Caterpillar excavator crushes entire retail building

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  • Опубліковано 26 лис 2024

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  • @HomeWreckerBrian
    @HomeWreckerBrian  7 місяців тому +8

    Don't miss out on all the awesome stuff I'm sharing on Instagram.
    Check the video description for the link.

  • @lordieshepherd
    @lordieshepherd Рік тому +55

    Fun to watch. Thanks for letting us hear the equipment work and the sounds of the demolition. Too many nowadays have music instead of the sounds of the equipment.

  • @kenedwards9603
    @kenedwards9603 Рік тому +6

    Awesome demo! Straight into it, no mucking around.
    Great to watch, well done!!

  • @MindGearUsa
    @MindGearUsa Рік тому +2

    Thanks for letting us hear the equipment work and the sounds of the demolition.

  • @Leo-fk9ch
    @Leo-fk9ch Рік тому +11

    Although my company is primarily engaged in road construction, forestry contracts, I was approached last year by a development company to tear down three strip centers. I did the math, gave them what I thought would be a bid too high for consideration. A day later their attorneys were putting together a contract and securing a performance bond, insurance. Since I’ve done four more contracts. What are being paid is amazing. Best of which, I don’t have to haul away the wreckage. I bring in one of my 395s, easy money.

    • @txviking
      @txviking Рік тому +3

      Easy money if you already have a fleet of equipment, good operators, and insurance/bonding/legal to handle contracts and liability. But that's a big hurdle to clear. Still, surprised there's not more competition. Where is your company based?

    • @ron.v
      @ron.v Рік тому +2

      @@txviking I was thinking the same thing, especially liability. That must be why there's not much competition where he is. Laws are always dependent on the locality. The worse the laws are for businesses, the fewer the competitors he's gonna have.

    • @txviking
      @txviking Рік тому +1

      @Leo-fk9ch Out or curiosity, where are you based?

    • @oldstudbuck3583
      @oldstudbuck3583 Рік тому +2

      He won’t say where he’s based. My experience in the peoples socialist republic of New York with those easy money jobs-no bid or insider government contract with kick backs.

    • @sondangthai4885
      @sondangthai4885 4 дні тому

      That's fantastic! It's great to see your expertise paying off, and having the right equipment like the 395 makes everything so much easier. Congrats on the success!

  • @zouhairsuleiman1453
    @zouhairsuleiman1453 Рік тому +4

    Now that’s what I call a professional, great job 👏

  • @peteneal5914
    @peteneal5914 Рік тому +6

    50yrs ago as a kid thought these machines were dinosaurs watching this i still do great job must be very satisfying to do this

  • @marir60
    @marir60 11 місяців тому +1

    My 4 year old grandson picked this video to watch. We both loved it.😊

  • @BellConnor
    @BellConnor Рік тому +5

    We had an operator working material at a cement plant with a FA 21 with a ripper. And it impressed me so much. This 11 is so impressive. I would have loved seeing him run this machine on the pile pushing it to the hopper of the cement plate. Beautiful machine.

    • @KurdtC-nn3ov
      @KurdtC-nn3ov Рік тому

      Somebody would love seeing you getting on the machine and running it. Step up homie

    • @rodrigorodriguez509
      @rodrigorodriguez509 Рік тому

      That sounds exciting but I have no idea what any of it means

    • @SargentSlimJim
      @SargentSlimJim Місяць тому

      Even though I'm growing up I can still watch them operate the machine, as long as nobody thinks im weird.

  • @DavidMiller-qu2sr
    @DavidMiller-qu2sr 9 місяців тому +2

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

  • @jessica.curry420
    @jessica.curry420 Рік тому +23

    Just a suggestion...I think if you record until after cleanup you might grow your channel more. Keep up the great work 👍 love your videos!

