What goes in a deck removal quote in Nepean?

A deck removal quote in Nepean should itemise the work clearly enough that you can compare it line by line against another quote. We found no published Ottawa price range for deck removal or demolition with enough sources to give you a number, so the figures below are what to look for in the quote itself, not what to expect to pay.

A complete removal quote covers at least these items:

• Dismantling the deck structure: boards, joists, beams, posts and any guards or stairs.
• Footings or piles: whether they are being pulled, cut off below grade or left in place.
• Disposal: the City of Ottawa says construction and demolition wood, including pressure-treated lumber, is not collected with regular garbage and must go to the Trail Road Landfill Site or another landfill. The quote should say who hauls it and whether disposal fees are included or billed separately.
• Any deck attached to the house: the quote should address how the ledger board connection is removed and how the house wall is made weather-tight afterward.
• Site condition on completion: what the yard looks like when the crew leaves, whether holes from pulled footings are backfilled, and whether any concrete is broken out or left.

On permits: the Building Code Act, 1992 says no person shall demolish a building unless a permit has been issued by the chief building official. Whether a permit is required to remove a deck is not addressed on the City of Ottawa's Decks page, so ask the City's Building Code Services before the work starts. If a permit is required, the quote should say who applies for it and who books any required inspections.

On Ontario One Call: anyone digging to pull footings is an excavator under the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act, 2012 and must submit a locate request through Ontario One Call at least five business days before breaking ground. The quote should confirm the builder will do this, or that you will, before any digging starts. Private lines from the house to outbuildings, pools or exterior fixtures are your responsibility to have marked separately.

If a new deck is going in the same spot, the quote should also address whether the existing footings can be reused or whether new ones are needed, because that affects both cost and the permit drawings for the new structure.

When you have two written quotes in front of you, set them side by side and check that each one spells out the same things: what happens to the footings, what boards and framing materials are included in the scope, how guards and stairs are handled if they are part of the structure, and exactly what the removal and disposal line covers.