Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 08, 2009 2:32 pm We are looking to knock down a 3 bedroom federation house on Sydney's lower north shore and rebuild new therefore seeking demolition company recommendations on who to get quotes from. Word of mouth is the best compliment, we welcome your advice. Re: Recommend a house demolition company in Sydney? 2Jan 08, 2009 2:36 pm I know what you say about recommendations. However you are asking someone to knok something down and they need to be fully licensed (in vic anyway) etc. I would just go for the cheapest price, and let them worry about it, or any issued that arise. Re: Recommend a house demolition company in Sydney? 3Jan 08, 2009 2:44 pm tommo We are looking to knock down a 3 bedroom federation house on Sydney's lower north shore and rebuild new therefore seeking demolition company recommendations on who to get quotes from. Word of mouth is the best compliment, we welcome your advice. We used Democorp and found them very helpful and professional. Our only problem, (which wasn't their fault) was that they discovered alot of asbestos which was used under a concrete slab and also 'hidden' by previous owners - this set us back an extra $13,000 on top of the original quote! Also, have a look at who's demolishing what in your area, best to get a few quotes. Re: Recommend a house demolition company in Sydney? 4Jan 08, 2009 3:12 pm We got quotes from Democorp and State Demolition. We have booked in State but have yet to demolish. Re: Recommend a house demolition company in Sydney? 5Jan 08, 2009 3:13 pm I used City Civil and happy with them. Price was reasonable, but not the lowest from the many I got quoted.
Make sure they inspect your house thoroughly before quoting you a price. Many didn't even walk into my house before giving me quotes! There could be hidden stuff that they may charge you later if discover later. In my case, my house looked like a normal brick house. But in fact, it used to be an asbestos house with bricks laid over it. Asbestos sheets were in-between internal walls and the external bricks!! I also got asbestos hidden under slab too and that cost me another $5k. Yea, get a few more quotes. Price varies a huge range. I had quotes from $10k to $40k!!! In regards to licenses, they need work cover license and fair-trading license. (license for asbestos removal is also separate). Use this to check their license http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/About_us/Online_services/Home_building_licence_check.html Building Clarendon Brighton - Done and moved in Sept 2009 Re: Recommend a house demolition company in Sydney? 8Jan 20, 2009 10:33 am MadCow Also try HomeForce Pty Ltd, Roger Malpas 0414 36 5000. We are signed up with them. I don't think HomeForce does the work themselves. They find the contractor for you. When I got quote from them, coincidentally, they selected CityCivil for me, which I already got quote directly from them anyway HF's quote was about 10% more from what I got from CC. Check them out anyway, see what quote they come back. Building Clarendon Brighton - Done and moved in Sept 2009 Re: Recommend a house demolition company in Sydney? 9Jan 20, 2009 11:59 am eho MadCow Also try HomeForce Pty Ltd, Roger Malpas 0414 36 5000. We are signed up with them. I don't think HomeForce does the work themselves. They find the contractor for you. When I got quote from them, coincidentally, they selected CityCivil for me, which I already got quote directly from them anyway Check them out anyway, see what quote they come back. We went this way also ! Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: Recommend a house demolition company in Sydney? 10Jan 20, 2009 12:03 pm Southies eho MadCow Also try HomeForce Pty Ltd, Roger Malpas 0414 36 5000. We are signed up with them. I don't think HomeForce does the work themselves. They find the contractor for you. When I got quote from them, coincidentally, they selected CityCivil for me, which I already got quote directly from them anyway Check them out anyway, see what quote they come back. We went this way also ! This is also the reason we picked CC. I know a major builder uses them. And HF picks them. So, that told me something about their reputation Building Clarendon Brighton - Done and moved in Sept 2009 Re: Recommend a house demolition company in Sydney? 11Dec 21, 2011 10:03 am Try Sydney City Civil Australia. More information about them can be found at http://www.sccaust.com.au They specialize in House Demolition in Sydney. We had this happen to us last year and got charged a variation. Try and give away as much as you can that is usable to charity otherwise if you are in Sydney I have a… 1 4579 We've had the offer of a short term tenant whilst waiting for CDC/DA home approval and demolition for our knock down rebuild. It would achieve a pretty low rent as it's… 0 13879 0 5076 |