These photos show our own demolition work. We do not yet have a pool removal photographed for publication, so the pool method is explained with diagrams on the service pages.
Locations and dates are not published to protect our clients' privacy. Each description states only what the photo shows and the technique used.
House demolition
Single-storey house: before, during and after
Before: single-storey brick house with tiled roof and porch, green rubble skip on siteDuring: the same house partly demolished, brick and timber sorted into separate pilesAfter: cleared plot cordoned off with barrier tape
This sequence shows the order we follow on every plot, whether the structure is a house, a pool house or a terrace: first
the building with its porch and a skip ready on site, then the demolition with brick and timber kept in separate piles, and finally
a cleared plot marked with barrier tape until the next stage begins. The same sorting and clean finish apply when we remove a pool
and the outbuildings around it.
Technique
Mechanical demolition with on-site sorting of brick and timber
What the photos show
Before: house with tiled roof, porch and green skip. During: partly demolished, brick and timber in separate piles. After: cleared plot with barrier tape
Concrete demolition
Breaking reinforced concrete ground beams
Breaking reinforced concrete ground beams with a Hitachi hydraulic breaker and a Liebherr excavator beside a steel hall
Breaking reinforced concrete at ground level is the core of any pool removal: the breaker opens the concrete, the steel
is exposed and cut out, and the pieces are sorted. Here the work is on ground beams next to a steel building, with a second excavator
standing by to handle the broken material.
Technique
Hydraulic breaker on an excavator, steel separated from concrete
What the photo shows
A Hitachi breaker on reinforced concrete ground beams with a Liebherr excavator beside a steel hall
Rubble processing
On-site crushing of demolition rubble
Kleemann Mobicat MC 110 R EVO mobile jaw crusher processing demolition rubble, fed by a CAT excavator
Where the volume justifies it, mineral rubble is crushed on site. The photo shows a mobile crusher being fed by an
excavator. On garden-scale jobs such as a pool removal the volumes are usually smaller, and the sorted concrete is delivered to an
authorised facility instead.
Technique
Mobile crushing of sorted mineral rubble
What the photo shows
A Kleemann Mobicat MC 110 R EVO crusher fed by a CAT excavator
Building demolition
Old building with basement walls
CAT excavator on brick rubble next to a partly demolished old building and basement walls
Below-ground walls need the same care as the retaining walls of a sloping garden: the sequence decides what stays
supported. This photo shows an excavator on the brick rubble of an old building, with the basement walls still standing while the
demolition continues around them.
Technique
Mechanical demolition, working from the rubble platform
What the photo shows
A CAT excavator on brick rubble next to a partly demolished building and basement walls
Villa demolition
Villa demolition in a dense urban setting
Aerial view: Liebherr excavator demolishing an old villa in a dense urban setting
Working close to neighbours is normal on the coast, where many villas share boundaries with other homes. The aerial view
shows an excavator demolishing an old villa with neighbouring buildings on several sides, which is why the order of work and the
protection of boundaries are planned before the machine starts.
Technique
Mechanical demolition in a confined urban plot
What the photo shows
Aerial view of a Liebherr excavator demolishing an old villa surrounded by other buildings
Tell us what you want gone from your garden
Send a few photos, the municipality and what you plan to do with the space. We reply in English with the next steps and a no-obligation quote.