  • @larrynowicki5651
    @larrynowicki5651 Рік тому +6

    Three months to build, 30 minutes to destroy. Nice job. 👍

  • @k.c.beagle7102
    @k.c.beagle7102 Рік тому +1

    Well done. I enjoy the heck out of watching demo videos like this, Thanks for sharing,!!

  • @bobjohnston5527
    @bobjohnston5527 Рік тому +26

    That roof must have leaked every time it rained. I haven't seen a building come down so easy

    • @brianleeper5737
      @brianleeper5737 Рік тому +1

      If you noticed, there was a duct at ceiling level. On top of this was a rooftop air conditioner unit. It had been removed. Rain leaked into the ducts.

    • @mark77193
      @mark77193 7 місяців тому

      @@brianleeper5737 looked like the roof membrane was removed sometime before demolition, too. It might have contained asbestos.

  • @dylanpeterson6192
    @dylanpeterson6192 Рік тому +4

    Were those LVLs or solid beams that you kept picking out?

  • @jerryhubbard4461
    @jerryhubbard4461 Рік тому +5

    Why not salvage the windows?

  • @Thujaplicata1
    @Thujaplicata1 Рік тому +21

    You did really well, nothing damaged. Slow and methodical. Only thing I'd suggest is not to work over the final drives, I know, not always going to happen, but its a good habit to be in especially when doing heavier work. Subscribed! Love your channel!

  • @dilloneliassen9622
    @dilloneliassen9622 Рік тому +3

    What is the water for? To keep down dust or asbestos? Or in case the demolition creates heat and then a fire?

    • @vicjjr31
      @vicjjr31 8 місяців тому +1

      That was my first thought. I used to do asbestos abatement, and we sprayed water on any open insulation to keep the particles from contaminating the air.

    • @seanbannon7939
      @seanbannon7939 3 місяці тому

      Yes, for dust reduction

  • @gordoninthailand
    @gordoninthailand Рік тому +3

    In New York, we recycle heavily. Our strategy is (As much as possible) keep like materials together. Also not all of our dump sites take all materials thus the separation. Sometimes the metal recycle sales pay for the entire expense part of the job. Keep up the good work. Also like others have suggested show the job after all is said and done. Clean, graded, Etc. Good Work 😄👏

    • @donak2773
      @donak2773 8 місяців тому +1

      Can someone explain the purpose of spraying water on it

    • @brazillady5119
      @brazillady5119 2 місяці тому

      @@donak2773, to keep the dust down.

  • @jayj6008
    @jayj6008 Рік тому +3

    Awesome demolition bud. I could watch it all day.

  • @Something2LookAt
    @Something2LookAt Рік тому +3

    Great stuff! Like how you pulled those giant planks out. Saving those?

    • @HomeWreckerBrian
      @HomeWreckerBrian  Рік тому +1

      Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! Yep, when they come out nice and clean like these ones, we save them.

    • @helmutmarte6002
      @helmutmarte6002 Рік тому

      Hello I'm from good old Europe, Austria. You have a great feeling when demolishing with the excavator. We separate everything here into wood, metal, building rubble, problematic materials and residual waste. How does it look for you?
      Have a good time an enough work.. 😊

  • @voiceofjeff
    @voiceofjeff Рік тому +3

    I subbed because of how you took that first big bite out of the building. You weren't afraid of it, just jumped right in. Best of luck!

  • @txviking
    @txviking Рік тому +6

    These are fun to watch. As for the bank vault door, I'm not sure where you'd use it, but it would seem worth saving.

    • @Dan-oj4iq
      @Dan-oj4iq Рік тому +2

      Didn't see any bank vault door.

  • @DistortedLinds
    @DistortedLinds 3 місяці тому +1

    What’s with the hose water? I’m clueless

  • @goodcitizen4587
    @goodcitizen4587 Рік тому +1

    OMG 12:37 lifts the back of the roof in one massive grab. Wow!

  • @ClintonLAnderson
    @ClintonLAnderson Рік тому +1

    Hey, what's the address on the building ?

