House Gutting in Hamilton
Full house gutting for renovations and additions. We take the interior back to the studs by hand, sort the metal, concrete and brick, and hand you a clean, open shell ready for your trades.
Gutting a house down to the studs
A full house gut clears every interior finish so your contractor can rebuild with new wiring, plumbing, insulation and layout. We remove plaster and lath or drywall, ceilings, flooring to the subfloor or joists, kitchens, bathrooms, trim, doors and fixtures. Exterior walls, framing and anything on your keep list stay put.
Older homes across Hamilton, Dundas and Brantford are often plaster and lath, which is heavy, dusty work. We bag and wheel it out along a protected path and sweep the job every day, so neighbours and other trades are not working around piles of debris.
Planning a house gut: what to sort out first
Before the walk-through, it helps to know three things: which walls and fixtures are staying, whether utilities need to be disconnected or capped by your plumber and electrician, and whether a designated substance report is needed. Homes built before the 1990s can contain asbestos in plaster, flooring or insulation. That testing, and any abatement, is done by a licensed abatement company before we start.
Once those are settled, we give you a written scope, a schedule and a bin plan, and we stick to them.
How house gutting works with us
Your GC or you pull the permit. We work to the plan, keep the site clean and stay on your schedule.
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Walk-through
We walk the space with you or your GC and mark what goes and what stays.
Day 1 -
Written quote
Scope, schedule and price in writing, with the bin plan spelled out.
Within 48 hours -
Protect
Dust walls, zip doors and floor protection go up before any demolition starts.
First morning -
Demolition
By hand, room by room, to the scope on your plans and permit.
Most homes 3 to 8 days -
Sort & haul
Metal, concrete and brick pulled for recycling. The rest goes in the bin.
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Broom-clean
Nails pulled, floors swept and a final walk-through with you or your GC.
Handover
House gutting across Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara
We work in 7 communities between Brantford and the Niagara Region. Pick your town for the neighbourhoods we cover.
House gutting photos from the job site
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Bathroom walls opened to the insulation
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Wall opened for the new plan
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Vaulted room stripped to the subfloor
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Bathroom gutted to studs and stack
House gutting questions
Something else on your mind? Call Rory directly at (289) 659-1488.
It depends on size, plaster versus drywall, how many kitchens and baths, and access for the bin. After a free walk-through we give you a fixed written quote, usually within 48 hours.
No. If testing finds asbestos or other designated substances, a licensed abatement company removes them first. We can start as soon as the area is cleared.
Usually not for a whole-house gut, because water, power and heat are often off. For a single floor we can seal off the work zone so the rest of the house stays livable.
A clean shell: framing, subfloor or joists, exterior walls and anything on your keep list. Nails are pulled, floors are swept and the bins are gone or ready for pickup.
Related services
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Interior demolition
Walls, ceilings, flooring and fixtures out by hand. The rest of the building stays protected and clean.Homes, rental units and commercial spaces
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Basement demolition
Finished basements stripped to the foundation walls and slab, ready for a new layout, a rental unit or waterproofing.Typical: 2 to 4 days
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Kitchen demolition
Cabinets, counters, tile and drywall out in one to two days, with the rest of the house sealed off.Typical: 1 to 2 days
Tell us about your project
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