How our crew handles it
Our commercial photos show the usual mix: a storefront with the floor tile broken up by the front windows, an office with its partition walls torn out and piled up, an empty unit with the ceiling opened to the ductwork, a block wall broken down inside a commercial space, and a restaurant kitchen with the wall and floor tile stripped. Each one ended as a clean shell ready for the next build-out.
Commercial jobs start with the lease and the landlord. The scope usually comes from the lease's restoration clause or the incoming tenant's drawings, and it spells out what has to go and what has to stay, such as the sprinkler system, fire alarm devices, base-building electrical and the storefront. We confirm those items in writing before starting.
We carry WSIB clearance and $5M commercial general liability coverage, and we can provide certificates to property managers before the job. Many buildings also want a site-specific safety plan and set hours for noisy work and debris removal, especially in mixed-use buildings with residents upstairs.
The work itself goes top down. Ceiling tiles and grid come out first, then lights and abandoned cabling, then partitions, millwork and finally the flooring. On tile or thinset floors we grind or scrape back to the slab. Kitchens need extra coordination because gas lines, grease ducts and plumbing have to be capped by licensed trades before we remove equipment.
Debris is removed through the service entrance or rear door, on the schedule the building sets. We leave the unit broom-swept with the base-building services intact.