Demolition quote: send your details and receive a written, itemised offer

How do you request a demolition quote?

Fill in the form on this page with a short description of the job, attach or offer to send photos, and tell us the municipio and your timing. That is enough to start. We read every request, ask what is missing, and either prepare the quote from your information or propose a site visit when the job needs it.

If you have already used the demolition calculator, mention the range you obtained: it tells us what you expect and helps us explain any difference. If you have not, there is no need to; the written quote does not depend on it. Requests are without obligation, and you can write in English or Spanish.

You can also contact us by phone or WhatsApp at 613 656 443 if you prefer to explain the job in a conversation first; we then ask you to send the photos and measurements in writing, so that the quote is based on the same information you and we have on file.

What should you include in your request?

The more complete the first message, the fewer rounds of questions and the more accurate the demolition estimate. A good request includes:

• What has to go: the whole house, part of it, interior elements, a pool, terraces, walls, fences, outbuildings, rubble.
• What stays: walls, trees, paving, a neighbouring structure or anything that must be protected.
• Measurements: approximate floor area and number of floors, or metres of wall, slab or tiles; for a pool, length, width and depths.
• Construction: brick or concrete, basement, roof type, and whether there is uralita or fibre cement anywhere.
• Location and access: municipio, street width, where a lorry or skip could stand, gates, slopes and steps.
• Paperwork: whether you already have a técnico and documentation, and whether the property is in a community of owners.
• Timing: when you need the job done, and any fixed date such as a sale or the start of a new build.

The guide the information we need to quote your demolition explains each point with examples.

Which photos make a quote possible from abroad?

If you cannot be on site, photos replace most of a first visit. A useful set includes every façade of the building, the roof (from a window or a higher point if possible), the interior rooms concerned, the garden or plot from each corner, and the full route from the street to the work area.

Add something for scale in a few pictures, such as a person, a door or a car. Photograph anything you are unsure about, like a corrugated roof that might be uralita, a crack in a wall or a tank. A short video walking round the property is often even better. If a neighbour, a property manager or your técnico can send them, that works just as well; tell us who our contact on site will be.

What does our written quote contain?

Our quotes are itemised so that you, your técnico or a third party can check them line by line. You will find:

1. a description of the job and the method (manual, mechanical or combined);
2. each element to be demolished, with quantities where relevant;
3. protection of neighbouring structures and of what stays;
4. waste handling: sorting into fractions on site, loading, transport and delivery to an authorised facility, with delivery receipts;
5. any asbestos phase, carried out by a RERA-registered company working as our subcontractor;
6. the condition the site is left in;
7. exclusions, such as the técnico's documentation, the municipal procedure and street occupation permits;
8. the price before VAT, the VAT rate that applies, the payment stages and the validity of the offer.

Compare it with other offers using the demolition quote comparison checklist.

Small jobs: patios, fences, tiles, tanks and debris

Not every request is a whole house. We also quote smaller jobs, which are often the ones where a clear quote matters most because the margin for misunderstanding is larger in proportion.

• Patio removal: paving, the slab or screed underneath and any steps or low walls.
• Fence and wall removal: length, height, material and foundations; boundary walls may affect a neighbour.
• Tile removal: inside or outside, with or without the screed below.
• Tank removal: water tanks, cisterns and septic tanks; if a tank is fibre cement, it is handled as asbestos.
• Debris and waste removal: rubble already on site, priced on volume, type and access.

Small jobs are often combined to share the same mobilisation, which reduces the cost of each. For outdoor quantities the outdoor tab of the calculator gives a first range; see also rubble removal and skip cost.

What if the building is unsafe or at risk of collapse?

If a building is in a dangerous condition, the first call is to the ayuntamiento and to a técnico competente, who assess the risk and define what has to be done and how. Do not enter or let anyone enter an unsafe structure to take photos.

Once the técnico has defined the work, we can price it on that basis and coordinate dates with them. Unsafe buildings often need a specific method, propping or demolition from a distance with machinery, which the quote reflects. Our sister site has a page on emergency and unsafe buildings with the steps owners usually follow.

Groundworks and land clearing in a demolition quote

Groundworks and land clearing appear in our quotes as part of a demolition: removing foundations and slabs, cleaning the plot and basic levelling once the building is down. We do not quote earthworks for new construction or pure vegetation clearing as standalone jobs; if that is what you need, describe it and we will tell you whether it fits.

After you receive the quote, nothing happens until you accept it. When you do, we agree the start date, coordinate with your técnico and set out how you will be kept informed. The post your first demolition quote, step by step explains the sequence from request to handover.