Clearing the Block for Your New Home Across Western Sydney
House demolition, asbestos removal and strip-outs from Parramatta to Penrith and down to Campbelltown. We take down the old place, sort and recycle what we can, and hand your builder a clear block ready for the slab.
- 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
What we do around Western Sydney
Every job we take on across Western Sydney and surrounds. If yours isn’t listed, ask. It almost certainly still is.
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House DemolitionFibro and brick homes taken down, slab and footings out, and the block cleared for your builder.
Asbestos RemovalFibro walls, eaves, wet areas and old sheds stripped of asbestos by licensed removalists, then cleared.
Strip-OutsKitchens and bathrooms in family homes, plus warehouses, units and shopfronts, stripped back for the next trade.
About Western Sydney Demolition
Western Sydney Demolition clears blocks for new homes. Most of our work is knockdown rebuilds: post-war fibro cottages and 1960s to 1980s brick veneer homes coming down to make way for a new house, a duplex or a granny flat. These older homes often have asbestos in the fibro walls, eaves and wet areas, so we plan for it from the first site visit. A licensed crew takes the asbestos off and it is signed off as clear before any machine starts up. We work to your builder's timeline. We coordinate the disconnections, take the house down, break out the slab and footings, and sort brick, concrete and steel for recycling. You get a clear, level block ready for the next trade. We also do strip-outs, from a tired kitchen or bathroom in a family home to warehouses, shopfronts and industrial units in Smithfield, Wetherill Park, Seven Hills and Parramatta. Tell us where the job is, show us a few pictures, and we will give it to you straight.
Questions, answered
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Get in touchHow long does a house demolition take on site?
Usually a matter of days once approvals are in place and the services are disconnected. Most of the waiting happens before the machines arrive: the CDC or DA, the disconnections, and any asbestos removal and clearance. A bigger house, a pool or a tight block can add time. We give you a realistic program once we have seen the site.
Can you work with my new-home builder on a knockdown rebuild?
Yes. Most of our house jobs are knockdown rebuilds. Give us your builder's site requirements and their start date, and we plan the demolition back from it. We match what they want removed and kept, and hand over with the paperwork they need, including the asbestos clearance certificate.
Can a fibro house be demolished, and what happens to the asbestos?
Yes, fibro houses are demolished across Western Sydney all the time. The asbestos comes off first. Fibro walls are well over 10 square metres, so NSW law says a licensed removalist does it, and the regulator is told before they start. The sheets are wrapped and trucked to a site that can legally take them, with the load logged in WasteLocate. The rest of the house only comes down once the area is signed off as clear.
What gets recycled?
As much as we can sort on site. Brick and concrete are separated so they can be crushed and reused, and steel goes to scrap metal recyclers. Timber and green waste are separated where practical. Asbestos and anything contaminated never go in the recycling. They only go to a site licensed to take them.
Do I need a CDC or a DA to demolish in Western Sydney?
It depends on the property. Plenty of house knockdowns out west get approved as complying development, through a CDC issued by council or a private registered certifier. Others have to go to council as a DA, and heritage listed homes and a lot of heritage conservation areas usually end up on that path. Flood and bushfire notations, common near the Nepean and on the rural edges, can also affect the path. Start with your council's planning certificate.
What should I send you for a quote?
The street address, and pictures of all four sides of the house, the eaves, the roof and anything else on the block. Tell us your builder's start date if you have one, whether there is a pool, shed or granny flat to remove, and whether you have an asbestos or hazardous materials report. Send it all through the quote form.
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.