Dude this is so much more interesting than I thought it was going to be. And not just because I'm a male and love to see things get smashed haha listening to your commentary and thought process was really interesting, so I hope you do more videos like this 👍
Thanks Tom! That's really encouraging feedback. Sometimes it feels like I talk to much and make a video boring, but I'll keep sharing my thoughts if it's entertaining!
Well, I must confess I have 1 big disappointment! I know time is money but I so wanted you to show us your dexterity with the bucket/thumb and pick that little orange ball outta there. All in all, that looked like a whale of fun. Good stuff buddy.
Haha, I'll have to give something like that a try in another video. I'm not nearly as smooth on a machine that size as I used to be. Too much time on the mini excavator has ruined me 😂
Haha 😂 thank you. I do specially remember Doug saying "a clean demo site is a productive one" and I've found that to be true for just about every jobsite. Land clearing, demo, tree work, all of it 🤷♂️
Do you have the house tested for asbestos and lead. Also does ohio have regulations on dust control like do you normally have to have someone there with a hose hosing it down as you tear it down. And can you crush the block up and use it for part of the back fill for a basement
All of the municipalities have different regulations around here. The EPA doesn't have any regulation on single family dwellings to my knowledge. Some towns want certain things test for, others do not. This city wanted a rodent inpection and abatement and well as insect inspection and abatement. This city also allowed us to crush masonry down to 6" and use it as fill. The floor was allowed to stay as long as we perforated it to allow water passage. Not all of the municipalities around here will allow that.
Appreciate this video. Going to be tearing down a house in a few weeks have no idea what im doing. Your explaining of why you were doing what you were was will be very helpful
That's great! I'm glad it helped. If you have any specific questions, feel free to reach me at the email address listed on my channel and I'll do my best to answer!
Sewer was a septic system. We went through the county abandonment procedure for that. Account owner was required to call and have electric and gas cut off. Both of those utilities remove their own lines. And it had a well in the basement which we followed the county's well abandonment procedure for.
There was a lot of aluminum on that house. Is it not worth taking that off for scrap?I notice no one tearing down a house takes off the aluminum but takes the appliances I was just curious
Excellent question! The siding is mostly a wash. The time to collect it and haul it costs about as much as it pays at the scrap yard. It doesn't take up too much weight or space in the dumpsters and so I only save the pieces that are easy to save. The appliances are not allowed in the dumpsters and so I have to separate those out. They take less time to separate, but there still isn't much profit on them. It's just important to keep them out of the dumpsters.
Oh wow, thats cool. That would make sense. I believe this house was built in 1925. I think the house had been updated at least once. Would they have likely been made in Youngstown, Ohio? That's only about an hour from us.
Zach I’m surprised you didn’t take your mini and strip the siding off first and the awnings also surprised siding wasn’t insulated like you said lunch $ we’re headed to scrap yard anyway. I’m also surprised the county or the individual who hired you didn’t want the foundation walls and floor removed from the site. Job went well Got to be better the tree climbing
All fair thoughts. The aluminum siding was just a bonus, when it was easy to separate, I separated it, but there wasn't enough mi ey it to spend a substantial amount of time on it with that big machine sitting there. I also thought about pulling the copper pipes out before demolition, but I gotta draw the line somewhere 🤷♂️ Each city has different requirements around here. This city just wanted the floor perforated so that it didn't hold water and the walls hauled off or crushed so that there weren't any pieces bigger than 6". That red block crushed up very easily.
Yeah I do always feel bad about that. The place had pictures on the wall and everything. The people that inherited it are the folks responsible for letting the place fall into a condition that warranted demolition. If anyone, I would have expected them to be the most interested in preserving the place.
New Zaccheus videos are the best part of a Sunday morning 💛
Dude this is so much more interesting than I thought it was going to be. And not just because I'm a male and love to see things get smashed haha listening to your commentary and thought process was really interesting, so I hope you do more videos like this 👍
Thanks Tom! That's really encouraging feedback. Sometimes it feels like I talk to much and make a video boring, but I'll keep sharing my thoughts if it's entertaining!
This is oddly satisfying to watch.
Machines are always satisfying to watch. Something about a lot of work getting done easy.
Cool video, always enjoy the demo jobs. You had that dumpster loaded like a sardine can…😀
Haha I tried hard to get every dollar out of those things 😂 They say if it doesn't come out as a brick, you missed an opportunity 😅
Well, I must confess I have 1 big disappointment! I know time is money but I so wanted you to show us your dexterity with the bucket/thumb and pick that little orange ball outta there. All in all, that looked like a whale of fun. Good stuff buddy.
Haha, I'll have to give something like that a try in another video. I'm not nearly as smooth on a machine that size as I used to be. Too much time on the mini excavator has ruined me 😂
Did you look for the $$$ stuffed in the walls?
