Demolition Contractor in North Salinas

Remodel Demolition in North Salinas Tract Homes

A typical North Salinas house is a single-story or two-story tract home on a slab, with stucco outside and drywall inside. Kitchens have original or once-updated cabinets, soffits over the uppers and sheet vinyl or tile floors. Bathrooms have fiberglass tub surrounds or tile on backer board. Owners buying these homes often want both rooms redone at once.

Interior demolition in these houses goes fairly quickly compared with the plaster-and-lath homes downtown. We seal off the rooms, pull cabinets, counters, flooring and soffits, cap the plumbing, and haul everything out. The main thing to check first is the ceiling texture and flooring, since homes from this era can contain asbestos in both.

Pool Removal and Backyard Demolition North of Laurel Drive

Plenty of backyards in North Salinas got a pool when the houses were new. Decades later, many of those pools are cracked, need new plaster and equipment, and get used only a few weeks a year in the cool Salinas summers. Owners take them out to get a usable yard back, cut costs or make room for an ADU.

We handle partial fill-ins and full removals here. The usual route for equipment is a side yard gate or a fence panel removed for a few days. The same backyards often have aging patios, planter walls and sheds, which we can remove in the same job so the yard is cleared at once.

• Pool shell broken and drained or fully removed
• Old patios and walkways broken out
• Sheds and patio covers taken down
• Fill compacted and yard graded

Driveway and Garage Concrete in North Salinas

Driveways from the 1960s and 1970s are reaching the end of their life. Tree roots from street trees lift slabs and crack them, and settling leaves trip edges. We break out the old driveway, remove the base if needed, and leave it ready for new concrete or pavers. Any work on the driveway approach or sidewalk needs a city encroachment permit, which we arrange.

Garage conversions also come up. When an attached garage becomes living space, the old garage door, some interior finishes and sometimes part of the slab need to come out. We coordinate with the contractor building the conversion so the demolition matches their plans.

Shed, Patio Cover and Side Yard Demolition in North Salinas

Side yards and back corners in these tracts collect structures over the years: a metal shed from a hardware store, a wood patio cover added in the 1980s, a dog run, a lean-to over the trash cans. Individually they are small, but together they eat up the yard. Owners clearing for an ADU, new landscaping or a pool removal often want all of them gone in one visit.

Patio covers attached to the house need some care, since their ledger boards are bolted to the wall and may hide old flashing or dry rot. We unbolt and remove them so the stucco can be patched, and point out any damage the siding contractor should see. Sheds and dog runs come apart quickly and the metal goes to scrap.

City of Salinas Permits and Utilities for North Salinas Jobs

North Salinas is inside city limits, so permits come from the City of Salinas Permit Center. Kitchen and bath demolition usually falls under the remodel permit, while pool removal and full demolitions have their own permits and inspections. Water service is typically Cal Water, and PG&E handles gas and electric.

Ceiling texture, sheet vinyl and drywall mud from those decades get sampled before any wall or floor is opened. Positive samples go on the work list of a certified abatement firm, which finishes its part before our crew sets foot in the room. We fold that step into the remodel calendar so your contractor is not left waiting.