Commercial, September 2024
Restaurant floor, tile to slab
Ceramic tile set on the slab across a restaurant dining room, broken out and the old thinset scraped back to the concrete.
Interior demolition, back to the slab
Every new shower floor starts with the old one coming out. Across Toronto and the GTA, we take rooms back to the slab or the studs, behind plastic, with the debris bagged and the floor left clear for the new bed.
2020 to 2025: home and commercial, photographed on the job. See the 15 photos
- Down to
- Slab or studs
- Dust
- Closed off
- Debris
- Bagged, hauled
- Next
- Dry pack, screed
Scope
What we do
- Bathrooms and showers gutted to the studs and the drain
- Tile, parquet and old mortar beds lifted to the slab
- Basements stripped back to the foundation walls
- Kitchen floors lifted, with the cabinets out first
- Commercial floors taken to the slab
- In lived-in homes, walls and stairs behind plastic before we start; debris bagged and carried out
Handover
Ready for the next trade
These are done by other trades, so you know who to book.
| Work | Done by |
|---|---|
| Asbestos testing and removal | A lab, then a licensed abatement contractor |
| Capping plumbing and power | Your plumber and electrician |
| Structural walls and beams | Your engineer and GC |
Layers
What comes out, top to bottom
- 1FinishTile, parquet, carpet, vanities and cabinets
- 2Setting bedOld mortar beds and thinset, broken out and scraped
- 3Walls and ceilingsDrywall, plaster and lath, to the framing
- 4FramingNon-structural partitions, where the plan says so
- 5Back toClean slab, subfloor or studs, cleared
On the job, September 2025
One basement, photographed over two days, back to the slab.
Home, September 2025
Basement back to the foundation walls
Drywall, framing and ceiling out, photographed over two days, the furniture wrapped in plastic, the floor scraped back to the concrete.
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On the job
More tear-outs, photographed on the job
From the crew's phones. Cropped, colour and exposure corrected, nothing added or painted out.
Home, 2020 to 2025
Tile and parquet floors lifted
Old tile, parquet and the mortar under them taken up in homes. In lived-in houses, walls and stairs go behind plastic first.
Home, 2020 and 2021
Rooms to the studs
Plaster, lath and drywall out to the framing, ready for new wiring, insulation and walls.
At home
Redoing a bathroom or a basement? Book the tear-out and the new bed together, and there is no gap to arrange between two trades.
Get a free quoteFor the trade
GCs and tile contractors: strip-outs ahead of your crews, swept and ready for the next trade. Commercial floors taken to the slab.
Request a bidQuestions
Questions about interior demolition
Do you take the debris away?
Yes. On small jobs the debris is bagged and carried out as we go. For a basement or a commercial floor we arrange a bin and fill it as we go.
How do you keep the dust down?
In a lived-in home, plastic walls go up around the work area and the stairs and railings get covered before we start. You can see it in the hallway photos.
What about asbestos?
Homes built before 1990 can have asbestos in vinyl tile, mastic, plaster, joint compound and pipe insulation. In Ontario it must be checked before demolition starts. We ask for a lab test of anything suspect, and on commercial jobs the designated substance survey. Anything that tests positive is removed by an asbestos abatement contractor before we start.
Who disconnects the plumbing and power?
Your plumber and electrician cap the lines before we start. We work around the capped lines and leave valves and boxes exposed for them to find.
Can you lay the new floor after?
Yes. Once the slab is clean, the dry pack or screed can go down straight after.
Get a free quote for interior demolition.
Send photos and Ricardo prices it from them, or ask for a site visit. Toronto and the GTA.
Related services
- Shower pans and pre-slopesDry pack shower floors sloped to the drain, with the curb, ready for the waterproofing and the tile.
- Dry pack floor levellingSand and cement screeds, flat or to falls: basements, condos, over in-floor heating and whole commercial floors.
- Pool decks and terracesSloped mortar beds around and inside pools, on terraces and pavilions, ready for the stone or tile.
- Scratch coatMetal lath fastened to the plywood and mortar trowelled into it: a solid, flat base for tile on a wood floor.