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Building demolition contractors raises, lowers, cribs, underpins, demolishes and moves or removes structures like houses, pools, barns, garages,... including their foundations.
Demolition work is done by salvage experts using equipment like hammers, tractors, trucks...
- Predemolition planning and analysis
- Total or selective demolition of buildings (e.g. offices, warehouses, apartments)
- Environmental cleanup
- Asbestos removal
- Selective dismantling and facade preservation.
- Extraction and demolition of underground tanks.
- Implosion demolition of buildings and structures
- Removal and disposal of materials on demolition site.
- Total and selective demolition of buildings and structures
- Selective dismantling and asset recovery
- Asbestos and heavy metal hazard abatement
- Site remediation
- Specialized concrete cutting
- Explosive demolition
- Architectural salvage
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Demolition and Disposal
When tackling a large remodeling or renovation project, one component that is often overlooked is the initial demolition and disposal of waste materials. Before this is done, no other work can begin. Your professional contractor should be able to recommend crews that specialize in this field. Please do not erroneously think that this is an area you can save money by doing on your own. Demolition can be extremely dangerous due to plumbing, electricity, gas and structural components; and is not something you should attempt yourself. Likewise, many materials and substances must be properly disposed of to ensure the safety of the person handling them and prevent any ill effects on the environment. Professionals know which materials these are and how to safely dispose of them. Along with the safety aspect, there is the logistics of how these items will be removed. A professional crew will have the necessary vehicles to transport the waste materials and will know where they can bring them. Once all the waste material is safely removed and the job site cleaned up, your new remodeling and renovation work can begin.
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"Demolition versus Green Deconstruction"
One of the lesser known but rapidly growing sectors of the "green" building movement is building deconstruction, which is now being used as an eco friendly alternative to building demolition. While the name may be new, the practice is centuries old, but will it work for your remodeling project?
The New Demolition Process
With the price of land skyrocketing lots are not becoming more valuable than the buildings that sit on them. The three and four-story buildings of 1975 are being torn down in favor of new 20-story structures that can make the owners more money even with the price of the land high. Even in residential neighborhoods smaller homes are being demolished in favor of larger dwellings.
With almost 25% of all landfill waste being generated by the demolition of buildings there are new laws requiring buildings to be "deconstructed" rather than being knocked down by the stereotypical wrecking ball. So instead of running a tracked bulldozer through a home and trucking off the rubble there is now a more orderly demolition practice. This means that the asphalt shingles are taken off for use in the pavement industry and inert items like glass and broken brick can be used for large construction lot fill. The metal, of course, is recycled. In the renovation business there is a demand for old, period materials for homes that have to replace damaged pieces but want authentic articles. Stained glass windows, solid wood mantles and staircases and hardwood floors are being taken up piece by piece and resold.
Another reason for careful demolition practices is to separate out the toxic materials. Thousands of fluorescent tubes taken from buildings used to be smashed but now are trucked to a plant which separates the dangerous mercury vapor, glass, ceramic ends and metals connectors. Asbestos is also a problem and must be taken out by specialized crews who have the experience to handle it properly.
Many state governments are deadlocked trying to find new sites for landfills. No one wants a garbage facility in his or her area so finding a place to put garbage will get harder every year. This is why many of these governments are putting new laws into place which will require builders to recycle everything from wood ends to mortar droppings. In fact many require that more than 75% of these inert items be diverted from landfills.
To meet these demands demolition companies are becoming more skilled at removing materials in tact and separating them for resale or recycling.
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