A knockdown-rebuild in Balgowlah starts with getting the old house down cleanly and safely, without damaging the home next door. Eco Demolition handles that as a single licensed contractor, from council approval and asbestos removal through to a level, construction-ready block. We are a family-operated business founded by Adam A. Abbas, with more than 1,000 demolition and site projects completed across Sydney and the Northern Beaches. For a demolition in Balgowlah, that means one point of contact, one fixed price, and genuine care on the tight, shared boundaries common on older Balgowlah blocks.
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Demolition services we handle in Balgowlah
In Balgowlah, the most common demolition is a knockdown-rebuild: taking down an old house to make way for a new one. That is our core work, but not all of it. On a Balgowlah project we handle:
- Residential house demolition and knockdown-rebuild site preparation
- Partial demolition and internal strip-outs for renovations and extensions
- Garage, shed and outbuilding removal
- Swimming pool removal and site restoration
- Site clearing, waste removal and bulk excavation to leave the block build-ready
- Commercial, shop and office strip-outs in the local centre
Whatever the structure, we take it down, clear it, and hand back a level, build-ready site.
Protecting the house next door on a tight Balgowlah block
In an established suburb like Balgowlah, the house coming down often sits close to, or right on, a shared boundary with the home or business next door. That is the part of the job that needs the most planning, so we plan it first, not last.
Where a wall stands hard against a boundary, a machine swinging from the open side is the wrong tool. Our hand-demolition specialists take those sections down piece by piece, so nothing falls the wrong way. We set exclusion zones around the work, prop or brace shared structures that need it, and keep our crew and the neighbouring property clear of the drop line. Before any digging near a boundary, we use non-destructive digging to locate underground services rather than find them with a bucket. Plan it first. Protect the boundary. Then take it down.
Good demolition on a tight lot is as much about the neighbours as the structure. Before work starts, we knock on the adjoining doors and explain what is happening, when, and how long it will take, so the first the neighbours hear of it is not a truck in the driveway.
About Eco Demolition
Eco Demolition (NSW) Pty Ltd is a family-operated business founded by Adam A. Abbas and established in 2015. Adam is a civil engineer (BEng Civil, MIEAust) whose background is in major Sydney infrastructure, and that discipline shapes how we plan work on tight sites. Together the team has completed more than 1,000 demolition, asbestos and site projects. We cover Balgowlah and neighbouring North Balgowlah as part of our demolition work across the Northern Beaches and Greater Sydney. You can see our full credentials, including our licence numbers, insurance and certifications, on our main Sydney demolition service page.
Asbestos in a Balgowlah demolition
Older homes can contain asbestos, so on an older Balgowlah house a pre-demolition asbestos inspection is a standard first step, not an afterthought. If asbestos is found, it has to be removed and cleared before any structural demolition begins. Our licensed removalists take out both non-friable (bonded) material, like fibro sheeting, and friable (crumbling) material, under the correct SafeWork NSW licence class. For friable work, the air monitoring and the final clearance certificate are issued by an independent licensed asbestos assessor, engaged separately so the sign-off is genuinely at arm’s length. We arrange and coordinate that assessor; we do not clear our own work. Because we hold both demolition and asbestos removal licences, the inspection, removal, clearance and demolition run under one contract, with the compliance paperwork handed to you at the end.
Approvals and permits for a Balgowlah demolition
Not every demolition needs a full development application. Some minor works can qualify as exempt or complying development under the State’s planning codes, whilst most whole-house knockdowns are assessed by the council. In Balgowlah, that council is Northern Beaches Council, and your property currently sits under the Warringah Local Environmental Plan 2011. Northern Beaches Council is consolidating its planning controls, and a new plan is currently on public exhibition, so the applicable rules can change; we confirm the current position for your address before we quote. The two usual routes are a Complying Development Certificate, or CDC, a faster approval issued by a certifier for straightforward jobs that meet set standards, and a Development Application, or DA, assessed by the council for more involved work. Which one fits depends on your site and what the council may require. Either way, we prepare the documents and manage the lodgement for you.
Pricing a Balgowlah demolition
There is no flat rate for a house demolition, because the price is built from your specific site. So what drives the number? The size and construction of the building, whether asbestos is present and needs licensed removal, how much room there is for machinery, and how the waste is removed. A tight or shared boundary that calls for careful hand demolition takes more time than an open block a machine can work freely, and that shows in the quote. We set all of it out as one fixed price under our Fixed Price Guarantee: the price we quote is the price you pay, with no hidden fees and no variations invented later. The quote is free, and an accurate figure needs the site seen first.
How a Balgowlah demolition runs, start to finish
Every Balgowlah job follows the same sequence, from the first call to a clean site.
- Free quote. You call or enquire, and we give you a fixed-price quote for the work.
- Free site assessment. We look at the building, the block and the boundaries before anything is locked in.
- Approvals and permits. We prepare and lodge the CDC or DA and manage it through the council.
- Asbestos removal and site prep. Any asbestos is removed and cleared, and the site is prepared for demolition.
- Demolition. The structure comes down to the plan we have set, with the neighbours told first.
- Waste removal and clean-up. The site is cleared, and the waste sorted and disposed of responsibly.
- Compliance certificates and handover. You receive the paperwork and a level, construction-ready block.
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What Balgowlah owners ask
You can arrange the demolition of your own home in NSW, but the work has to be carried out by a licensed demolisher, any asbestos removed under the correct licence, and the right approval put in place first. For most owners it is simpler, and safer, to have one licensed contractor manage the approval, the asbestos and the demolition together.
There is no single figure that fits every job; the price depends on the building, the asbestos, the access and the waste. We give you one fixed price under our Fixed Price Guarantee after a free site assessment, so the number you are quoted is the number you pay.
Balgowlah is in the Northern Beaches Council area, currently under the Warringah Local Environmental Plan 2011, with the council's planning controls under review. We prepare and lodge your CDC or DA and manage the application through to approval, so you are not dealing with the paperwork yourself.
Yes. We inspect for asbestos first, remove non-friable and friable material under the correct SafeWork NSW licence, and for friable work we arrange an independent assessor to carry out the air monitoring and issue the clearance certificate before demolition continues.
We sort and remove the demolition waste, dispose of it responsibly, and clear the block. You are handed a level, construction-ready site with the compliance certificates, ready for your builder to start.
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The first step on any Balgowlah demolition is a free site visit and a fixed-price quote. Tell us what needs to come down and what you are building, and we will run the approval, the asbestos and the demolition as one job. Call Eco Demolition on 02 9769 0050, Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm, with a 24/7 line for emergency work.
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