Demolition
Houses, garages, barns, sheds and commercial buildings taken down with excavators across Fairfield County. The debris is hauled away, the hole is filled and the lot is left flat.
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Half the houses in Bridgeport were built in 1946 or earlier, going by state assessor records. The median lot here runs about a tenth of an acre. So the building that comes down is usually a two or three family house. It can also be a garage behind it or an older commercial building on a corner. There is a house on each side and a sidewalk out front. The work has to fit that space.
All Star Wrecking is a demolition contractor based in Monroe. We come down Route 25 through Trumbull into Bridgeport, about twelve miles. Demolition is the main work here. Houses, garages, barns, sheds, commercial buildings and concrete come down with excavators. The debris is hauled away and the ground is left flat. We also do excavation, site work and land clearing across Fairfield County. Call (412) 944-9931 and we will come look at the job.
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Bridgeport is the largest city in Connecticut. About 151,000 people live on roughly 16 square miles of land. That density sets the job. Most of what comes down here is a house that is past fixing. A fire damaged building or a garage leaning off its slab is common too.
House demolition on a lot this size is a close quarters job. The house next door can be a few steps away. Access for the excavator comes off the street or a narrow driveway. We look at that before anything else, because it sets the machine and the order of work.
Smaller structures are steady work here too. Detached garages and sheds sit at the back of these lots. When one starts to go, the slab under it usually comes out with it. The ground is graded flat after.
The demolition permit comes from the city building official. Bridgeport runs the application through its own Park City Portal, which lists demolition permits. We tell you what the city will ask for and line the job up around it.
The city publishes what the application needs. It includes letters from every utility, covering phone, cable, electric, gas, water and the water pollution control authority. It asks for certified mail receipts showing the abutting owners were notified. The list also carries a rodent free certificate from the Health Department. A dust control plan and an acceptance letter from the debris facility are on it as well. A Bridgeport demolition permit is good for 30 days from the date it is issued.
The city's own list also carries a 90 day demolition delay form. Connecticut lets a town hold a demolition permit for up to 180 days by ordinance, and Bridgeport's figure is 90. Whether it catches your building is the city's call. Where a waiting period runs, state law says no work toward the demolition during it, and that includes abatement.
State demolition rules bite harder in a city. A site fence at least eight feet high goes along the street line for the length of the building. A covered sidewalk shed comes in when the building sits within six feet of the street line. The same goes for a building twelve feet or more in height. Bridgeport also wants the dust kept down. A hydrant permit from the fire department covers the water used for that.
What is under the house matters as much as the house. Older houses in Connecticut often sit on fieldstone or block foundations. Slabs, walkways and an old driveway apron usually come out with them, and that is concrete removal. State law says the cellar hole is filled to grade and the debris taken off the property.
Age brings two more steps before a teardown. More than half of Bridgeport's houses date to before 1978, so lead paint handling applies. A licensed asbestos inspector surveys the building first where the rules call for it. Residential buildings with five or more units and commercial buildings are named in that rule. A state notification goes in at least ten days before a demolition starts. On a commercial building the whole list is tighter, which is what commercial demolition covers.
The Pequonnock River runs down through the middle of the city into Bridgeport Harbor. Black Rock Harbor sits on the west side, and Long Island Sound is at the foot of it. Low lying parts of the city fall inside federal flood zones. The city's own notices name Zone A for 100 year flooding and Zone V for coastal flooding with wave action. Where a lot sits in one of those, the city sets what has to happen.
Bridgeport has its own Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency. Its regulations set a 100 foot upland review area measured from the edge of a wetland or watercourse. Inside that band, earth moving and earth filling are regulated activities. So is clear cutting of trees or undergrowth, and road or building work. The agency meets the last Monday of each month at City Hall. A wetland here is decided by soil type, not by standing water.
Under the pavement, this part of the county is glacial till over schist and gneiss. Boulders and ledge turn up without much warning, so a dig gets planned around them. Call Before You Dig is the law in Connecticut. The call goes in at least two full working days ahead and no more than thirty days out. Lines the property owner put in, like a feed out to a garage, are not marked by that service.
Communities and areas we serve around Bridgeport: Black Rock, Brooklawn, Downtown, East End, East Side, Hollow, Mill Hill, North End, Reservoir, South End, Success, West End.
Bridgeport ZIP codes served: 06604, 06605, 06606, 06607, 06608, 06610.
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(412) 944-9931 Houses, garages, barns, sheds and commercial buildings taken down with excavators across Fairfield County. The debris is hauled away, the hole is filled and the lot is left flat.
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We take down whole houses across Monroe and the rest of Fairfield County, foundation and all. The debris is hauled away, the cellar hole is filled and the lot is left flat.
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We take down detached garages, barns, sheds and other outbuildings across Fairfield County. The debris is hauled away and the ground is left graded flat.
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Commercial buildings and structures taken down with excavators, and the debris sorted and hauled away. We also take out part of a building ahead of a renovation.
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We break out concrete slabs, foundations, footings, driveways and patios with excavators. The broken concrete is hauled away and the ground is left graded flat.
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All Star Wrecking digs and backfills foundation holes for new houses and additions, cuts trenches and digs ponds. We are based in Monroe and dig across Fairfield County.
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We do the site work for a new home in Monroe and across Fairfield County. The lot gets cleared, the driveway cut in, the foundation dug and the yard graded.
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We dig, bed and backfill the trenches for water, sewer, electric, gas and conduit lines. The licensed trades and the utility make the connections, and we put the ground back.
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We cut new gravel driveways in through wooded and sloped lots, then build the base and crown the surface. Rutted and washed out driveways are rebuilt from the ground up.
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We backfill, rough grade and finish grade with excavators, then spread topsoil and put grass seed down. Yards are regraded so water runs away from the house instead of sitting against it.
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We clear whole lots and single sections with excavators, from the trees down to the stumps. The wood and brush are hauled off and the ground is left ready for the next step.
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Overgrown brush, briars, vines and saplings pulled out with an excavator. Fallen dead wood cleared, trails cut and views reopened across Fairfield County.
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We dig stumps out of the ground whole, roots and all, with an excavator. The stumps are hauled off and the hole is filled and graded.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Bridgeport. If yours is not here, call and ask.
Tell us what has to come down, get dug or get cleared, and how you want the lot left. Call (412) 944-9931 or send the form and we will set up a look at the site.
Tell us about the job. We will get right back to you.