Demolition
Houses, unit blocks, shops, factories and service stations, under a licensed demolisher.
Areas we serve · Eastern Suburbs
Demolition in the Eastern Suburbs
Maroubra and Malabar. Tight blocks with little or no side access, coastal weathering on the older fibro, and street parking that decides what truck can stand.
- Demolition licence AD214737, SafeWork NSW
- Demolition, asbestos, clearing, excavation and cartage together
- 2 Eastern Suburbs suburbs, each with its own page
0456 220 552
or send the site details
Get a quote in the Eastern Suburbs
Tell us the suburb and what is on the site. We will arrange a time to look.
What we do in the Eastern Suburbs
Five service groups, one contract
Most jobs need more than one of these. Quoted together they share a mobilisation, a programme and one set of truck movements instead of three contractors waiting on each other.
Asbestos Services
Identification, removal by licensed asbestos removalists, independent clearance and disposal.
Site Clearing & Land Remediation
Structures, trees, stumps, vegetation and contaminated ground off the block.
Excavation
Site cut, footings, basements, pools and rock, with the spoil carted.
Haulage & Waste
Truck and dog and tipper hire, material delivery, and demolition waste recycling.
Suburbs
2 suburbs, each with its own page
What changes between them is the housing stock, the access and what the ground turns out to be once the first metre is off.
The ground and the site
What actually decides the price here
We do not have a published geological record we are willing to assert for every block in the Eastern Suburbs, so this page does not pretend to one. What does shape the work here is observable, and it is the same list every time:
- Tight blocks and no side access. Which pushes work towards smaller machines, hand demolition and material carried out rather than loaded where it falls.
- Coastal exposure. Older fibro and cement sheet weathers harder near the coast, and weathered bonded material is handled more carefully than intact sheeting.
- Street parking pressure. Truck standing has to be arranged rather than assumed, and that frequently decides the vehicle.
- High land value, high redevelopment rate. Knockdown rebuilds and dual occupancy, usually on blocks with neighbours very close on both sides.
A geotechnical report, where one exists, settles the ground question for a particular property far better than any regional statement can.
Digging here
Four conditions, and each one is dug differently
The geology named here is the published regional record. What any particular block is made of has to be found by looking at it.
Topsoil and sandy fill
Loose material near the surface, frequently sandy and frequently brought in. It drains well and it batters poorly.
- How it comes out
- Stripped and classified. Where a face has to stand, it is battered back or supported rather than left vertical.
- What does it
- Standard bucket, mini to midi excavator depending on access.
Low lying and saturated ground
Common near the water, where the water table is close and an open excavation does not stay dry.
- How it comes out
- Dewatering, staged digging and support where the face will not stand on its own. It is planned rather than discovered.
- What does it
- Excavator with pumps on site, and a batter or shoring designed for the condition.
Stiffer natural ground
Below the loose material, and what it is varies along this coast more than people expect.
- How it comes out
- Dug with a toothed bucket, with the method reassessed as the dig goes down.
- What does it
- Midi to large excavator with a toothed bucket.
Rock where it appears
Not everywhere, but often enough that it is checked rather than assumed away.
- How it comes out
- Hammered and priced by the cubic metre at an agreed rate, so the price follows what is actually there.
- What does it
- Large excavator with a hydraulic hammer where one can get on.
Eastern Suburbs
What shapes the work around here
The coastal side, covering Maroubra and Malabar.
| What it is | Why it matters on the job |
|---|---|
| Tight blocks and no side access. | Which pushes work towards smaller machines, hand demolition and material carried out rather than loaded where it falls. |
| Coastal exposure. | Older fibro and cement sheet weathers harder near the coast, and weathered bonded material is handled more carefully than intact sheeting. |
| Street parking pressure. | Truck standing has to be arranged rather than assumed, and that frequently decides the vehicle. |
| High land value, high redevelopment rate. | Knockdown rebuilds and dual occupancy, usually on blocks with neighbours very close on both sides. |
| Sandstone appears in places. | Which is a rate question rather than a method question, and a geotechnical report settles it. |
We work the whole corridor
Wollongong through Greater Sydney and the Central Coast to Newcastle. Western Sydney and the Northern Beaches are where we are most often.
Eastern Suburbs questions
What people here ask us first
There is no side access at all. Can the job still be done?
Usually, with a different method. Smaller plant, hand demolition where it is needed, and material carried out to the kerb rather than loaded where it falls. It is slower and it is priced that way.
Does coastal weathering change how asbestos is handled?
It can. Salt air breaks cement sheet down, and badly weathered material may have to be handled as friable rather than bonded, which means a higher licence class, tighter controls and air monitoring.
Where do the trucks stand?
It is arranged rather than assumed. Street parking pressure here frequently decides the vehicle, and on some streets a truck and dog is not an option at all.
What has to happen before a demolition can start?
A hazardous materials survey, removal and clearance of anything the survey finds, written confirmation that water, sewer, gas, electricity and telecommunications are disconnected, and the approval in place. The structure is the last part, not the first.
Is the slab and the footings included?
Only if that is what the new build needs. Sometimes a slab stays and is built over and sometimes it all comes out, and it is worth settling with the builder before the quote rather than afterwards.
Is Max licensed for the asbestos removal itself?
Max holds the demolition licence, AD214737. The asbestos removal is carried out by licensed asbestos removalists, and the air monitoring and clearance by an independent licensed assessor. The whole pathway is managed as one job so you are not coordinating three contractors.
Eastern Suburbs
Tell us the suburb and what is on the site
Send the address and a photograph or two and we will tell you what the job actually involves. The coastal side, covering Maroubra and Malabar.
- Demolition, asbestos management, excavation and cartage quoted together
- 2 Eastern Suburbs suburbs covered, each with its own page
- Builders, developers and homeowners all welcome
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0456 220 552
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