House Demolition
Complete house teardowns in Mountain View and Los Altos, including foundations, driveways and utilities capped at the property line. We handle the survey, air district notice, city permit and final grade.
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Demolition Services in Mountain View
Every service below is available across Mountain View and in Los Altos. Most jobs mix two or three of them, so start with the closest match and we will build the full scope at the site visit.
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Interior Demolition
Remodel-ready gut work for single rooms or entire floors. We remove finishes, drywall and fixtures down to framing while sealing off the rooms you are still living in.
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Kitchen Demolition
Old cabinets, countertops, tile backsplashes, soffits and flooring removed with gas and water lines capped, so the cabinet installer or general contractor can measure the next day.
Kitchen Demolition details
Bathroom Demolition
Cast iron tubs, tile walls, mortar beds and rotted subfloor taken out and carried through the house on protected paths, with the plumbing left ready for rough-in.
Bathroom Demolition details
Garage and Shed Demolition
Detached garages, carports, sheds, workshops and small barns removed with their slabs if needed, a common first step before building a backyard unit.
Garages and Sheds details
Pool Removal
Pool demolition by partial fill-in or full removal, with engineered compaction available. We explain what each option means for future building and resale before you choose.
Pool Removal details
Concrete and Foundation Removal
Driveway, patio, slab, footing and retaining wall removal on residential and commercial lots, with the broken concrete sent for recycling rather than to landfill.
Concrete Removal details
Commercial Demolition
Whole-building demolition of offices, R&D buildings, retail and apartments for redevelopment, with dust, noise and traffic plans built for busy Mountain View streets.
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Commercial Interior Demolition
Strip-outs of offices, labs, retail suites and restaurants back to shell condition for the next tenant, scheduled around building management and neighboring businesses.
Commercial Strip-Outs details
Asphalt and Parking Lot Removal
Removal of parking lots, driveways and campus drive aisles by grinding or breaking, with clean asphalt recycled and the base graded for what comes next.
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Lot Clearing and Site Prep
Clearing of brush, stumps, fences, old flatwork and buried debris, then rough grading so the lot is ready for survey, soils testing or construction.
Lot Clearing details
Demolition Debris Removal
Hauling and sorting of demolition and construction debris from homes and job sites, with recycling of metal, concrete, wood and green waste.
Debris Removal details
Deconstruction and Salvage
Hand dismantling of houses and outbuildings to recover reusable lumber, fixtures, doors and masonry, for owners who want salvage over a fast machine teardown.
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Residential Demolition Services in Mountain View
The residential side covers full house teardowns, interior gut jobs, kitchens, bathrooms, garages, sheds and pools. In Mountain View these jobs usually happen with neighbors a few feet away, so the work is planned around small equipment, careful loading and a clean street at the end of each day.
A lot of Mountain View homeowners are not tearing the whole house down. They are taking an Eichler interior back to the slab and beams, opening a 1950s kitchen in Cuesta Park, or removing a detached garage in Old Mountain View to make room for an accessory dwelling unit. We price those partial jobs as carefully as a full teardown, because protecting what stays is most of the work.
Commercial Demolition and Strip-Outs in Mountain View
Commercial work ranges from a single suite strip-out on Castro Street to the removal of whole office and R&D buildings in North Bayshore and East Whisman. Small jobs focus on building rules, freight access and keeping the next-door tenant open. Large jobs focus on traffic control, dust and noise plans, utility abandonment and recycling reports that the city reviews at the end.
Older apartment buildings and small commercial lots along El Camino Real and near the transit corridor fall in between. They are often demolished to build rowhouses or townhomes, and the demolition timeline is usually tied to the planning approval and any tenant relocation steps the owner has to finish first.
Site Work, Concrete and Asphalt Removal
Site services are what happen around and under buildings: breaking out driveways, patios and foundations, grinding or removing asphalt lots, clearing brush and stumps, and rough grading so a surveyor or builder can start. Many teardowns in Mountain View end with a site clearing pass, and many commercial jobs begin with one.
Concrete and asphalt are heavy, so how they leave the site matters for cost. We separate them at the source and send them to recyclers, which keeps disposal costs down and supports the CALGreen construction waste diversion rules the city enforces.
Debris Hauling and Deconstruction for Demolition Projects
Debris removal can be its own job, like clearing out a remodel that another contractor started, or the last step of a demolition. Deconstruction is the slower alternative to a machine teardown: the building is taken apart by hand so lumber, doors, fixtures and brick can be reused. Older Mountain View homes sometimes have old-growth framing worth saving.
Both services come down to sorting. Mixed debris costs more to dispose of and recycles poorly. Loads separated into wood, metal, concrete, drywall and green waste go to the right places and give you the diversion records the permit closeout asks for.
Demolition FAQs
Demolition Service Questions in Mountain View
Can one contractor handle the demolition, concrete and hauling?
Yes. Most Mountain View jobs combine several services, like a garage teardown with slab removal and hauling, or an office strip-out with a parking lot grind. We quote them as one job with one schedule.
Do small jobs like a bathroom tear-out need a permit?
Interior demolition is usually covered by the remodel permit your contractor pulls, not a separate demolition permit. A full building or a detached structure is different and needs its own demolition permit from the city. We check which applies before work starts.
Is an asbestos survey needed for interior demolition?
In most cases, yes. Air district rules apply to renovations that disturb building materials as well as to full demolitions, and older drywall, flooring and mastic often contain asbestos. A certified abatement contractor removes anything found before we start.
Do you recycle demolition debris?
Yes. We sort concrete, asphalt, metal, clean wood and green waste so they can be recycled, and hand over load tickets for the CALGreen diversion form at permit closeout.
Which service should I pick if I am not sure?
Pick the closest one, or skip that step and describe the job in the quote form. The scope gets settled on our follow-up call or email.
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Describe what needs to come down or come out, and where. We will reply within 24 hours by phone or email to ask a few questions and arrange a visit.
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