Strip-Outs & Partial Demolition in Melbourne
Partial demolition is the fussy end of this trade. Anything you knock down is gone; anything you leave has to still be standing, straight and weatherproof at the end of the day. That takes propping, cut lines agreed in advance, and people who are careful rather than fast.
Renovation strip-outs
Most renovation jobs need the building taken back to frame before a builder can price the real work: plaster, joinery, floor coverings, fixtures, wet-area linings and ceilings out, structure and roof untouched. We isolate services first, protect what stays, and sheet the floors we are working across.
Back-to-frame is also when the surprises surface — rot at the base of studs, previous work done without a permit, wiring that predates the RCD. Better to find it with the walls open and the builder still holding a pencil than after the plaster is back on.
Removing part of a house
Rear extensions and lean-tos, upper storeys, verandahs, chimneys, garages built hard against the house. The technical work is at the join: temporary propping while the load path changes, a clean cut line, and a weatherproof make-good on the exposed face before we leave for the day. Melbourne weather does not wait for your builder to start on Monday.
The bit people forget
Removing part of a building can still need a demolition permit and, for a dwelling, a report and consent under Section 29A. It is not a volume test — taking off a street-facing verandah or a chimney can trigger it on its own. We check that against your specific address before quoting, not after.
Commercial soft strips
Shops, offices, warehouses and tenancies at end-of-lease: fit-out, partitions, ceiling grid, services, floor coverings and joinery out, base building left in the condition the lease requires. This work is usually about constraints rather than quantities — after-hours access, a shared loading dock, a goods lift with a booking sheet, other tenants trading either side of the wall, and a building manager with an induction process.
We work to that. Night and weekend shifts, protected paths through common areas, waste staged so it is not sitting in a corridor at nine in the morning, and daily sign-off with the building manager. Make-good is a defined scope in your lease — get us a copy and we will price to it rather than guessing.
Why choose us for strip-outs & partial demolition
- Back-to-frame residential strip-outs with services isolated first
- Rear extensions, upper levels, verandahs and chimneys removed
- Temporary propping and same-day weatherproof make-good
- Commercial soft strips, after-hours and weekend shifts
- Priced against your lease make-good scope, not a guess
- Dust containment and protected access paths through occupied buildings
Strip-Outs & Partial Demolition — common questions
Do I need a permit for partial demolition?
Often, yes. Removing part of a dwelling can require a demolition permit and a report and consent under Section 29A even when the volume is small — street-facing elements are the usual trigger. We check your address and the overlays on it before quoting.
Can you work after hours in an occupied building?
Yes. Most commercial strip-outs we do run outside trading hours, working to the building’s induction, access and waste rules. Give us the building manager’s details early — their conditions shape the program more than the scope does.
Who protects the parts that stay?
We do, and it is quoted in. Floor protection, dust screens, propping and a weatherproof make-good on any face we open up. Handing back a job that leaks is not a saving for anyone.
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