Top Rated Demolition Contractors in Darwin NT

When you hire a local demolition contractor your agreement will cover if they are allowed to sell the items they remove from your property. If this is ‘without salvage rights’ then they cannot do this. Generally speaking once a building is fenced for demolition all building materials become the property of the contractor. It is often better to have a ‘with salvage rights’ agreement, as the contractor can recycle items and deduct this from your bill.

If you hire a demolition contractor with salvage rights, this means they can salvage or recycle the building materials from your property and sell them. Whatever they get for these materials is often then deducted from the cost of your demolition job. Items they could recycle or salvage include anything - like bricks, doors, windows as well as kitchen and bathroom fittings. This recycling focused approach is becoming more common as it keeps valuable building materials out of landfill - which is a win-win.

More demolition contractors are taking a recycling focused approach when it comes to salvaging building materials. There is a move in the industry to keep valuable materials out of landfill, which is wasteful and has a long term impact on the environment. Demolition contractors who work on a ‘with salvage rights’ basis will often recycle and sell the items they salvage from your property, and discount from your overall cost. Items that can be recycled include bricks, cabinetry, doors, windows and roofing materials.