  • @rickpiotz5254
    @rickpiotz5254 6 місяців тому +1

    What does a commercial demo like this typically pay out?

  • @Simonsimon-fy3hq
    @Simonsimon-fy3hq 6 місяців тому +1

    How much of that could have been salvaged? I see big windows and wooden doors that could have been reused.

  • @trucks0079
    @trucks0079 Рік тому

    Amazing job, Thank you for sharing ❤

  • @fynbear
    @fynbear Рік тому +5

    Thanks for sharing - I like the way how you demolish. If you use the "put everthing in the center-method" there would be not so much to see for demolition lovers. I hope you will get a lot of fans. By the way it would be cool to see how you crush the metal stuff like fridges, stoves or AC.

    • @playtimeisdone8490
      @playtimeisdone8490 Рік тому +1

      He needs a toy store to demolish - still filled with merchandise! 😂 😂 😂

    • @brnmcc01
      @brnmcc01 Рік тому +1

      I think in this case, the concrete and cement masonry unit blocks need to go to a different place than the rest of the building scrap. This is probably why he was carefully peeling off as much of the wood pieces as possible, then toppling the block walls away from the main spoil pile. It takes a little longer to knock down the building this way, but its a lot less work later when loading out the trash than manually sorting out cement blocks from the wood and interior building debris.

  • @djdeaf13
    @djdeaf13 Рік тому +3

    What a mess. How NOT to do it, mixing it all together.

  • @GigaTeslaFan
    @GigaTeslaFan Рік тому

    Thanks for a great video! such a underrated channel!

  • @daewooparts
    @daewooparts Рік тому +1

    Its even more fun to drive the excavator right thru the building, but a bigger excavator though

    • @avsystem3142
      @avsystem3142 Рік тому +1

      The goal is to not damage the excavator, including scratching the paint, if it can be avoided.

    • @rodrigorodriguez509
      @rodrigorodriguez509 Рік тому

      Now I know what to do if I ever win a lot of money. Hire a guitarist to jam live while I'm at it

  • @bobdart8373
    @bobdart8373 11 місяців тому

    from one demo operator to another nice work bro

  • @curlywood
    @curlywood Рік тому +1

    fun to watch professionly done

  • @truthman1255
    @truthman1255 8 місяців тому

    Nice video. Seems the machine loves it.

  • @bluethunder1951
    @bluethunder1951 Рік тому

    I take it all the materials have to be separated before going to the landfill?

  • @ron827
    @ron827 Рік тому

    That looked like tooooo much fun.

  • @kenlund9671
    @kenlund9671 7 місяців тому

    In all the years I've stood at an airport, I've been impressed by the power that gets the plane into the air. I have a similar feeling with excavators. Planks like 2"*8" become like matchsticks when the bucket presses on.
    My neighbor, who is not used to driving, swerved to the left with the bucket, when the intention was to the right. It took us a week to repair. Meanwhile, the children were without a playhouse.
    Were we made aware of the power of an excavator perhaps..?

  • @Dagus85
    @Dagus85 Рік тому

    No need for sorting out the E-waste before demolishing? Do everything go to landfill or incineration?

  • @rossh1152
    @rossh1152 Рік тому

    Did you put everything into a dumpster or try to separate the cinder block onto save weight ?

  • @workinghardusa
    @workinghardusa Рік тому

    Cool video!! Well done.

  • @gregsmith7428
    @gregsmith7428 Рік тому +4

    Amazing how powerful these machines are! I saw a group of them a while ago cut a path thru a mountain for a pipeline. They looked like T Rexes chewing up the earth from a distance. 😗BTW I wonder if most of those cinderblocks can be cleaned and resold.

  • @gordiehattrick
    @gordiehattrick 3 місяці тому

    Great video! Light work for a 323!!

  • @ZorroLinoBerto
    @ZorroLinoBerto 11 місяців тому

    Nice videos! My son loves them!

