Find Demolition Worker Jobs on Grafter

Sign up free, build a demolition profile with your tickets (CCDO, CSCS, UKATA asbestos awareness, any CPCS plant tickets), your travel radius, and a few photos of past strip-outs or demolition work you have been part of. Jobs matched to your area and skills drop straight into your feed and inbox, and you apply in one click.

Yes. Joining Grafter as a demolition worker is free — no signup charge, no monthly subscription, and no fee to apply for jobs. Grafter only takes a small fee on the client side, so what you and the client agree is what you walk away with.

Once you and the client agree the strip-out, knockdown, or clearance job and the rate, you create a work agreement on the platform that covers the scope and payment terms. Payment runs through Grafter securely once the job is complete, so you are not chasing invoices after a strip-out or waiting on an agency payroll run.

The strongest demolition profiles include a CSCS card, a CCDO (Certificate of Competence for Demolition Operatives) at the right level for the work you take, UKATA asbestos awareness training, any relevant plant tickets (CPCS breaker, mini excavator, MEWP), public liability insurance if you carry your own, and photos from past strip-outs, knockdowns, or concrete breaking jobs. Clients see your documents, reviews, and work history side by side before they message you.

The platform covers the full demolition spectrum — residential strip-outs (kitchens, bathrooms, whole floors), commercial soft strip before fit-outs, structural knockdowns like chimney breasts and load-bearing walls, concrete slab and driveway breaking, full-site clearance support, and asbestos-aware selective work where UKATA training is relevant.

An agency adds a daily margin onto your day rate, controls which jobs you get, and can drop you off their list without warning. Grafter is a direct-hire platform — you keep 100% of the rate you agree with the client, build your own direct relationships, and pick the jobs you want to take. There is no commission on your pay.

Most jobs expect you to bring the basics: full PPE (hard hat, hi-vis, steel-toe boots, gloves, goggles, dust mask or respirator) plus the hand tools for soft strip — claw hammer, crowbar, pry bar, bolt cutters, reciprocating saw, and SDS drill. Larger plant like breakers, mini excavators, or skip loaders is normally supplied by the client or main contractor, but carded operators often bring their own kit. Every job post spells out what is expected.

Yes. Your availability, travel radius, and the list of jobs you apply to are all under your control. Take a single day on a kitchen rip-out, a week on a commercial soft strip, or a long stint on a major knockdown — Grafter has no minimum hours and no exclusivity clauses, so you can use Grafter alongside any agencies or main contractors you already work for.

After each paid demolition job the client can leave a review on your profile. Those reviews stay with you permanently — your reputation is portable across every client and every job. Demolition workers with a run of solid reviews tend to be shortlisted far more often when a strip-out or knockdown job is posted in their area.

The demolition workers who get hired most often tend to have a complete profile, their CCDO/CSCS/UKATA documents uploaded, clear before-and-after photos of past strip-outs or knockdowns, a sensible travel radius, and a handful of reviews from earlier jobs. Replying to client messages quickly is the other big one — a lot of demolition jobs go to whichever worker gives the clearest answer first.