Demolition contractor, Coboconk, Norland and Kinmount

Demolition contractor in Coboconk, Norland and Kinmount

Cottage, house, garage and barn teardowns on Balsam, Shadow and Head Lake and the farms toward Kirkfield. Send the form and an owner calls you back today.

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  • ✓Written price after the site visit
  • ✓Whole structures only: the crew that quotes it takes it down
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32 reviews, every one five stars
Same-day callback
An owner calls you back and books the site visit
Owners on site
One crew. One of the two owners runs every job
Whole structures
Houses, cottages, barns, garages and pools. No interior tear-outs

Demolition in Coboconk, Norland and Kinmount

A demolition contractor in Coboconk, Norland and Kinmount is usually clearing an old cottage on Balsam, Shadow or Head Lake, or a farmhouse and barns toward Kirkfield and Victoria Road. The ground is thin over rock and the nearest City landfills are small rural sites, so the haul plan matters as much as the teardown. You get a written price after the site visit that covers both.

Houses, cottages and barns

A whole structure down and the site cleared: the house, cottage, barn or outbuilding comes down, the debris is hauled away and the lot is graded for whatever comes next.

  • ✓House and cottage demolition, single storey to multi-storey
  • ✓Barns, outbuildings, sheds and garages, including rural and cottage access
  • ✓Foundations and concrete pads broken out and removed
  • ✓Hydro, gas and water disconnections coordinated before we start
  • ✓Barn beams, barn board and brick set aside on request

Pools and site clean-up

In-ground or above-ground: the concrete or liner comes out, the hole is filled and compacted in lifts, and you get a yard ready for grass or a build.

  • ✓In-ground and above-ground pool removal
  • ✓Concrete break-out and haul-away
  • ✓Full or partial fill, compacted so the yard does not sink
  • ✓Final grade and topsoil
  • ✓Lot cleared and graded, ready for the next build

We run our own excavators and skid steers, so the teardown, the haul-away and the final grade are one crew's work, with an owner on every job.

We take whole structures down. We do not do interior tear-outs, kitchen or bathroom demo, or renovation prep. If you need a wall opened for a reno, we will point you to someone who does that work.

Demolition in Coboconk, Norland and Kinmount: what changes here

Who issues the permit

Every demolition in Kawartha Lakes takes a City demolition permit from the Building and Septic Division, filed with its Demolition Information Form. Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the owner determines whether designated substances such as asbestos are present and gives the list to the contractor before a contract is signed. The City's form names Hydro One for electricity and Enbridge Gas for gas, and only Enbridge's own agents disconnect its meters. A well that will not be used again is abandoned under Ontario's wells regulation.

The ground and the access

Around Shadow Lake, Kawartha Conservation describes thin overburden over highly fractured near-surface bedrock, and above Norland the Gull River runs through Canadian Shield. Foundations on these lots are often shallow and set on rock, so removal is mostly breaking and lifting rather than deep digging. Clean fill for the hole comes in from off site, and we line that up before the teardown starts.

The rule that shapes the job

Haul distance. Kawartha Lakes runs five landfills, and three sit near this area: Laxton Digby Longford on Monck Road about 2 kilometres west of Norland, Somerville on Ledge Hill Road off CKL Road 121, and Eldon on Rockview Road west of Kirkfield. Loads arrive tarped with recyclables separated, and the construction and demolition recycling bunker is at the Lindsay Ops landfill. We plan where each load goes before the first wall comes down.

Communities we cover from here

CoboconkNorlandKinmountKirkfieldVictoria RoadUphillBurnt RiverHead LakeShadow LakeSilver LakeBalsam Lake

How demolition in Coboconk, Norland and Kinmount works, in four steps

1
Tell us what needs to come down
Send the form or call. An owner calls you back the same business day and books the site visit.
2
An owner walks the site
We look at the structure, the access and what is underground, and hand you a written price after the visit.
3
Permit, utilities and the survey
We apply for the demolition permit, request the hydro, gas and water disconnections, and line up the designated substances check on older buildings.
4
Down, hauled and graded
The structure comes down, the debris is hauled away, the hole is filled and the ground is graded clean.

On the job

Thor Construction excavator loading demolition debris into a bin
Thor Construction excavator digging out a foundation
Thor Construction skid steer and excavator on a float trailer

What our customers say

★★★★★

“As a custom home builder, we love contracting Thor Construction Company for all of our demolition, excavation and septic work. They are easy to work with, have great equipment and know what they are doing. Our clients are always very happy with them.”

Ethan Bender
Custom home builder · Google review
★★★★★

“Hired Thor for complete site services including bringing utilities into my new build and digging for foundation. Once the build was complete they came back and finish landscaped the property and we couldn't be happier. Strongly recommend!”

Robert Bell
New build · Google review
★★★★★

“I had a work related project with them and I must say the guys are outstanding. Honest, reliable and straightforward. Highly Recommended!”