  • @anthonyellis987
    @anthonyellis987 Рік тому

    I'm so glad we haven't got smell-o-vision. I love it when you can get close to the action.

  • @josephknueppel885
    @josephknueppel885 Рік тому +1

    just subscribed always been fascinated with construction equipment so awesome 😮

  • @bradpiovesan8550
    @bradpiovesan8550 Рік тому +1

    Great content, keep it coming 👍🏼

  • @NoahGordon-f1l
    @NoahGordon-f1l 11 хвилин тому

    How much you charge. Need help on bidding

  • @ryansebastian945
    @ryansebastian945 3 місяці тому

    What are they spraying water for

  • @catkeys6911
    @catkeys6911 3 місяці тому

    "Beware the Jabberwock, my son,. The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!"
    -The frumious Bandersnatch.

  • @trewalker5386
    @trewalker5386 10 місяців тому

    hey buddy great video keep up the good work

  • @marcensbury5713
    @marcensbury5713 Рік тому

    Well done uve done a great job keep it up

  • @christopherort2889
    @christopherort2889 Рік тому

    Cool video. Stay safe out there

  • @theirishman8356
    @theirishman8356 Рік тому +1

    These were mini banks. I built a few of these in the 80's.

  • @txviking
    @txviking Рік тому

    How did you get into the demolition industry?

  • @bbrachman
    @bbrachman 3 місяці тому

    Not sure if anyone has ever asked this question: Can you make a video on the 'clean up' process? What happens to all the broken down materials. Recycled? Taken to the dump? Sold for recycling? I would be curious. It would be extra work for you to edit an additional video.

  • @terrykelsay6260
    @terrykelsay6260 Рік тому

    that guy running the machine is awesome

  • @jeffcicale
    @jeffcicale Рік тому

    I appreciate the brief walkthrough my man. Good to know this POS was torn down haha!

  • @mikes1292
    @mikes1292 Рік тому

    No hopper to fill with the debris?

  • @palushvatiqi7035
    @palushvatiqi7035 Рік тому

    Enjoyed, Cat at work😼🤝

  • @sotm6078
    @sotm6078 Рік тому +5

    A lot of unnecessary pushing and scraping of lumber!

  • @Ryan-mt2uz
    @Ryan-mt2uz 7 місяців тому

    What did you charge for this job??

  • @skinmaxdestroyer
    @skinmaxdestroyer Рік тому

    Nice demolition !

  • @frankcasendino8662
    @frankcasendino8662 Рік тому

    Simply Satisfying

  • @TheBeeryBoater
    @TheBeeryBoater Рік тому

    Just discovered your channel. Great watch. I'm in the UK. Where are you?

    • @HomeWreckerBrian
      @HomeWreckerBrian  Рік тому +1

      Wow, that's awesome, thank you.
      We're in the Pacific Northwest, US.

  • @ginoasci
    @ginoasci 10 місяців тому

    That roof and over hang came apart way way too easy.
    As if the put just enough nails to hold it there.
    Surprised high winds never ripped that stuff of the structure.
    Nice job separating the debris.

  • @brenofelix-h5u
    @brenofelix-h5u Рік тому +1

    I work with an excavator here in Brazil too, my dream is to work with an excavator there in the United States

  • @sirussahand5807
    @sirussahand5807 11 місяців тому

    How much you charged the owner for this job???

  • @nathanjoerndt8804
    @nathanjoerndt8804 Рік тому +1

    i was just gonna ask you what was the purpose of using water when tearing down a building? and i found the answer! it controls dust and prevents it from spreading to other areas :D interesting!!!

  • @motionsick
    @motionsick Рік тому

    Just curious why you dont work with scrappers to recycle a bunch of this. A lot more worth saving than just the beams.

  • @AceFivegaming
    @AceFivegaming Рік тому +1

    you should show the clean up also i feel like i seen half a video 😁

  • @dumptrucktv168
    @dumptrucktv168 Рік тому

    wow amazing

  • @jimwilliamson7598
    @jimwilliamson7598 Рік тому +1

    Good operator!

