Entire strip mall absolutely demolished by an excavator 

Does that save you a lot of time compared to separating the rubble afterwards?

The reason we run it over and crush it up is to make the loads as dense as possible, and we don't use dumpsters we use 33 ft long end dump trailers for the metal and the debris. The debris goes to the dump, and the metal goes to a scrap yard. I'll post a video of that part of the process sometime if you guys want.

​@txviking I would have kept the concrete separate but I don't know the setup. I.e how far away everything is. We charge a much higher rate for demo then concrete so if you're close or have a bunch it's worth it to separate. But definitely worth the trouble breaking it down. We have so many guys call and say we filled the cans we need more. And talk to the driver like he should be impressed at how fast they filled it. If they where smart they would spend time and break it up. I can usually get almost double what a contractor using our can can get in

What a great video I enjoy watching your videos I like your videos a lot keep making great videos

In Europe, a mini-ex would come in delaminate bricks, put in a pile and separate different building materials in their piles to recycle- here in ‘Murica fuck it

Can’t hardly watch lol.

​@@donchristie420I was thinking the same thing.

It could have had mold

@@jeremyclauss Or not!

Many buildings that get demolished do have many components which are not at the end of their life cycle, but most light commercial structures are "value engineered" (google/Wikipedia for extensive detail) and are built with a set building lifespan, typically 15-30 years. At the end of this life cycle the maintenance costs outweigh the value of the structure to the owner, at which point they are either sold or demolished and rebuilt. Many such buildings, when sold, go on to receive remodels and their lifespan is thus extended, but probably a strong majority are sold and demolished to allow construction of a new structure better designed to suit the needs of the new owner, and with a new 15-30 year lifecycle. For some specific examples, this building looks to be maybe 30 years old. The metal roof on the facade is at 30 out of 50 years, it's good for a while. However, the flat roof is probably either EPDM, TPO, or PVC - most manufacturers of all 3 of these flat roof types use 30 years as a maximum lifespan for the roofs. They can certainly be patched for a little while, but at about 35-40 years the cost of maintaining the roof has exceeded the cost of a new one. This building has storefront window and door assemblies at the front with a lifespan between 20 and 50 years, depending on coatings and maintenance, and masonry walls with a very long lifespan given proper maintenance and assuming the foundation is solid and not settling. The concrete sidewalks around the building also have a lifespan of 20-30 years, as do numerous interior finishes and demising walls. Remodels involving over 100 lineal feet of wall in most states have to undergo state review, at which point the building will have to be updated to current codes, which may be a substantial expense. Now with all that being said, I absolutely would love to see more structures built with a useful lifespan of 100 years or more - but few customers outside of some state and federal projects have the budget to afford such projects, as generally it is financially beneficial in the short and long term to simply keep building 30 year buildings.

That's because this operator must be getting paid by the hr! So Damned slow it's pathetic!!

Thanks man I'm glad you liked it, And I can assure you that no innocent buildings were harmed in the making of this video. 🤣

@@HomeWreckerBrian Thank God man. I don't want to have to call the building humane society 😂

You need to make a few videos where you smash random stuff! Bwahaha!!!

@@playtimeisdone8490. A stocked store would be fun to watch! Home Wrecker, should we start sending you stuff to smash? Bwahahahaha! 😂

Where do I ship the vintage Tonka trucks for demolition??? 😊

The Tonka trucks are ready, when you are ready to demo them, Tonka Wrecker…er, Home Wrecker!!! 😊

lol keeps the dust down

Cat's..... what? What belongs to Cat?

As much glass as there was in that building it seems a shame that it couldn't have been repurposed. Now it's just taking up space in a landfill.

