DAVIS DEMO & MASONRY (412) 720-1866
★★★★★ 5.0 · 10 Google reviews · Pittsburgh, PA

Down to the studs, out to the curb.

Selective demolition, debris & shed removal, and masonry repointing across Pittsburgh — run by Shorty since the 1990s.

Pittsburgh, PA 15210  ·  Open today, closes 5 PM

Rotted structural wood framing exposed during a Davis Demolition and Masonry repair job in Pittsburgh

Field note

You don't know what's really there until you open it up.

This is what was actually holding up a Pittsburgh porch before Davis Demolition and Masonry got to it — framing rotted through, load-bearing lumber gone soft. Every job starts with an honest look at what's underneath, not just what's on the surface.

That's the same eye Shorty brings to every job — whether it's tearing a shed off a foundation, gutting a room down to the framing, or repointing masonry so it stays structurally sound for another fifty years.

What we take down

Services

JOB TYPE 01

Selective Demolition

Interior gut-outs, room-by-room teardown, and remodel prep — done clean, without touching what's staying.

JOB TYPE 02

Debris & Shed Removal

Sheds, old structures, and job-site debris hauled out fast — often same-day.

JOB TYPE 03

Masonry Repointing

Repointing brick and block so a structure stays sound — the finishing half of the same trade.

Small jobs to full teardowns

Recent Work

Real jobs, straight from the crew's own photos — nothing staged.

Owner Shorty breaking up an old stone patio by hand with a sledgehammer
Patio teardown — done by hand, by Shorty himself
An interior room gutted down to the subfloor and framing during a selective demolition job
Selective interior demo — down to the subfloor
A crew member using a jackhammer to break up a concrete slab
Concrete slab removal
An excavator positioned in front of a large, overgrown, vine-covered Victorian house prior to demolition
Full structure teardown — pre-demo setup
An excavator tearing into the remains of a collapsed structure
Heavy-equipment structure removal
A three-person crew in hi-vis vests and hard hats breaking up concrete in front of a large brick commercial building
Commercial-scale crew job

Who's doing the work

Everybody just calls him Shorty.

Davis Demolition and Masonry has been a one-call answer in Pittsburgh since before most of its newer competitors existed — customers who've known Shorty since the 1990s still call him first. Small jobs get the same attention as the big ones: he'll still show up himself to haul a shed or swing the sledgehammer.

Straight from Google

What people say

★★★★★

“We hired Davis Demo to clear out our demo debris and then later hired to repoint our interior masonry and make sure it stayed structurally sound. Shorty was great to work with. He was able to get in and start quickly both times.”

— Allison Zeppuhar Snyder, Local Guide

★★★★★

“I've known Shorty for a long time, before he even had his business in the 90's. I had him out and he gave me a great cash price and 5 hours later it was gone!”

— April Roman

★★★★★

“Davis Demolition performed selective interior demolition on a residential home I was remodeling. Their pricing was fair and they worked quickly to get the job done. They were responsive to addressing added scopes of work and easy to work with.”

— Joshua Loccisano, Local Guide

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