Hahaha, always keeping an eye out for that 😂
Good job, way to crunch & munch & keep it clean. Not how you were taught😂😂
Haha 😂 thank you. I do specially remember Doug saying "a clean demo site is a productive one" and I've found that to be true for just about every jobsite. Land clearing, demo, tree work, all of it 🤷♂️
That looked like it was fun!
It was! It's always nice to mix things up a little bit.
When you first started, my imagination went wild and I imagined a man running out of the house saying "What the hell are you doing??" LOL
Lol I live in fear of tearing down the wrong house or cutting down the wrong tree. Hasn't happened yet though 😅
Do you have the house tested for asbestos and lead. Also does ohio have regulations on dust control like do you normally have to have someone there with a hose hosing it down as you tear it down. And can you crush the block up and use it for part of the back fill for a basement
All of the municipalities have different regulations around here. The EPA doesn't have any regulation on single family dwellings to my knowledge. Some towns want certain things test for, others do not. This city wanted a rodent inpection and abatement and well as insect inspection and abatement. This city also allowed us to crush masonry down to 6" and use it as fill. The floor was allowed to stay as long as we perforated it to allow water passage. Not all of the municipalities around here will allow that.
Doesn’t it make you wonder who occupied that dwelling over the past years and called it home at one time?
Absolutely. Especially when there are still pictures on the walls and clothes in the closet. Everyone has a story.
OK...now I'm starting to think my raccoon story wouldn't be ss interesting as some of yours.😅
I still wanna hear it! I'm planning on attending Nate's pancake breakfast in March, you'll have to tell me then!
@@zaccheus You got it!
Gooood morning sir...this is a different kind of flopping
Haha absolutely 😂 can't say there was too much flatness to it.
Another job well done and another great explanation of the work!
Thanks man!
Appreciate this video. Going to be tearing down a house in a few weeks have no idea what im doing. Your explaining of why you were doing what you were was will be very helpful
That's great! I'm glad it helped. If you have any specific questions, feel free to reach me at the email address listed on my channel and I'll do my best to answer!
How did you prep the sewer, gas, water, electrical lines?
Sewer was a septic system. We went through the county abandonment procedure for that. Account owner was required to call and have electric and gas cut off. Both of those utilities remove their own lines. And it had a well in the basement which we followed the county's well abandonment procedure for.
Seems like you forgot that machine had a thumb about 80% of the time!
Nah, waiting on the thumb cycle just isn't always the best use of time. I also just didn't include a ton of thumb usage because it's kinda boring 😅
you're having way too much fun! Thx
@psnova11 haha I do my best!
That sucks.
Who enjoys playing with big toys 😅😅
I do! 🙋♂️😂
There was a lot of aluminum on that house. Is it not worth taking that off for scrap?I notice no one tearing down a house takes off the aluminum but takes the appliances I was just curious
Excellent question! The siding is mostly a wash. The time to collect it and haul it costs about as much as it pays at the scrap yard. It doesn't take up too much weight or space in the dumpsters and so I only save the pieces that are easy to save. The appliances are not allowed in the dumpsters and so I have to separate those out. They take less time to separate, but there still isn't much profit on them. It's just important to keep them out of the dumpsters.
OK thanks for responding I figured that was the case
What part of Ohio you in brother?
The canton area
Did a nice loading the bin more times than not they don't now what loading at water leave is nice job.
Steel Kitchen Cabinets were mostly like Youngstown Kitchens. Quite Popular in the early to mid 20th Century.
Oh wow, thats cool. That would make sense. I believe this house was built in 1925. I think the house had been updated at least once. Would they have likely been made in Youngstown, Ohio? That's only about an hour from us.
Zach I’m surprised you didn’t take your mini and strip the siding off first and the awnings also surprised siding wasn’t insulated like you said lunch $ we’re headed to scrap yard anyway. I’m also surprised the county or the individual who hired you didn’t want the foundation walls and floor removed from the site. Job went well Got to be better the tree climbing
All fair thoughts. The aluminum siding was just a bonus, when it was easy to separate, I separated it, but there wasn't enough mi ey it to spend a substantial amount of time on it with that big machine sitting there. I also thought about pulling the copper pipes out before demolition, but I gotta draw the line somewhere 🤷♂️
Each city has different requirements around here. This city just wanted the floor perforated so that it didn't hold water and the walls hauled off or crushed so that there weren't any pieces bigger than 6". That red block crushed up very easily.
Man your all over the place ..nice stuff...
Haha, just trying my hand at the opportunities the Lord provides me with
Just tearing down memories lol.
Yeah I do always feel bad about that. The place had pictures on the wall and everything. The people that inherited it are the folks responsible for letting the place fall into a condition that warranted demolition. If anyone, I would have expected them to be the most interested in preserving the place.
The work has to be done. I just know how it feels driving by my grandpas property where ai spent so much time and the house was torn down.
@@froster4324 I hear you there. My childhood home wasn't anything great, but it's been torn down.