I have nothing to do with this channel or particular video but as a commercial GC who has had several demo contractors, typically our demo permits restrict onsite activity to licensed demolition contractors - this may vary by municipality, though. Additionally our insurance as a General Contractor does not cover and prohibits us from allowing anyone onsite who is not one of our employees, subcontractors, building department officials, or customer representatives (in commercial work other than design-build, architects/engineers are almost always hired directly by customers and can act as customer representatives). This is also why most general contractors will not allow dumpster-diving on construction sites, as they may be held liable for any injuries that ensue. However, the site superintendent is the person who can permit or deny access to the site as prudence dictates. If you wanted to save some windows, I might allow that if you seem to be a responsible and mature person with a good sense of awareness and safety, have a well-maintained vehicle that tells me you tend to make good decisions, and can reasonably explain that you understand what sort of windows you want, how you plan to remove them, and that you understand you're salvaging materials for free in good faith and are not likely to come back complaining that one of them leaks or is cracked. I have lots of folks come by that seem nice enough but drive older pickup trucks with extensive body damage, and whether or not it's true this screams "Metal scrapper", and when combined with a generally neglected personal appearance tends to suggest drug use and generally poor decisions - this is not someone I ever want on my site for obvious safety and liability reasons. Hope this helps!

In here Finland people can take windows from building before demolishing. And we try to recycle so much material as possible from demolished buildings.

⁠@@LukeOrrOfficialI did well abandonments for a while on demo properties. Some of the creepiest people I’ve ever seen were always looking for scrap whatever on the demos. I almost had to go to court over an arson case because one of the buildings burnt to the ground after I left. There was a few pallets of Colman White fuel and very heavy duty moving boxes that I loaded up in our box truck. From what I heard they figured out who it was and found the fire bug after they overdosed. I told the investigator everything I remembered and everything I removed from the building. They asked me about the White fuel and I told them I only needed a few cans but had a bad feeling about leaving the rest of the cans there. The investigator got me in touch with an elderly couple (neighbors at his vacation cabin) who could use it.

@@richardcline1337 they don’t recycle other glass than bottle glass. I just discover that. One friend collected patiently 2 tons of greenhouse glass. Then been to recycle, they said no, this goes to landfill !

Thanks man I really appreciate it.

There are so many rules and regulations nowadays that even the owners of the building have a hard time letting people in to salvage, and by the time we get there, they just want it gone as quick as possible, but we do try to save what we can, and we really do save quite a bit.

That's a good idea. But what happens if someone gets hurt or killed? Who gets the lawsuit?? This might be one of the reasons why you don't want people in the building before it's demolished.

Just thinking that all this should be fenced off

Yeah, because we see your videos on how to do it the right way. Oh wait, you don't have any!! Always an armchair operator in every thread.

This is a very professional demolition, you can see the operator took the building to the ground and had dust control with the guy on the water hose. Now that the buildings on the ground he separating the metal from the wood to take the recycle. When he gets done the only thing you'll see is where the pavement is. Now I am questioning the title of the video an entire strip mall I don't see where anything else was tore down except for this building.

I think it was an old pharmacy looks like it

Thanks a lot man. You have an awesome channel yourself. Congratulations on 100K!

@@HomeWreckerBrian You'll be at 100K in no time with videos like that!

I might think just the opposite. New operator are usually jerky and unsure IMHO

Probably would take to long. Time is money.

​@@johnzdrazil2140 Time is money I understand. But the environment is the future and separating is best for the environment. And especially if everything is reused again

I got all the glass for my greenhouse from demo jobs. Usually they'll tell me the day before they drop it and I'll go with a friend that night and cut the panes out. I get a lot of beam steel the same way, pay the scrap price right on site and they save fuel going to the scrapper. It's a win for all involved.

Looks like maybe an old pharmacy

Not every jurisdiction requires it.

BRO SA ME

Post a video of you at work so we can see how it's done!

Glad you're enjoying the videos! Lots more on the way! Thanks for taking the time to give me your feedback. I really appreciate it.

In most cases, it costs more to salvage than the try to get everything separated. That's why many of these demo jobs only separate the easier stuff like bigger steel, masonry, etc. Also, many times tempered glass can't even be recycled. Or, the state has rules against it where they are.

Everything except the asphalt was ripped up and hauled away. It took about 2 days.

Keeps the dust down

And also to prevent air pollution