Demolition contractor, Oro-Medonte
Houses, cottages, barns and garages taken down from Shanty Bay and Hawkestone to Horseshoe Valley, Warminster and Moonstone. Send the form and an owner calls you back today.
House demolition in Oro-Medonte ranges from old lakeside cottages at Shanty Bay and Hawkestone to farmhouses and barns on country lots. The Township treats a permit as permission to begin construction or demolition, and every application goes in online. One crew on Thor's own machines clears the building and foundation and grades the site, with an owner on every job.
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.
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.
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.
Oro-Medonte's homeowner guide describes the building permit as formal permission to begin construction or demolition, and the Township takes every submission through Cloudpermit. Before tendering, the owner works out which designated substances are in the building and lists them for contractors, as the Occupational Health and Safety Act requires; in older farmhouses that usually starts with asbestos. A farm well that will not be reused gets plugged and sealed under the Wells Regulation, and the hydro and gas services come off at the utility. We file the paperwork.
Country lots here sit on moraine sand and gravel or on the till around it, and old farm foundations are often fieldstone. Fieldstone and concrete come out with the machine, the hole is filled with clean material and compacted, and the site is graded so water drains away from the next building. Clean sand from the moraine makes good backfill, and the top layer is left ready for the new foundation dig.
Oro-Medonte's Official Plan sets out to prevent the demolition, destruction or inappropriate alteration of cultural heritage resources and to consult its local heritage advisory committee. Clearing trees in a woodlot also falls under the County of Simcoe's tree cutting by-law. An old farmhouse or a treed lot gets both checks before the teardown date is set.
“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.”
“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!”
“I had a work related project with them and I must say the guys are outstanding. Honest, reliable and straightforward. Highly Recommended!”
Through Cloudpermit, like every other permit in the Township. We prepare the application and the site plan and upload them for you.
The Official Plan aims to protect cultural heritage resources from demolition, so the Township is asked about the property's heritage status before we book.
In a woodlot, the County of Simcoe's tree cutting by-law applies first. Around the house itself, we plan the work to keep the trees you want.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Every page has the local permit office, the ground and the rules for that area.
Send the form and an owner calls you back today. Or call now and talk to the person who will dig the job.
