Plan your demolition
A clearer plan.
A better brief.
Start with the decision in front of you. These guides help owners, managers and contractors prepare the information a demolition assessment needs.
Start here
Working in an occupied building?
Confirm the removal boundary first. Then coordinate access, the work window and the condition that shared spaces must be returned in.
Prepare trade interfaces
What should be clarified where restaurant removal meets building exhaust systems?
Identify the boundary between the tenant's proposed removal and retained building systems before issuing the strip-out instruction.
What extra planning questions arise when a former medical office is stripped out?
Separate ordinary interior removal from equipment, materials and operational issues that require specialist review.
What should an owner assemble before asking about mezzanine removal?
Provide the proposed removal boundary, available structural information and the operations that must remain.
Plan debris and handover
Getting a Bin Onto a Downtown Toronto Street
What to confirm before placing a demolition bin or using a loading zone on a downtown Toronto street.
How long does a retail strip-out take between tenants?
What controls the schedule for a Toronto retail strip-out between tenants, without generic turnaround promises.
Can demolition debris go down a freight elevator, and how is it scheduled?
How building approval, protection, loading and booking windows govern debris movement in Toronto towers.
What can handover photographs tell an owner who cannot attend site?
Photographs can help a remote owner understand observed conditions, but they cannot replace every inspection or confirm concealed work.
How can part of a floor be handed to the next trade while removal continues?
Define the handed-over area and its interfaces separately from the continuing demolition zone.
How should unfinished demolition items be recorded at handover?
List incomplete items by location, agreed scope and next action.
When should the fit-out team measure after a strip-out?
Ask the fit-out designer or contractor which exposed conditions they need before taking or confirming measurements.
What should a building manager check before accepting a stripped-out unit back?
Compare the unit with the agreed handover condition and identify any outstanding responsibilities before changing its status.
What should happen if the approved debris route becomes unavailable?
Have the building and removal teams review a replacement route before using it.
How should an owner arrange collection of fixtures retained from a strip-out?
Agree who receives retained fixtures, where collection occurs and what condition has actually been promised.
How can weather affect a downtown building's demolition loading plan?
Review the interface between the indoor route and the collection vehicle when weather changes the agreed loading conditions.
What should be marked on the demolition drawing at closeout?
Record the agreed removal outcome and unresolved differences against the current drawing.
What needs reconfirming before demolition restarts after a pause?
Reconfirm the reason for the pause and the conditions needed to restart the affected work.
Showing 49 to 64 of 110 guides. Browse by task or continue through the collection.