Total Demolition Brisbane dismantles factories, warehouses, processing plants and heavy infrastructure across Brisbane, Ipswich and Logan. We run our own crews and our own machinery – nothing is subcontracted out, so the people who quote your project are the people who carry it out.
Industrial work is not scaled-up house demolition. Live services, heavy structural steel, confined spaces, contaminated material and neighbouring operations that cannot stop all have to be planned around before a machine moves. Getting that planning wrong is what turns a three-week programme into a three-month one.
We are licensed for asbestos removal in-house, so hazardous material is handled by the same team on the same programme, rather than a second contractor you have to find, vet and coordinate around your own schedule.
Industrial projects are one part of our Brisbane demolition services – we also handle commercial buildings, houses and asbestos removal across South-East Queensland.
The price we quote is the price you pay, with no hidden charges.
Bridges, tunnels, retaining structures and public works. These rarely allow a straightforward pull-down: the structure often sits over live traffic, rail or water, so the sequence is engineered first and the load paths are taken out in a controlled order. Access windows are frequently nights or weekends, and we programme around them.
Portal frames, tilt-slab, clear-span sheds and older brick-and-steel factories. Steel is cut down and separated for recycling rather than crushed with the rest. Where a site stays partly tenanted or operational, the works are staged and the demolition zone is fully separated so your remaining occupants keep working.
Process plant, vessels, tanks and pipework where residues remain in the system. Decontamination, purging and disposal routes are settled before dismantling begins, and the sequence follows the plant’s own isolation requirements. Documentation is kept throughout for your compliance records.
Piers, docks, wharves, jetties and offshore platforms. Tidal windows, barge and crane access and containment of debris over water set the method here – not the structure alone. Work in marine environments carries its own approvals, and we deal with the relevant authorities before anything starts.
Power stations, substations, conveyors, processing facilities and associated plant. High-voltage isolation is confirmed in writing before access, and heavy foundations, footings and below-ground structures are removed rather than left for the next contractor to discover.
Older industrial buildings routinely contain asbestos in roof sheeting, cladding, pipe lagging and electrical backing boards. We identify it at assessment, remove and dispose of it under the relevant regulations before demolition proceeds, and hand over the disposal documentation.
Plant, tanks, racking, conveyors and electrical infrastructure usually remain in place, and much of it has salvage or scrap value worth recovering before the structure comes down. What is stripped out first, and what goes with the building, is a decision that affects both the programme and the price – so it is settled at quote stage, not mid-job.
Power, water, gas, compressed air and process lines all have to be positively isolated, and on an industrial site the drawings are often out of date. We trace and confirm rather than assume, and we coordinate the disconnections with the utilities ahead of the start date instead of discovering a live service with an excavator.
Adjoining tenancies, shared access roads and operating parts of the same site constrain when noisy or dusty work can happen. Exclusion zones, hoarding, water suppression and traffic management are planned against your neighbours’ operating hours, which is usually what decides whether a job runs smoothly or generates complaints.
Long-span steel, gantries and silos hold load in ways a house frame does not, and releasing that load in the wrong order is the main structural risk on these jobs. The take-down sequence is worked out in advance and the right attachment – shears, pulveriser, hammer or grapple – is matched to each element.
We walk the site, review drawings where they exist, and assess structural condition, access and what is still connected. Hazardous materials are identified at this stage – not discovered later – because they drive both the method and the cost.
You get a fixed written price with the programme, the inclusions and the exclusions set out, plus the demolition method proposed for the structure. If salvage or scrap recovery changes the figure, that is shown rather than absorbed quietly.
We research what the site requires – including environmental, heritage and safety considerations where they apply – prepare and lodge the applications, liaise with the authorities, and coordinate the power, water and gas disconnections.
Exclusion zones, hoarding, signage and traffic management go in, along with dust and noise controls. The work zone is separated from any part of the site still operating, and access routes are agreed with whoever remains on site.
Asbestos and other hazardous material is removed and disposed of by our licensed team before the structure is touched, with air monitoring where the work requires it and disposal dockets provided.
The structure comes down in the planned sequence using our own excavators and attachments. Waste is separated as it is generated, the site is cleared, and we walk it with you at handover.
Industrial demolition carries more risk than any other work we do, and most of that risk is managed before the machines arrive rather than on the day. Every project runs to a documented plan built from the site assessment, and the controls below apply to all of them.
Industrial demolition generates more recoverable material than any other kind. Structural steel, reinforcement, copper and aluminium are separated on site and sent for recycling; concrete and brick are processed for reuse as fill or road base where the material allows. That keeps tonnage out of landfill and, where the scrap has genuine value, it is reflected in your price rather than retained quietly.
Non-recyclable waste goes to licensed disposal facilities, and you receive the dockets. At the end we clear the site, remove below-ground obstructions within the agreed scope, and leave the block level and ready for whatever comes next – then walk it with you so anything outstanding is dealt with before we demobilise.
It depends on the size of the structure, what is still inside it, and how much of the site has to stay operational. A straightforward warehouse often runs a few weeks. A plant requiring decontamination, staged works around live operations, or restricted access windows can run several months. You get a realistic programme with the quote rather than after the job starts – and if the programme has to change, you hear why.
Yes. We research what the specific site requires, including any environmental, heritage or safety considerations, prepare and lodge the applications with the supporting documentation, and deal with the authorities on your behalf through the approval process. We also coordinate the service disconnections with the utilities before work begins, which is often the longest lead item on an industrial job.
We are licensed for asbestos removal, so it is handled in-house rather than by a separate contractor you have to engage. It is identified during the site assessment wherever possible, so it is priced upfront instead of appearing as a variation. The material is removed and disposed of under the relevant regulations before demolition proceeds, with air monitoring where required, and you receive the disposal documentation for your records.
Yes, and on industrial sites it is more common than a full shutdown. The works are staged and the demolition zone is physically separated from the operating area, with access routes, dust, noise and vibration controls planned around your operations rather than the other way around. Tell us at quote stage what has to keep running and when – it shapes the method and the programme.
Structural steel, reinforcement and non-ferrous metals are separated and sent for recycling. Where that material has genuine value it is accounted for in your price rather than quietly retained. If you want specific plant, racking or equipment removed intact for resale or reuse, say so before the quote – it changes the sequence and we price it in.
Yes, within the agreed scope. Industrial sites often have deep footings, pits, tanks and slabs that will obstruct whatever is built next. We confirm at quote stage how far down you need the site cleared, so it is priced properly rather than becoming a variation once the excavator is already there.
We work across Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan and the surrounding South-East Queensland region. For industrial projects further afield it depends on the scale and duration of the job – larger projects can justify the mobilisation, so it is worth asking.
Tell us what is on the site and we will come out, look at it properly, and give you a written price with the method, the programme and the inclusions set out. No obligation, and no charge for the assessment.
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