What is hard demolition?

Hard demolition includes the demolition and removal of “hard” materials like concrete, asphalt, brick, steel, or concrete walls, slabs, and footings. It often involves using saw cutting to limit the area of removal.

Hard demolition is often used for the removal of slabs to allow for the installation of plumbing and electrical, creating new openings in walls or floors for doors, windows, and stairways, and to allow for seismic retrofitting of older buildings.