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A look at our recent work. Photos are from our own crews, taken on site.

Whole-House Selective Demolition — Annapolis Valley, NS

Residential · Selective & interior demolition · Completed October 2026 · About two weeks on site

A private home in the Annapolis Valley being taken back to the frame for a full renovation. Our job was to clear everything the builders did not need and leave them a clean, safe shell to start from. The stone fireplace, windows, doors, trim and exterior walls all stayed, and the stairs and finished surfaces that were being kept were protected before the first wall came down.

Living room before: hardwood floor, rug and furniture beside the stone fireplace. After: the same room stripped to the subfloor and studs with the stone fireplace untouched.
Living room. Hardwood out, walls to studs, fireplace and windows kept.
Kitchen before: cabinets, tile floor and cooktop island. After: cabinets, island and tile removed, walls open to the framing.
Kitchen. Cabinets, island, countertops and tile removed.
Bathroom before: vanity, sink and tile floor. After: fixtures and tile removed with plumbing capped and walls opened.
Bathroom. Vanity, fixtures and tile out, plumbing left ready for the plumber.
Stairs before: finished wood staircase. After: stair treads wrapped in floor protection beside the stripped living area.
Stairs. Kept, wrapped and protected for the duration of the job.

Scope of work

  • Full interior strip to the studs: drywall, ceilings and insulation
  • Hardwood and tile flooring removed down to the subfloor
  • Kitchen and bathroom tear-out: cabinets, countertops, fixtures
  • Floor protection on stairs and surfaces that were staying
  • Framing de-nailed and the house swept clean for the rebuild
  • All debris hauled and disposed of
Great room after demolition: clean subfloor, stone fireplace and large windows looking out over the valley.
Great room, ready for the builders.
Stone fireplace and protected stairs after demolition, with the floor cleared to the subfloor.
Fireplace and stair kept intact.
Room stripped to bare studs with the framing de-nailed and the floor swept clean.
De-nailed and swept. Nothing for the next trade to clean up.

Selective demolition is about what you leave behind as much as what you take out. The next crew in should be able to start work the same day. More about our selective and interior demolition service →

Core Drilling Through a Foundation Wall — Halifax, NS

Core drilling · Four 8" cores through a 10" concrete foundation wall · October 2026

Mechanical penetrations through an occupied building's foundation wall. The holes were laid out from the mechanical drawings, the rig was anchored to the wall, and each core was wet-drilled to keep dust down and the bit cool. Four clean, round openings, ready for the plumber the same day.

Left: a rig-mounted core drill wet-drilling through a concrete foundation wall. Right: the finished wall with four clean 8-inch core holes.
Rig-mounted wet coring, and the four finished openings.

Scope of work

  • Layout of four penetrations from the mechanical drawings
  • Rig anchored to the wall for straight, accurate holes
  • Wet core drilling, 8" diameter through 10" of concrete
  • Slurry contained, cores removed and the area cleaned up
Core drill rig anchored to the foundation wall, mid-cut, with water supply and slurry bucket.
Rig set up and drilling.
Close-up of the anchored core drill rig with layout marks for the next holes on the wall.
Anchored rig and layout marks for the remaining cores.
Concrete foundation wall with four clean 8-inch core holes.
Four clean openings, ready for the plumber.

Core drilling is part of what we do every week, on its own or alongside demolition and abatement. More about our core drilling and concrete saw cutting →

Concrete Housekeeping Pad — Halifax, NS

Concrete housekeeping pad · Mechanical room, boiler and pump equipment · October 2026

A new equipment pad in a working mechanical room, formed and poured around the existing heat exchanger, expansion tanks and piping. The floor was prepped, the forms set to the drawings, and the pad poured, screeded and finished in one visit, with the room left clean and the equipment untouched.

Left: wood forms set on a mechanical room floor beside red expansion tanks and a heat exchanger. Right: the finished raised concrete pad in the same spot.
Forms set, then the pad poured and finished.

