Detached garages, laneway garages, sheds and small additions taken down and hauled out in the same mobilisation — with the City of Toronto demolition permit obtained before anything comes down.
Toronto has thousands of garages that open onto a laneway rather than a driveway, and that single fact drives the price of demolishing them. The laneway may be too narrow for a trailer, shared with neighbours who need access, or unpaved and soft after rain. We assess the access route before quoting and plan the haul around it, because a crew that arrives and finds it cannot get the trailer within forty metres of the structure is a crew that renegotiates on the day.
The City of Toronto requires a demolition permit for a detached structure above the local footprint threshold, and effectively always for anything attached to the dwelling. We confirm the requirement, pull the permit and pass the fee through at cost. A contractor who offers to skip it is handing you a problem that resurfaces at closing when a buyer’s lawyer asks for it.
Asbestos turns up regularly in Toronto garages built before 1990 — cement-board siding, roofing felt, panel board, old floor tile. Where the Occupational Health and Safety Act requires a designated substance survey we tell you before quoting, and the abatement goes to a licensed abatement contractor. Our registration covers non-hazardous waste only, so we physically cannot haul it, and we would rather lose the job than load it.
The expensive half of a demolition is rarely the structure — it is the twenty cubic yards of framing, shingles, siding and concrete standing in the driveway afterwards. We run a commercial hydraulic dump trailer, so teardown and haul happen in one mobilisation and one price. Slab breakout and footing removal are priced as a separate line item so you can decide, and concrete goes by the tonne with scale tickets.
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One mobilisation, one fixed written price, permit included.
Garage and shed demolition in Toronto runs $1,800 to $4,500. A backyard shed is at the bottom; a double garage with a slab, laneway-only access and a tight property line is at the top. In Toronto specifically, access is often the biggest single factor — a laneway garage that a trailer cannot reach costs materially more to clear than one on a driveway. The permit fee is passed through at cost.
For anything attached to the house, yes. For a detached garage, yes above the City’s footprint threshold. We confirm the requirement with the City, obtain the permit before work begins, and pass the fee through at cost. We will not start without one.
It comes up regularly in structures built before 1990 — cement-board siding, roofing felt, panel board and old floor tile are the usual places. Where the OHSA requires a designated substance survey we tell you before quoting, and abatement goes to a licensed abatement contractor. Our MECP registration covers non-hazardous waste only, so we cannot haul it.
We check before we quote. Where the laneway is too narrow, shared, or too soft to take the weight, we plan a carry route and price it in rather than discovering it on the morning. This is the single most common reason a Toronto garage demolition quote turns out to be wrong.
Yes, priced as a separate line item so you can decide. Concrete is heavy and goes by the tonne with scale tickets, which is why we never bury it inside a lump sum. Some clients leave the slab for a parking pad or a rebuild.
Most sheds are a single day. A single-car garage is typically one to two days, a double garage or small addition two to three, longer if the slab is coming out or the access is poor.
Free on-site assessment. Fixed written price before anything moves.
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