westboro is one of the most active infill areas in Ottawa. Teardowns here happen on narrow lots, metres from the neighbours, and the details matter more than anywhere else in the city.
- The promise Ready for the next trade Debris hauled away, site cleared for the next crew.
- Demolition quotes Book a site visit We walk the job with you, then price it in writing.
- Junk removal Text us photos Send a few pictures, get a price back.
- Service area Ottawa & area Kanata to Orléans, Barrhaven to Vanier. Outside Ottawa? Ask us.
Local housing
What we see in Westboro
Much of Westboro’s housing stock is pre-war and post-war single-family homes, many with plaster walls, older heating systems and decades of renovations layered on top. Nearly all of it predates 1990, so a designated-substances survey comes first on every demolition and gut here.
- Some inner-urban properties fall under the City’s Demolition Control By-law, which raises the permit fee to $1,170 and adds steps. We check the address before quoting.
- Neighbours within 1.2 metres: we plan protection, dust control and the order of work around them.
- Bins have to sit on private property. Street placement needs a City temporary encroachment permit.
Common jobs
- House demolition for infill builders on narrow lots
- Full interior guts of older homes before a major renovation
- Detached garage removal off laneways
- Pre-sale cleanouts and estate clear-outs
Services
Most-booked in Westboro
House Demolition
Full teardowns for infill builds and replacement homes, from permit paperwork to a cleared lot.
Full Interior Gut
Whole houses and floors taken down to studs and joists for a full renovation, fire or flood rebuild.
Junk Removal
Basements, garages, estates, renovation debris and the heavy stuff other junk companies avoid.
Every service in Westboro
Permits
Paperwork in Westboro
Some inner-urban addresses fall inside the City’s Demolition Control area, which applies when a dwelling unit is removed and no replacement building permit has been issued. The demolition permit then costs $1,170 instead of $117 (2026 fee schedule).
Buildings from before 1990 get a hazardous materials survey before demolition. Abatement is referred to licensed specialists, and we start after the clearance letter.
Disposal
Hauled out, properly
Bins sit on the lot or driveway. A bin on the street needs a City temporary encroachment permit, and the City asks for at least ten business days to process it.
On larger jobs a licensed bin company’s roll-off sits on your property and the bin company handles the tipping. Loads we haul ourselves go to the Tomlinson Waste Recovery Centre in Carp, which sorts mixed construction and demolition debris for recycling.
FAQ
Westboro: questions
Phones answered Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Do you work on infill teardowns in Westboro?
Yes. Narrow-lot teardowns for infill builders are the most common Westboro demolition, along with full guts of older homes being kept.
Can a bin go on the street in Westboro?
Only with a City temporary encroachment permit, which takes at least ten business days. We place bins on private property wherever we can.
Asbestos & permits
We don’t touch asbestos. That’s the point.
Some demolition companies will tell you they do it all. We do the demolition, and we make sure the steps before it happen in the right order, by the right people: survey first, licensed abatement, then us.
Read the asbestos and permit FAQ- Built before 1990? Ontario law puts the onus on the owner to identify designated substances before a contract is signed. That means a designated-substances survey.
- Survey finds asbestos? A licensed abatement contractor removes it, and you get a clearance letter.
- Utilities and permit. Gas, hydro, water and sewer disconnected where needed. Enbridge alone takes about 44 days, so it gets requested first.
- Then we demolish. No change orders for surprise asbestos, no stop-work orders, no crew exposed.
Get a price
Quote a job in Westboro
Send the address and what has to go. For demolition we book a site visit and send a written quote; for junk removal, a few photos are enough for a price.
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Ready when you are. Let’s get it out.
Demolition is quoted on site: book a visit and we walk the job with you. Junk removal? Text us a few photos and we send a price back.