Lake Anne Demolition (Part 1)
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- Опубліковано 5 лис 2022
- www.pedestrians.org
Part 1. Demolition of the Lake Anne Fellowship House in Reston, Virginia. It was senior housing built in 1970, moved to a new building next door. Townhouses will be built on the cleared site.
Produced by John Z Wetmore, producer of "Perils For Pedestrians".
This operator is a joy to watch. He is very good ! Thanks for the awesome video John !!!!!
They transferred all the skill points from water hose installation to the operator.
i've been living in a 5 story building for the past 14 years since i was 2. we are the owner of that building. its gonna get demolished in a few months. my heart gets melted everytime i think about my childhood home getting destroyed.
Thanks, John. Very interesting video. This operator seems to have a plan, and just goes at it without hesitation, unlike some other operators of similar equipment we've seen.
That's quite a rig. A telescoping long-reach boom. But for a rig with that much reach it's surprising that it has no built-in water spraying feature.
The shear is not a design I've seen before. It has a much longer re-bar cutting section than most, which is put to good use in cutting those sections of column free. But the rod on the hydraulic cylinder is exposed in the back when the jaw closes, which would seem to leave it open to damage from debris. Most designs keep the cylinder well hidden.
I see them on a lot of rigs in John's videos. A quick search comes up with this example: the Volvo EC300E Straight Boom, which has a serious built-in water system: "DUST SUPPRESSION SYSTEM
There is no need for a separate truck for pumping water - the integrated unique Volvo dust suppression system takes care of it." to quote their website.
I'd provide a link but UA-cam seems to seem them as spam so removes posts with them.
Thank you
I've watched a number of demolition videos and this building practically crumbled to the ground under it's own weight! You should have just waited for the wind to blow and played a recording of a jackhammer, that would have saved you a lot of work lol😅
Paarabens a esse operador. Esse é um legitimo profissional.
Top line operator.
hi, tell me which model of the car does the dismantling?))
I have to ask, because it's been going on for so many videos; what's up with your mic? @51:01, 56:52 The sound fades in and out, like a bad limiter. I watched another video where there were times the mic did not always pick up the demolition sounds but just what was in close proximity. I do love your videos though!
The camera has a flaky audio processing circuit. It is only four years old, but it has had a lot of use. It has developed a few other quirks, too. I'm trying to keep it going for a while longer before buying a new one.
It looks like this operator knew what he was doing, sure did not take him long to get this far. Also, it does not seem to be a very strong building, maybe that's why they are tearing it down.
How do you estimate tonnage or volume on a building this big ?
Square footage and story count. Simple.
Having that water hose attached to the boom & not the back of the machine seem's like a pain in the ass, open for getting caught on debris or other snags
It was only there for a day. They had a lift for the hose guy the next day (coming soon in Part 2).
Do you get any feedback from the demo companies, John?
Sometimes I get a little feedback. The best form of feedback is when they tell me where their next demolition is going to be.
@@JohnZWetmore Probably helps when the operator does not get roasted in the comments.
Great video! Looks alot like a hospital. I am guessing apartments going in it's place?
It was senior housing. New senior housing was built next door. The site of the old building will be redeveloped as townhouses.
@@JohnZWetmore Thank you for clarification. I didn't even think that would have been a senior center.
Out of curiosity, on a large structure as this, what is the determining factor as whether to use an excavator, a claw type machine as seen here, demolition ball, or explosives? Thanks in advance! 🙂
Hi Larry ,, The other methods you mentioned wouldn't have the capabilities to deal with the reinforcing bar ,,, yes explosives would have dropped it in seconds but then you would need to employ this type of machine to cut it up into manageable pieces
Where are you located because some of yr videos say baltimore
(I'm from the baltimore area that's why I'm asking)
I am in Bethesda, MD, but I will travel to Baltimore or Annapolis to film an interesting demolition.
Great job zooming in on the action. What a waste of a perfectly good building. The new building is all good, but they didn't need to demolition this one. They already had it gutted. They could have just built new insides and it would have been just like new.
Were any of the bricks saved?
On this project, I believe the bricks and concrete were all sent off to be crushed, to be used as a base for paving or something similar. (On the other hand, I was told that a million bricks were saved from the Locke Insulator factory demolition.)
I wonder if the new building is up to code since that one looked strong 💪 🤔 😳
Start building houses of the same matereals as the old school
another 2 years it will take
Don't wanna bad mouth the Celts, but wouldn[t it make more sense to start out chewing up the bottom floor rarther than the top?
The same reason as they build buildings from the ground up and not from the top down, if you took the structural support from the bottom out first then you’d risk the entire upper area to come crashing in on the equipment and work site. Safer and easier to pick at it until you reach the bottom.
I don’t feel bad for old apartment buildings to be torn down, the roads and bed bug nest. Bye bye bug nest!!
Maybe they will rebuild it
This is the slowest technique I've ever seen. How can this be economical. Look at how much time fuel water...good grief look at all the wasted water! How long did this take? If operator got paid by the hour he did good. He does good work it's just takes so long this way.
What a waste of so much good water for drinking!
Not a waste of- gets rid of dust
Not munch
That building didn't look well kept up..
Sorry of I offended anyone
just implode it the 3 stooges company
Still have to chew it up to remove rebar... So your solution more than doubles the cost with no advantages.