Professional Selective Demolition in San Diego
Watkins Environmental provides professional residential and commercial selective demolition services throughout San Diego County and beyond.What isSelective Demolition?
What is Selective Demolition?
There are instances where a complete demolition of a structure is unnecessary and only sections of a building or home require demolition. This extremely delicate demolition within an existing structure is known as selective demolition. Selective demolition maximizes efficiency by reducing waste, repurposing reusable materials, and lessening environmental impact.
Every selective demolition is different and requires taking every variable into consideration. Even the smallest jobs require careful planning to ensure pinpoint accuracy. Some details taken into consideration are the materials being handled that can include asbestos or mold, interference with existing structures and utility lines, and assembling the team best suited to take on such a project.
There are instances where a complete demolition of a structure is unnecessary and only sections of a building or home require demolition. This extremely delicate demolition within an existing structure is known as selective demolition. Selective demolition maximizes efficiency by reducing waste, repurposing reusable materials, and lessening environmental impact.
Every selective demolition is different and requires taking every variable into consideration. Even the smallest jobs require careful planning to ensure pinpoint accuracy. Some details taken into consideration are the materials being handled, interference with existing structures and utility lines, and assembling the team best suited to take on such a project.
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Licensed & ExperiencedSelective Demolition Services in San Diego
Licensed & ExperiencedSelective Demolition Services in San Diego
Our experienced team has demolished structures throughout the Western United States for over two decades, including homes, condominiums, and apartment buildings.
Watkins Environmental is a fully licensed, bonded, and insured demolition contractor. We have all of the required permits for demolition work, including C21: Building Moving, Demolition. We pride ourselves on taking the utmost precautions before, during, and after any demolition project, and the safety of your property and our employees are our #1 priority.
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Watkins Environmental is equipped to handle both residential demolition and commercial demolition. It’s important to hire a fully licensed and experienced demolition contractor for projects of any size.
By nature, selective demolition projects require a high degree of prep and precision. That work is accomplished through extensive site surveying, which determines any unique needs and/or challenges a selective demo team may encounter. From there, an experienced team will spend time creating a detailed plan of action.
- The types of materials are being handled and any special handling considerations
- What interference will be caused by existing structures and utility lines
- Safety guidelines and precautions
- The necessary permits required to demo
Learn MoreSelective Demolition FAQs
When would I use selective demolition for a project as opposed to total demolition?
Situations where selective demolition might be a better option include:
- When demolishing on a working site
- When you’d like to reuse the materials on-site (ie cabinetry, flooring, windows, landscaping, etc.)
- When there are historical elements or features in a building
- When you need to remove something carefully
What are the benefits of selective demolition?
There are several benefits to this method of demolition, including:
- Costs are lower than the costs of demolishing the entire structure
- Selective demolition leads to the production of less waste, which is better for the environment and leads to less hauling
- The process maximizes your demolition team’s efficiency so that they’re not getting rid of something that you can still use
- You can remodel, repurpose, or build a new extension onto an existing building
- You can use selective demolition to get rid of hazardous waste and materials without compromising the structure of the building
Are there permit requirements for selective demolition?
A demolition contractor must have the proper local and state licensing in order to perform any type of demolition work. These contractor licensing requirements vary from state-to-state. Watkins Environmental is based in San Diego, so we’re fully licensed and permitted for demolition work in the State of California.
Watkins Environmental is equipped to handle both residential demolition and commercial demolition. Contact us for a free estimate today!
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"I would like to commend you and your team on your professional performance during our recent asbestos abatement situation in our archaeological dig area. The asbestos crew was punctual, courteous and professional throughout the job, and did an outstanding job working around the sensitive areas."
Andy Bashore
Park Maintenance Supervisor, San Diego Old Town State Historic Park
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Mayor of the City of La Mesa
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"Your management team executed the project with a high degree of expertise, ingenuity and professionalism in the remediation and deconstruction of buildings at the former Naval Training Center in San Diego. Through your own initiatives, you maintained a clean work-site; minimized traffic, noise, and dust; and kept the community well informed of the progress of the contract."
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CEO of Douglas E Barnhart, Inc.
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"I wanted to take time out of my day to write to you regarding the professional conduct and extreme honesty of your crew headed by Josh that did the asbestos remediation on our property.
In addition to doing a good job, your crew found and returned over $4,000 in cash found in the offices that were being remediated. We are grateful for their honesty and commend you for the caliber of your employees."
Father Devdas Masillamony
Santa Sophia Church
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"Watkins is a strong organization from high-level management to administration to field personnel/supervision."
RQ Construction
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"The repurposing of this iconic property was significant, requiring multiple trades on site at any given time. The Watkins Team was cooperative and demonstrated an excellent ‘Team Work’ attitude."
Casey Brown Company
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Turner Construction Company
Successful and safe completion of the scope of work
"Thank you guys very much for your successful and safe completion of the scope of work here at the school. I know the school is very appreciative of the work you did and your foreman Jaime was very easy to work with and he communicated well with me. I will definitely reach out to you guys in the future with more work to bid on some future projects that come our way."
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Founder & Operations Manager, Lakewood Builders