From gutting a retail space on Convoy Street for a new restaurant to tearing down a warehouse in Otay Mesa for redevelopment, Demo Diego brings commercial-grade demolition capabilities to every project in San Diego County. We serve general contractors, property managers, business owners, and developers who need reliable, on-schedule demolition that does not slow down the rest of the build. Our fleet of excavators, loaders, and haul trucks can handle projects from a single suite tenant improvement to a multi-story structural teardown. Call 760-860-8080 and tell us about your commercial project.
Commercial demolition starts well before the first wall comes down. We conduct a thorough pre-demolition survey including hazardous material assessments for asbestos, lead, and PCBs, structural analysis, and a detailed scope of work reviewed with your project manager. We secure City of San Diego commercial demolition permits, coordinate utility disconnections with SDG&E and the San Diego water authority, and develop a site-specific safety plan that meets OSHA and Cal-OSHA standards. Demolition proceeds in planned phases, with daily progress reports and photographs sent to your project manager. Debris is sorted on-site into recycling streams for concrete, metal, wood, and drywall to maximize diversion rates and help your project meet San Diego's construction waste diversion requirements. Final broom-clean of the space or site grading is completed on the last day, with a signed completion certificate provided for your records.
Typical turnaround: 3-14 days
Exact pricing depends on project scope, accessibility, and debris volume. We provide free on-site estimates with transparent, all-inclusive pricing — no hidden fees.
Commercial demolition in San Diego varies widely based on scope. A tenant improvement gut of a 2,000-square-foot retail space typically costs $5,000 to $15,000. A full interior strip of a 10,000-square-foot office runs $15,000 to $30,000. Complete structural demolition of a small commercial building can exceed $50,000 depending on size, materials, and abatement needs. Demo Diego provides detailed proposals with line-item pricing after a site walkthrough.
Yes, tenant improvement demolition is a large part of our commercial work. We regularly gut retail spaces, restaurants, offices, and medical suites throughout San Diego, including in busy commercial corridors like Kearny Mesa, Sorrento Valley, and the Gaslamp Quarter. We work within your buildout schedule and coordinate directly with your general contractor to keep the project moving.
The City of San Diego requires a commercial demolition permit from the Development Services Department for any structural demolition of a commercial building. Interior-only tenant improvement demolition may fall under the tenant improvement permit your general contractor pulls. Additional permits may be required from the Air Pollution Control District if asbestos is present. Demo Diego manages all permitting requirements for our clients.
California law requires a certified asbestos survey before any commercial demolition or renovation. We arrange the survey through a licensed environmental consultant, and if asbestos-containing materials are identified, we coordinate removal by a licensed abatement contractor before demolition begins. All abatement work is performed under containment with air monitoring, and clearance testing is completed before we proceed. This is especially common in San Diego office buildings and retail centers built before 1990.
Yes. Many of our commercial demolition projects are on constrained sites in urban San Diego neighborhoods like Hillcrest, North Park, and Midway District where neighboring buildings are close and street access is limited. We use compact equipment, implement dust and noise mitigation plans, and schedule haul truck traffic to minimize disruption to adjacent businesses and residents.
Absolutely. The City of San Diego requires that construction and demolition projects divert at least 65 percent of waste from the landfill. Demo Diego consistently exceeds this threshold by sorting materials on-site and hauling them to specialized recycling facilities. We provide waste diversion documentation for your project records and city inspection close-out.
Demolition in occupied commercial buildings, such as gutting one suite while neighboring tenants remain open, requires careful planning. We install temporary dust walls, seal HVAC connections to adjacent spaces, limit noise to permitted hours, and schedule deliveries and haul-offs to avoid peak business hours. We have extensive experience with this in San Diego shopping centers and multi-tenant office buildings where business continuity is critical.
Yes, and in fact that is how most of our commercial projects work. We plug directly into your GC's schedule, attend pre-construction meetings, and provide a dedicated project manager who communicates daily on progress and any issues. Many of San Diego's top commercial general contractors use Demo Diego as their preferred demolition subcontractor because we deliver on time and make their job easier.
We provide commercial demolition services throughout San Diego County and surrounding areas.
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