House Demolition
Complete teardowns of Sunnyvale ranch homes and Eichlers for owners building new. Survey, permit, PG&E cutoffs, slab and driveway removal, and a rough graded lot are all part of the job.
House Demolition details
Sunnyvale demolition services
Demolition Services in Sunnyvale
One crew covers thirteen kinds of work. Below is everything we take on in Sunnyvale, grouped the way the jobs actually come to us: houses being replaced or remodeled, commercial buildings being cleared, and the site work that ties it together.
All demolition services in Sunnyvale
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Interior Demolition
Selective or whole-house gut-outs when you are keeping the structure. Walls, ceilings, floors and finishes come out to the studs while dust stays sealed inside the work area.
Interior Demolition details
Kitchen Demolition
Old Sunnyvale kitchens taken apart for remodels: cabinets, mortar-bed tile counters, soffits and every flooring layer, after the gas, water and circuits have been made safe.
Kitchen Demolition details
Bathroom Demolition
Mid-century bathrooms stripped to the studs, including thick tile mortar, wire lath and cast iron tubs, with rot under the floor exposed for your contractor to repair.
Bathroom Demolition details
Garage and Shed Demolition
Detached garages, kit sheds, workshops, carports and enclosed patios cleared down to bare soil, slab included, which is the usual first step toward an ADU in a Sunnyvale backyard.
Garages and Sheds details
Pool Removal
Aging backyard pools drained, broken out and backfilled under a city permit. Choose a cheaper partial fill-in or a full removal that leaves buildable, tested soil.
Pool Removal details
Concrete and Foundation Removal
Thin old driveways, add-on patios, planters, steps and full house foundations saw cut and broken out, with clean concrete hauled for crushing into base rock.
Concrete Removal details
Commercial Demolition
Aging tilt-ups, office blocks and small retail buildings taken down in phases, after hazardous materials closure and abatement, with concrete and steel recycled.
Commercial Demolition details
Commercial Interior Demolition
Office, lab and restaurant suites returned to shell per the lease, with after-hours work and protected common areas when the rest of the building stays open.
Commercial Strip-Outs details
Asphalt and Parking Lot Removal
Parking lots and driveways milled or removed full depth, including curbs, islands and light pole bases, with the asphalt sent back into new paving.
Asphalt Removal details
Lot Clearing and Site Prep
Brush, stumps, fences, buried pipe and leftover rubble cleared from a Sunnyvale lot, protected trees fenced, and the pad rough graded for the next build.
Lot Clearing details
Demolition Debris Removal
Load-and-go hauling of remodel and demolition debris, sorted by material so it can be recycled, with weight tickets saved for your permit file.
Debris Removal details
Deconstruction and Salvage
Hand dismantling of a house to save Eichler paneling, beams, old-growth framing, redwood and fixtures, for owners who would rather reuse materials than crush them.
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Residential Demolition for Sunnyvale Homeowners
The bulk of our residential work in Sunnyvale is one of two things. Either an owner is replacing a 1950s or 1960s house with a new one, or they are keeping the house and remodeling it. A teardown pulls in house demolition, slab and driveway removal, often a garage or pool, and lot clearing. A remodel pulls in interior, kitchen or bathroom demolition and debris hauling.
We scope these as one job whenever we can. If you are tearing down a Cherry Chase ranch house that has a backyard pool and a detached workshop, it is cheaper and faster for one crew to take all of it out in one mobilization than to hire three trades.
Commercial Demolition for Sunnyvale Facility Managers
On the commercial side, the work centers on Sunnyvale's R&D districts and its older retail corridors. In Moffett Park and Peery Park we take down tilt-up buildings, remove their parking lots and clear sites for redevelopment. Across the city we strip office, lab and restaurant suites for new tenants, including small storefronts on Murphy Avenue.
Commercial jobs carry extra steps before demolition: hazardous materials closure for former lab and manufacturing tenants, regulated materials removal, and utility abandonment plans. We coordinate those with your environmental consultant and property team, and our crews start only once the building is released.
Site Work, Hauling and Salvage Services
Concrete removal, asphalt removal, lot clearing and debris hauling are the services that finish every other job. They also stand on their own: a driveway replaced, a parking lot ground for repaving, a garage full of remodel debris hauled away. Deconstruction is the slower alternative to machine demolition, where a house is taken apart by hand to save lumber, Eichler paneling, beams and fixtures for reuse.
Everything we remove is sorted for recycling where possible. Concrete becomes base rock, asphalt goes back into paving, metal goes to scrap, and clean wood is recycled or reused.
Permits and Asbestos Rules Behind Every Sunnyvale Demolition Service
Most of these services involve the same regulators. The City of Sunnyvale issues demolition and building permits through its Building Safety Division. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District must be notified before most demolitions and requires an asbestos survey first. Positive materials are removed by a certified abatement contractor, never by our demolition crew, and we schedule that work for you.
Utility disconnects run through PG&E for gas and electric and through the city for water and sewer. Each service page below explains how those rules apply to that kind of job.
Demolition FAQs
Sunnyvale Demolition Services FAQ
Can one crew handle the teardown, the pool and the driveway?
Yes. We usually combine them into one scope and one mobilization, which saves time and trucking compared with hiring separate contractors.
Which services need a Sunnyvale permit?
Full demolitions, garage removals and pool removals generally need their own permits. Interior work usually falls under your remodel permit. Work at the curb or sidewalk needs an encroachment permit.
Do you take on both homes and commercial buildings?
Yes. We work on single-family homes across Sunnyvale and on R&D, office, retail and restaurant buildings, from small strip-outs to multi-building sites.
Which demolition services can be priced from a description?
We can give a rough idea for small jobs, but most services are priced after a site visit, since access, materials and survey results drive the real number.
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