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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Fairfield sits on Long Island Sound, and a lot of its houses are older than the people buying them. State assessor records put the middle Fairfield house at about 1957, on roughly a quarter acre. Down near the beach and around Southport, the lot is often worth more than the house standing on it. That is how a teardown starts here: the old house comes down, and a bigger one goes up.
All Star Wrecking is a demolition, excavation and land clearing contractor based in Monroe, in northern Fairfield County. We come down to the town of Fairfield on Route 111 and Route 25. Most of the work here is house demolition, plus garages, sheds and concrete, with the debris hauled away. We also do excavation, site work and clearing, so call (412) 944-9931 for a free estimate.
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Fairfield's housing is mostly postwar. State assessor records cover more than 20,000 homes in town, and the middle one was built in 1957. Most sit on about a quarter acre, which is tight ground for a teardown.
Fairfield also builds. State permit data shows 343 new housing units authorized here in 2025, up from 191 in 2024. Much of that is a new house on a lot that already held one. The old house comes down first, and the foundation goes with it.
Smaller jobs run alongside the teardowns. A detached garage, a shed, an old patio or a cracked driveway slab all come out the same way. Once a house is gone, the foundation comes out and is hauled off. The cellar hole is filled and the ground is left flat.
The demolition permit comes from the town building official. In Fairfield that is the Building Department, at Sullivan Independence Hall on Old Post Road. We tell you what the town will ask for and line the job up around it.
Connecticut sets the gates before a building comes down. Every public utility has to confirm that service to the building is severed. A demolition notification goes to the state health department ahead of the work. On many buildings a licensed asbestos inspector has to survey the place first.
Fairfield also runs a demolition delay, and the wait turns on the age of the building. On one 100 years or older the hold runs to 60 days. The town's demolition packet includes an age verification form and wording for a sign posted on the property. Notice goes to the Historic District Commission and the Fairfield Historical Society, so ask about dates early.
The town runs from Long Island Sound up past the Merritt Parkway. The Post Road and Black Rock Turnpike carry most of the traffic through it. Fairfield has local historic districts at Southport, Greenfield Hill and Old Post Road by the town center. Inside them the Historic District Commission reviews changes that show from the street.
A teardown inside one of those districts takes more town review than one on an ordinary street. Around Fairfield Beach and Sasco Hill the lots are tight and the ground sits low. FEMA has redrawn flood maps covering parts of town, so an old flood zone reading may not hold. The Town Plan and Zoning Department handles flood map determinations here.
Greenfield Hill sits inland, away from the water. The uplands here are glacial till over rock, so boulders and ledge turn up in a dig. Old stone walls run through the woods on the back lots. That is where land clearing and stump work come in, on lots that have grown in.
A dig in Fairfield starts with locates. Call Before You Dig is the law in Connecticut, and the notice runs at least two full working days ahead. Private lines on a property are not part of that service. A buried line to a garage, a pool or a sprinkler head has to be found another way.
Footings in Connecticut have to get below the frost line, which the state building code puts at 42 inches. That is why a foundation dig is deeper than people expect. On the low ground near Fairfield Beach, groundwater can show up in the hole. On the inland side of town the problem is rock, and the work slows when ledge turns up.
Work near a wetland or a brook brings in the town. Fairfield's Conservation Department runs the Inland Wetlands Agency, and it publishes a screening tool for checking a property. In Connecticut wetlands are set by soil type, so dry looking woods can still be regulated. The town decides what needs a permit and how long that takes.
Communities and areas we serve around Fairfield: Southport, Greenfield Hill, Stratfield, Tunxis Hill, Fairfield Beach, Sasco Hill, Lake Hills, Mill Plain, Melville Village, Fairfield University area.
Fairfield ZIP codes served: 06824, 06825, 06430, 06432, 06890.
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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 Fairfield. 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.
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