Tuesday, August 13, 2013

More Pictures of Monday's Demolaction


We had a very nice demolition day. It may have been the hottest day of the year - but a clear blue sky - no wind - and low relative humidity made it a nice day to watch work. Lulu had a busy day on campus - so she took her Vespa. She can park right by her door with that - secretly I think she was afraid of what came next.

At 10 AM the loader arrived on a flat bed. One man drove the truck - one man operated the loader. The slowest part was waiting for the truck to return for another load. 

I am writing this at 9 AM Tuesday - already they took another load to debris away. I am guessing we will have a clear lot by the end of the day. 

Goldilocks had to go to work at 9 AM

One man and one machine

At 10 AM - it was all peaceful at 1816 Seminole Drive

Then it started taking big bites


It saved several azalea bushes out front

The car port went down in one big chunk



Separating debris - clean fill and dirty fill

He used the bedrooms like a coal bin to store the dirty fill

This is looking south from the present driveway

The loader has caterpillar treads that dig up grass

The pile of concrete gets turned into new paving

The bedrooms at the eft are filled with shingles - boards - insulation - dry wall

Surprisingly little dirt - dust - noise 



Waiting for the truck provided time for a breather

Large piles of the con rete slab

 Clean fill left - dirty fill right

We saved quite a few bushes and trees

 A pretty blue sky was the only one watching - no gawkers showed up

That scoop must have held 3 tons

He could pick up one board at a time

Funny - the back door is still intact



The roof was made of pine boards

Very little dust 

The main walls were thick brick - then 2 x 2 studs - then drywall

 It took two hours to knock down

He piled the debris in the bedrooms

The red brick rank or clinked as they were moved

The car port made the house look bigger than it was

The house was 50 x 35 - with the car port 75 x 35

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