Fixed-quote house demolition, partial demolition, pool and shed removal for Echuca and Campaspe & the Murray — with asbestos, permits, disconnections and disposal handled for you.
Echuca is the town where we most often advise people NOT to demolish — its Victorian-era and Federation homes are heritage assets, and the port precinct's controls exist for good reason. But Echuca also has plenty of tired post-war stock, fibro river shacks, and failed extensions stuck to good period homes, and that's where we work: careful partial demolitions that free a period home from a bad 1970s addition are an Echuca specialty.
River-port blocks mean two things for site work: old flood-plain soils (sandy loams over clay) that dig easily but deserve controlled backfill, and a century of buried history — old wells, cellars, brick paths and the occasional forgotten tank turn up under Echuca backyards, so our quotes include unit rates for surprises instead of pretending they don't happen. Salvage is the other Echuca story: red gum, lime-mortar bricks and period fixtures from any demolition here have genuine value.
Regional prices, not Melbourne prices. Typical Echuca jobs:
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Single-storey house (all-in) | $15,000–$25,000 |
| Double-storey / full brick house | $22,000–$40,000 |
| Partial demolition (extension, section) | $4,000–$12,000 |
| Pool removal | $5,000–$18,000 |
| Shed / garage | $500–$5,000 |
| Permits + Section 29A (we arrange) | $800–$2,500 |
Every job is different — asbestos extent, construction and access drive the price. A free site assessment gets you a fixed number.
Demolition in Echuca needs a building permit via a registered building surveyor and Section 29A consent from Campaspe Shire (about $100, 15 business days) — and here more than anywhere in our patch, the heritage check comes first. Much of central Echuca sits under Heritage Overlay controls where demolition needs a planning permit and consent is far from automatic. We tell you which conversation you're in before you spend money on either.
Machines are on site 3–7 days for most houses. End to end — Section 29A consent, building permit, service abolishments, asbestos removal, demolition, levelling — allow 4–8 weeks. We lodge every approval and book every disconnection the day you accept.
It's identified in a pre-demolition survey, removed first by licensed removalists, transported wrapped and disposed at a licensed facility — and you receive the clearance and disposal dockets. On pre-1990 Echuca homes this is stage one of the job, priced in the quote.
Yes — Echuca is a base, not a boundary. We service Moama, Kyabram, Rochester, Tongala, Barham, Cohuna, Lockington, Gunbower and everywhere between, including farm building clearances. Travel is built into the fixed quote, never a surprise line item.
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