House Demolition
Complete teardown of a home and its foundation, from century-old farmhouses on acreage to stucco two-stories on the west side. Utilities capped, debris recycled, the pad graded for the next build.
House Demolition details
Everything we tear out
Demolition Services in Gilroy and South County
From a single bathroom to a whole farm parcel, these are the thirteen services we run. Each one follows the same order: survey, permit, shutoffs, demolition, sorting, haul-off and a clean site.
All demolition services in Gilroy
Gilroy Demolition and Site Work Services
Interior Demolition
Rooms, floors or entire houses stripped to the framing for remodels. Containment keeps dust out of lived-in spaces, and bearing walls are left for your engineer to decide on.
Interior Demolition details
Kitchen Demolition
Old kitchens emptied down to the studs and subfloor: appliances, cabinets, stone or tile counters, soffits and flooring removed, gas and water capped, debris hauled the same day.
Kitchen Demolition details
Bathroom Demolition
Tubs, mortar-bed tile, shower pans and vanities removed down to the framing, with rotted subfloor cut back to sound wood so the remodel crew sees what they are dealing with.
Bathroom Demolition details
Garage and Shed Demolition
Detached garages behind town homes, pole barns and horse stalls on acreage, carports, pump houses and sheds taken down, slabs broken out on request, and everything hauled.
Garages and Sheds details
Pool Removal
In-ground pools filled in or fully removed, with the shell broken, backfill compacted in lifts, equipment and decking hauled, and the yard returned to usable ground under a city permit.
Pool Removal details
Concrete and Foundation Removal
Driveways, patios, walks, thick packing-shed floors, foundations and retaining walls saw-cut and broken, then loaded without dirt or trash so a crusher can turn them into base rock.
Concrete Removal details
Commercial Demolition
Warehouses, cold storage, ag processing buildings, shops and older commercial structures demolished after surveys, abatement and utility shutdowns, with steel and concrete recycled.
Commercial Demolition details
Commercial Interior Demolition
Restaurant, retail and office spaces returned to shell for the next tenant: ceilings, partitions, flooring, hoods and walk-ins removed while the building next door stays open.
Commercial Strip-Outs details
Asphalt and Parking Lot Removal
Parking lots, truck yards, farm roads and long driveways ground or removed full depth, the base repaired where needed, and the asphalt sent to be recycled into new pavement.
Asphalt Removal details
Lot Clearing and Site Prep
Acreage and town lots cleared of brush, dead orchards, stumps, fences, junk and small structures, then rough graded for a building pad, a driveway or planting.
Lot Clearing details
Demolition Debris Removal
Hauling for piles left by remodels, tenants, storms and decades of farm use, sorted into concrete, metal, wood and green waste so the bulk is recycled, not buried.
Debris Removal details
Deconstruction and Salvage
Old barns and farmhouses taken apart by hand to save redwood siding, heavy timbers, flooring, doors and fixtures, followed by machine demolition of whatever is left.
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Residential Demolition in Gilroy
Most of our residential work is remodel demolition. Kitchens, bathrooms and whole floors in the west side subdivisions get stripped to the framing so the remodel crew can start on clean studs. Older homes east of downtown and farmhouses out in the county get fuller guts or, when they are past saving, full teardowns with the foundation removed.
Outside the house, we take out pools, patios, driveways, sheds, detached garages and fences. A lot of Gilroy homeowners are making room for an accessory dwelling unit, and that usually starts with removing a garage, a slab or a section of the backyard. We clear the space and rough grade it to the ADU plans.
Farm, Barn and Rural Property Demolition
South County is still farm country, and that land carries its own kind of demolition. Barns, pole sheds, horse stalls, greenhouses, mobile homes, pump houses and farmhouses all show up on our lists, often several on one parcel. Wide-open ground lets us bring larger equipment and work quickly.
Rural jobs also carry rural paperwork. Retired wells need a Valley Water destruction permit, old septic tanks get closed out under county rules, and unincorporated parcels like those in San Martin are permitted by Santa Clara County instead of a city. We line up all of it with the demolition.
Commercial and Industrial Demolition Services
On the commercial side, we strip out storefronts and restaurants for new tenants, tear down warehouses, shops, packing sheds and cold storage, and remove parking lots and truck yards. Downtown Gilroy's older brick buildings need careful interior work next to shared walls, while the ag and industrial sites near the rail line and the highway call for heavy equipment.
Commercial work brings more coordination: refrigeration decommissioning, fire sprinkler and alarm shutdowns, landlord rules, diversion reporting and, often, a hard deadline tied to a lease or a construction start. We build the schedule around those requirements from the first walk-through.
Asbestos, Permits and Recycling on Every Gilroy Demolition Job
Whatever the service, the order of operations stays the same. An asbestos survey comes before demolition, and if it finds anything, the material goes out with a certified abatement crew first. Booking them is on us; doing the abatement is not. Permits come from the City of Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Hollister, San Juan Bautista, or the county, depending on where the property sits, with the right air district notified.
Debris is sorted on site. Concrete and asphalt go to crushing, metal to scrap, clean wood and green waste to recycling, and only what is left to landfill. That keeps disposal costs down and satisfies the CALGreen construction waste rules attached to most demolition permits.
Demolition FAQs
Demolition Services Questions in Gilroy
Can you handle more than one service on the same job?
Yes, and most jobs combine several. A farm teardown might include house demolition, barn removal, lot clearing, concrete removal and debris hauling. We quote it as one project.
Do you do asbestos abatement?
No. We arrange the survey and schedule a certified abatement contractor when asbestos is found. Their work finishes before ours starts.
Which areas do your demolition services cover?
All of Gilroy, plus Morgan Hill, San Martin, Hollister, San Juan Bautista and the rural land in between. Each one has its own permit office, and we know which applies.
How do I choose between demolition and deconstruction?
If the building has valuable old wood or fixtures, deconstruction or a hybrid approach can make sense. If not, machine demolition with recycling is faster and costs less. We give our honest opinion on the site visit.
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