Peter Loudon
Local Guide · Google review

Demolition in Coboconk, Norland and Kinmount: your questions answered

Does the Fire Code apply to a teardown?

Yes. The City's Demolition Information Form points to Section 8.1 of the Ontario Fire Code, which sets safety measures before and during demolition, and questions go to the City's Fire Prevention Division. We plan the site to it.

When does a demolition need an engineer?

In Kawartha Lakes, when the building is over three storeys or 600 square metres, has pre-tensioned or post-tensioned members, digs below an adjacent building's footings, or uses explosives. A cottage or farmhouse rarely trips those, and we tell you at the site visit.

Can the barn come down with the house?

Yes, on the same plan. The City's demolition permit covers all building types or part of one, and we price the house, the barn and any sheds together after one visit.

Do you get the demolition permit?

Yes. Ontario's Building Code Act requires a permit to demolish a building, issued by your municipality's building department. We prepare the application and book the inspections.

Do I need to disconnect the utilities first?

Hydro, gas and water are disconnected and capped by the utilities before demolition starts, and many building departments ask to see that before they issue the permit. We make the requests and keep you posted.

What if the building has asbestos?

Under Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act, the owner of a project determines whether designated substances such as asbestos are present before work starts. On older buildings we line up that check, and anything found is removed by an abatement contractor before we demolish.

Is hauling the debris included?

Yes. Hauling the debris to proper disposal and recycling sites is part of the job and part of the written price you get after the site visit.

Do you do interior demolition?

No. We take whole structures down: houses, cottages, barns, garages and pools. For kitchen, bathroom or renovation tear-outs we will point you to someone who does that work.

Can I keep the barn beams or the brick?

Yes. Tell us at the site visit what you want saved, and we set beams, barn board or brick aside before the rest comes down.

Other areas and services

Every page has the local permit office, the ground and the rules for that area.

Demolition in other towns

Demolitionin Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls→Demolitionin Lindsay and Kawartha Lakes→Demolitionin Omemee, Bethany and Pontypool→Demolitionin Buckhorn and Trent Lakes→Demolitionin Peterborough→Demolitionin Lakefield, Bridgenorth and Ennismore→Demolitionin Millbrook and Cavan Monaghan→Demolitionin Apsley and North Kawartha→Demolitionin Warsaw and Douro-Dummer→Demolitionin Norwood and Havelock→Demolitionin Keene and Otonabee-South Monaghan→Demolitionin Minden and Minden Hills→Demolitionin Haliburton and Dysart et al→Demolitionin Wilberforce and Highlands East→Demolitionin Campbellford and Trent Hills→Demolitionin Bewdley, Gores Landing and Rice Lake→Demolitionin Cobourg and Port Hope→Demolitionin Port Perry and Scugog→Demolitionin Beaverton, Cannington and Sunderland→Demolitionin Uxbridge→Demolitionin Bowmanville, Newcastle and Clarington→Demolitionin Oshawa, Whitby and Brooklin→Demolitionin Pickering and Ajax→Demolitionin Georgina, Sutton and Keswick→Demolitionin Mount Albert and East Gwillimbury→Demolitionin Stouffville→Demolitionin Markham→Demolitionin Orillia, Severn and Ramara→Demolitionin Oro-Medonte→Demolitionin Barrie and South Simcoe→Demolitionin Gravenhurst and Bracebridge→Demolitionin Newmarket, Aurora and King→Demolitionin Bradford West Gwillimbury→Demolitionin Huntsville and Lake of Bays→Demolition, every areaThe service page→

Other work near Coboconk, Norland and Kinmount

Septic installationin Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls→Excavationin Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls→Landscapingin Bobcaygeon→Landscapingin Fenelon Falls→Shoreline restorationon Pigeon Lake→Shoreline restorationon Sturgeon Lake→Shoreline restorationon Balsam and Cameron Lakes→Septic installationin Coboconk, Norland and Kinmount→Excavationin Coboconk, Norland and Kinmount→Landscapingin Coboconk, Norland and Kinmount→Shoreline restorationon Shadow, Mitchell and Head Lake→Every area we coverMap and full list→

Ready to clear the site, Coboconk, Norland and Kinmount?

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Thor Construction Company
Bobcaygeon, Ontario · Serving Central Ontario, north of the GTA
  • (705) 208-7121
  • jp@thorconstruction.ca
  • Bobcaygeon, Ontario

Services

Septic installation

Excavation

Landscaping

Hardscaping

Shoreline restoration

Demolition

Service areas

Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls

Lindsay and south Kawartha Lakes

Buckhorn and Trent Lakes

Peterborough and the Kawarthas

Haliburton and Minden

Orillia, Severn and Ramara

Barrie and South Simcoe

Muskoka: Gravenhurst, Bracebridge and Huntsville

Cobourg, Port Hope and Northumberland

Durham: Oshawa, Whitby, Pickering, Ajax, Clarington, Uxbridge and Port Perry

York: Markham, Stouffville, Newmarket, Aurora, King and Georgina

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