House Demolition & Knockdown-Rebuild Site Preparation tips & guides for Geelong
Local advice, how-tos and answers from the Geelong Demolition team.
House Demolition on the Bellarine: Ocean Grove, Drysdale, Leopold and PortarlingtonThe Bellarine has its own mix of post-war cottages, old holiday houses and sandy coastal blocks. Here is what to expect when demolishing a house in Ocean Grove, Drysdale, Leopold, Portarlington and nearby towns.Read more →Knocking Down to Subdivide in Geelong: Demolition for Dual-Occ and Battle-Axe BlocksBelmont, Highton and Grovedale blocks are being split into two or more lots, and almost every one starts with a demolition. Here is how a subdivision changes the job and what to sort out first.Read more →Comparing Demolition Quotes in Geelong: What Should Be IncludedTwo demolition quotes for the same Geelong house can be thousands apart because they describe different jobs. Here is how to line them up so you are comparing like with like.Read more →Renovate or Knock Down? Making the Call on an Older Geelong HomeWeighing up a renovation against a full knockdown on an older Geelong home? Here is how the condition of the house, asbestos, overlays and your plans tip the decision either way.Read more →Buying a House to Knock Down in Geelong: What to Check FirstBefore you buy an older Geelong home to knock down, check the overlays, asbestos, access, services and trees — the things that decide what demolition will really involve.Read more →Demolition Next Door: Protecting Your Neighbours in GeelongOn tight Geelong blocks the house next door is often a metre or two away. Here is how a demolition is planned so the neighbours, their fences and their homes come through it unharmed.Read more →How Long Does House Demolition Take in Geelong?The machine work is usually the short part. Here is where the time really goes in a Geelong demolition — asbestos, approvals, service disconnections — and how to keep it moving.Read more →Knockdown-Rebuild on the Surf Coast: What to Know Before You StartThe Surf Coast's knockdown-rebuild boom starts with the demolition. Here's what the demo stage involves, how it fits your build program, and the coastal catches to plan for.Read more →Coastal Demolition on the Surf Coast: Salt, Access and BushfireDemolishing on the coast isn't the same as inland. Salt-worn materials, tight access, bushfire overlays and old fibro shacks all change how the job is planned.Read more →Do You Need a Permit to Demolish on the Surf Coast?The Surf Coast has its own permit picture — Surf Coast Shire, plus bushfire, landscape and heritage overlays that inland areas don't. Here's how it works.Read more →Demolishing an Old Beach Shack in Torquay or Jan JucThat original Torquay or Jan Juc beach shack is prime knockdown-rebuild territory. Here's what demolishing one actually involves, start to finish.Read more →