House Demolition
We take whole houses down to the ground across Weymouth and the South Shore. Garages and barns come down too, and we clear the debris off the site.
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Brockton grew as the Shoe City, and much of its housing is old. About half of its homes were built before 1960. When an old house or commercial building has to come down, the Building Department issues the permit. Its raze permit asks for a long list of sign-offs first.
MJ Masonry is a demolition and masonry contractor, and Brockton is part of our service area. Weymouth, about 13 road miles away, sits at the center of it. Here we take on house demolition and full building knockdowns, and we lay brick and concrete block (CMU). Call or text (617) 838-0280, and we will look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the demolition or masonry work and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
The Building Department, on the third floor of City Hall, issues Brockton's permits for residential and commercial construction. Its permit list says a building permit is required for demolition. The city's form for a teardown is the Application for Permit to Raze Buildings, an attachment to the building application.
Before the department authorizes demolition, the form needs nine sign-offs. The list runs from the gas, electric and telephone companies to water and sewer. The Board of Health signs, and so does the Superintendent of Buildings. The police sign for a detail, and the Fire Department signs for any oil tank.
The city takes permit applications online. The work must follow the Massachusetts State Building Code (780 CMR), the form says. Confirm the current list with the Building Department before you set a date.
About 106,000 people live in Brockton, by the Census estimate for 2025. Census estimates count about 37,700 homes in the city. Almost a third were built before 1940, and nearly a third more date from the 1960s and 1970s. Only about 4 percent went up in 2010 or later.
Just under half are detached single-family houses. More than a quarter sit in buildings with two to four units. About 57 percent of occupied homes are owned by the people who live in them, and the rest are rented.
Some owners keep the building and strip it for a remodel instead. Our interior demolition takes out non-structural walls and ceilings ahead of the renovation, and we carry the debris out. Before a gut-out or a teardown, state rules call for an asbestos survey. An asbestos abatement contractor removes any asbestos the survey finds before our work starts.
Much of Brockton sits on glacial till, on gentle ground. Federal soil maps list Canton soils as the leading natural series. They are deep and well drained, a loamy layer over sandy till. Nearly 40 percent of the city is mapped as urban land or made land, ground already reworked or built over.
Woodbridge soils come next, and they drain more slowly. In a typical profile, a dense, firm till layer starts about 30 inches down. Water moves slowly through it. What sits under a lot shapes the digging and drainage for concrete footings and foundations.
A city flood study looked at Salisbury Brook and the Salisbury Plain River. Downtown, a city project will uncover and widen about 1,500 feet of Trout Brook. The city's stormwater manual calls for a Land Disturbance Permit before work that may disturb a quarter acre or more. The site owner holds that permit.
Census permit data show 48 new homes authorized in Brockton in 2025, and 37 were single-family houses. Much of the city's planning work targets older sites. A 2016 urban renewal plan covers a 65.8-acre district downtown. The Trout Brook Urban Renewal District takes in a former rail yard, a 66-acre site on Route 28.
The city calls the 65-acre Brockton Fairgrounds on Route 123 its largest undeveloped site. In Campello, the city's planning work looks at vacant buildings and empty lots. The Planning Board adopted a Campello neighborhood plan in 2024. The city has also drafted form-based zoning for Campello and Montello.
Our building demolition takes an old structure down and clears the debris from the site. When the new building goes up, our commercial masonry covers concrete block walls and elevator shafts. Brick veneer goes on where the plans call for it. We do that work for general contractors, much of it through bids.
Communities and areas we serve around Brockton: Downtown Brockton, Campello, Montello, Trout Brook, Lovett Brook, South Street Historic District, Keith Park, D.W. Field Park, Brockton Fairgrounds, Belmont Street, Main Street, Route 24.
Brockton ZIP codes served: 02301, 02302.
Brockton is part of our service area. We look at the job first, then put the quote in writing.
(617) 838-0280 We take whole houses down to the ground across Weymouth and the South Shore. Garages and barns come down too, and we clear the debris off the site.
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We knock down commercial and industrial buildings, warehouses and apartment buildings around Weymouth and Greater Boston. The debris leaves the site as part of the job.
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Interior demolition for houses and commercial spaces around Weymouth and Greater Boston. We handle gut-outs and selective demolition ahead of a renovation and carry the debris out.
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We lay concrete block (CMU) buildings and the elevator and stair shafts inside them. Brick and brick veneer go up on the same commercial jobs, priced in writing from the plans.
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We lay new brick walls for homes and commercial buildings, both structural brick and brick on concrete block. Brick steps and landings come with the building work, and we put the quote in writing.
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Concrete block (CMU) walls for commercial buildings and foundations, reinforced and grouted to the drawings. We pour the footings under the block walls we build, and we lay elevator and stair shafts in block.
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We lay brick veneer over wood-frame walls on homes and additions, and over concrete block (CMU) on commercial buildings. Metal ties hold it to the wall, and flashing and weep holes let water back out.
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Footings, foundations, slabs, pads, steps and landings for homes and commercial buildings. We pour the concrete that goes with our masonry work.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Brockton. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Use the form to tell us about the work and the town it is in. You can also call or text (617) 838-0280 and send photos or plans.
Tell us about the demolition or masonry work and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.