  • @nathanjoerndt8804
    @nathanjoerndt8804 Рік тому

    i saw absolutely positively one hundred percent nothing wrong with this video!!! no one got hurt everyone was safe! plus you were doing your job from a safe distance! but i have a question for you!!!!! how do you know what is salvageable or not salvageable when it comes to tearing down a building ???

  • @dannypalmer7701
    @dannypalmer7701 Рік тому +1

    Tear it down.Waisting hours and time and fuel!

  • @blackdogproductions2044
    @blackdogproductions2044 10 місяців тому

    my daughter loves watching this heh

  • @jakeforrest
    @jakeforrest Рік тому +1

    Imagine making a prank, and booking a demolition of your neighbor’s house, when they are out !

  • @jimsmith9819
    @jimsmith9819 Рік тому

    the fun part is over, now you have to clean up the mess

  • @Jeremy.r97
    @Jeremy.r97 Рік тому

    Good job 👍🏻

  • @Glitch-nr9ct
    @Glitch-nr9ct Рік тому +1

    No way I could be that meticulous. The child in me would have to destroy everything as fast as possible.

  • @Wolfpack2077
    @Wolfpack2077 6 місяців тому

    Potted plant is like hey man I had nothing to do with this.. Never even been inside that place...

  • @anthonyholmes195
    @anthonyholmes195 Рік тому +2

    Well,it has ventilation now

  • @chickenwing111
    @chickenwing111 Рік тому +3

    The fluorescent light tubes contain mercury. You may want to consider pulling them out and recycling them before smashing the building to bits.

    • @HomeWreckerBrian
      @HomeWreckerBrian  Рік тому +3

      Good eye, I did take those out just after the walkthrough.

    • @chickenwing111
      @chickenwing111 Рік тому

      @@HomeWreckerBrian - That is great. I'm not a tree hugger but mercury is nasty stuff.

  • @robertmccoy8209
    @robertmccoy8209 Рік тому

    I could not have done that good

  • @Fubarru81
    @Fubarru81 Рік тому

    Where are you doing all of this at? I know its not Arizona !!!!!!!!!! LOL

  • @DannyShipley-rb4nj
    @DannyShipley-rb4nj Рік тому

    I like it…the demo….but…all that metal scraps….I wish I can load it and cash it N 😊

  • @bassingbasics6621
    @bassingbasics6621 11 місяців тому

    What’s the water for?

  • @daviddamico4288
    @daviddamico4288 Рік тому

    Nice job

  • @destructionnation704
    @destructionnation704 Рік тому +2

    what about that other building

  • @Ryan-mt2uz
    @Ryan-mt2uz 7 місяців тому

    What type of cat is that??

  • @chrisfillios3308
    @chrisfillios3308 Рік тому +2

    your a fine operator save the lvl beams for resale

  • @dirtguy6537
    @dirtguy6537 Рік тому

    Nice couch.

    • @HomeWreckerBrian
      @HomeWreckerBrian  Рік тому

      Ah man, I wish we could have saved it for you.🤣🤣

  • @bernardcoleshill7570
    @bernardcoleshill7570 Рік тому

    Done a good job

  • @davidbalch3216
    @davidbalch3216 Рік тому

    looks good

  • @dannypalmer7701
    @dannypalmer7701 Рік тому +1

    Waisting alot of time on small lumber!

  • @korhing1066
    @korhing1066 Рік тому

    Good LUCK in your Demolition Business but keep the Driver Gears on your Tracks to the rear

  • @mariusroos
    @mariusroos Рік тому

    Well done

  • @mhardmetalm3871
    @mhardmetalm3871 Рік тому

    what's with the water ?

  • @yippppf6560
    @yippppf6560 Рік тому

    Why do they spray water of whatever that is?

    • @avsystem3142
      @avsystem3142 Рік тому

      To suppress dust. It is likely required by the demolition permit.