Commercial demolition · Centretown
Commercial strip-outs in Centretown
Downtown offices are being consolidated, converted and refitted, and Bank Street storefronts change hands constantly. We strip them to the agreed line, after hours if needed, with the loading and the street planned in advance.
- 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.
In Centretown
What the work looks like in Centretown
Office strip-outs in and around the core mean booked freight elevators, protected lobbies and short loading windows at the building’s dock. We agree the building’s rules with the property manager before mobilising and work evenings or weekends where the building requires it.
On Bank and Elgin streets, the job is retail and restaurant units in older buildings, often with no dock and no lane access. Loading happens at the front door within permitted times, and a bin or truck on the street needs a City encroachment permit, which we build into the schedule.
Centretown’s residential streets are dominated by red-brick houses, row houses and low-rise apartments built between 1890 and 1914, many later divided into apartments. More about Centretown
Typical projects
- Office floors returned to base building
- Retail and restaurant strip-outs on Bank and Elgin
- Ceiling, partition and flooring removal ahead of conversions
- Storefront interiors in heritage buildings, with exterior features protected
Quoted on site
Demolition in Centretown is priced in person. We walk the job, check access and the building’s age, then send a written quote.
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Before work starts in Centretown
Interior strip-outs ahead of a fit-out are usually handled within the fit-up building permit, while taking down a whole building needs a demolition permit. Under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act, the building owner provides a list of designated substances before the contract is signed.
Much of Centretown is in the Centretown Heritage Conservation District. Interior work usually proceeds normally, but anything visible from outside needs heritage review. Commercial debris cannot go to the City’s Trail Road landfill (City memo).
Any building from before 1990 gets a hazardous materials survey first. If it finds asbestos or other designated substances, abatement is referred to licensed specialists, and our crew starts after the clearance letter.
Disposal
Torn out. Hauled out.
Every job ends ready for the next trade. Here is where the debris goes.
Since July 1, 2025 the City’s Trail Road landfill no longer accepts industrial, commercial and institutional waste (City memo). Commercial debris goes to private licensed facilities that sort and weigh every load, and we provide weigh tickets and a diversion summary.
On larger jobs, a roll-off bin from a licensed bin company sits on your property, and the bin company hauls it away and handles the tipping at its own facility.
On smaller jobs our crew loads our own trucks and hauls to the Tomlinson Waste Recovery Centre at 106 Westhunt Drive in Carp, which sorts mixed construction and demolition debris for recycling and accepts commercial loads.
Downtown loading is planned around docks, freight elevators and permitted hours. Where a truck or bin has to use the street, the City requires a temporary encroachment permit.
What’s included
- Site meeting with the GC, landlord or property manager to confirm scope and base-building protection
- Partitions, ceilings, flooring, millwork and de-energised services removed to the agreed line
- After-hours and weekend work in occupied buildings
- Cleared handover, ready for layout, with weigh tickets for your records
Full scope and exclusions: Commercial Demolition
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.
FAQ
Commercial demolition in Centretown: questions
Do you work at night downtown?
Yes. Most occupied office buildings require noisy work after hours, and we schedule to the building’s rules.
Our unit is in a heritage building. What changes?
Interior strip-outs usually proceed normally, but anything affecting the exterior or protected features needs heritage approval first. We protect storefronts and facades during the work.
How do you get debris out without a loading dock?
Bagged or carted debris goes to a truck or bin at the front during permitted hours, with a City encroachment permit where the street is used.
Do you work after hours downtown?
Yes. Occupied office buildings usually require noisy work in the evening or on weekends, and we schedule to the building’s rules.
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Torn out. Hauled out. Ready for the next trade.
Demolition in Centretown is quoted on site: book a visit and we walk the job with you. Junk removal? Text us photos.