Scope of work

  • Floor prepped and layout set from the mechanical drawings
  • Forms built and set level around live equipment and piping
  • Concrete placed, screeded and finished
  • Forms stripped and the room cleaned up

Housekeeping pads are a quick, tidy job we fit in around mechanical contractors' schedules. More about our concrete housekeeping pads →

Four New Boilers Moved to a Penthouse Mechanical Room — Dartmouth, NS

Mechanical removals & rigging · Equipment move, new construction · September 2026

Four new boilers delivered to grade on pallets, and a mechanical room on the top floor of a building still under construction with no elevator in service. We uncrated each unit, moved it through the building and up the stairwell on a tracked stair-climber, and set all four in the penthouse mechanical room for the mechanical contractor to pipe in. No damage to the boilers, the stairs or the finished walls.

Left: a crated new boiler on a pallet on a bare concrete floor. Right: two of the boilers set in place in the framed penthouse mechanical room.
Delivered at grade, set in the penthouse.

Scope of work

  • Receive and uncrate four new boilers at grade
  • Move each unit through the building and up the stairwell on a tracked stair-climber
  • Set and position all four in the penthouse mechanical room
  • Crating and packaging removed, floors and stairs left clean
New boiler wrapped and strapped on a pallet on the ground floor of a building under construction.
Delivered at grade.
A boiler strapped to a tracked stair-climber part way up a concrete stairwell.
Up the stairwell on a tracked stair-climber.
Boilers lined up in the framed penthouse mechanical room, still wrapped, ready for piping.
Set in the penthouse, ready for piping.

Moving heavy equipment through finished or half-finished buildings is a regular part of our work. More about our mechanical removals and rigging →

Rigging Mechanical Equipment Into a New Apartment Building — Halifax, NS

Mechanical removals & rigging · New construction, penthouse mechanical room · October 2026

New pumps, expansion tanks and plate heat exchangers for a high-rise apartment building going up in Halifax, with the mechanical room on the top floor. We received the crated equipment, uncrated it, and rigged each piece into the penthouse: a gantry and chain falls set up at the roof edge for the lifts, pallet jacks and chain hoists inside, and every unit landed on its housekeeping pad and anchor bolts, ready for the mechanical contractor to connect.

Left: a crated pump and expansion tank on the bare floor of a building under construction. Right: a plate heat exchanger set on its concrete pad in the penthouse mechanical room.
Crated on the floor, set on the pad.

Scope of work

  • Receive and uncrate pumps, expansion tanks and plate heat exchangers
  • Gantry and chain falls rigged at the roof edge for the lifts into the penthouse
  • Equipment moved through the floor on pallet jacks and chain hoists
  • Each unit set level on its pad and over its anchor bolts
  • Crating removed and the mechanical room left clear
A gantry with chain falls set up at the roof edge of the building, with Halifax Harbour behind.
Gantry at the roof edge.
A crated unit being hoisted in through the roof opening on chain falls.
Hoisting a unit in.
Boiler and equipment set in the penthouse mechanical room, still wrapped.
Set in the mechanical room, ready to connect.

Rigging is about planning the lift before anything leaves the floor. More about our mechanical removals and rigging →

Site Clean-Up & Labour Support on a New Build — Dartmouth, NS

General site clean-up · New construction, multi-level concrete building · October 2026

Ongoing clean-up for a general contractor on a new concrete building in Dartmouth. Our crew works through every level: construction debris bagged and hauled, floors, stairs and the parkade swept, the perimeter picked up, and bins kept turning over. When the GC needed hands on the construction fence, the same crew cut and set the material for it. The site stays clean and safe, and the trades can work.

Left: a pile of construction debris on a bare concrete floor. Right: the same type of floor swept clean with a push broom.
Debris cleared, floors swept, level by level.

Scope of work

  • Daily clean-up of all levels: debris bagged, hauled and binned
  • Floors, stairwells and parkade swept and kept clear
  • Perimeter and laydown areas picked up
  • Labour support for the GC, including building the construction fence
Construction debris bagged in a white bulk bag on a concrete floor.
Debris bagged for haul-out.
A concrete stairwell being swept with a push broom.
Stairwells swept.
A clean, swept lower-level concrete floor with a temporary wood stair.
Lower level clean and clear.
A crew member in hard hat and hi-vis cutting lumber with a circular saw for the construction fence.
Cutting material for the construction fence.
Lumber laid out along the gravel perimeter beside the construction fence.
Fence line laid out along the perimeter.
A crew member in hi-vis picking up litter into a bag along the site perimeter fence.
Perimeter pick-up.

Clean-up crews are the easiest thing to add to a site and the first thing people notice when they are missing. More about our general site clean-up →

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