A2Z was contracted by G. L. Schnader
to demolish a residential house in Baltimore. The customer
was responsible for the demolition permit and to have all utilities
cut and capped before mobilization. Miss Utility clearly marked
utilities on the ground, making location and removal expedient.
The excavator was delivered to the work
site on a lowboy trailer by an A2Z driver. After checking that
all utilities were cut and capped and noting where the underground
lines ran, demolition began. Because of the close proximity
to other houses, the work area was kept neat and dust free.
A worker stationed at a safe distance used a water hose to
keep the dust created by the demolition manageable. Our demo
operator started crunching the middle of the house with the
excavator in order to make the house collapse into the basement.
The debris must be reduced in size to
facilitate disposal. Using the bucket with a grapple, the debris
was chewed constantly to reduce its size. Doing this also keeps
the area of the demolition compact. This demolition required
several 30 yard containers for debris. The debris was taken
to a local landfill for disposal. When the house was reduced
to the foundation, the entire area was cleaned to separate
the masonry foundation from the wood debris. The foundation
was broken up and disposed of at a local concrete recycler.
The final portion of the demolition was to police the area,
fine clean the site and to leave it in a rough grade condition,
to the satisfaction of the customer.
