Sunday, June 3, 2012

5 Steps To Getting Better Demolition

By Donald Pienta


You would be hard pressed to find more exciting sights to witness than when a building is being demolished. It does not take long at all for a building to go from a sturdy-looking structure to a mess of metal, brick, and dust. There are many people who are curious about anything to do with demolition, and this article will attempt to clear up a few misconceptions about the process and reasoning behind demolition.

Understanding the process of demolition is the first step to comprehending the whole. A demolition team has to first decide which kind of demolition they will perform: an implosion or an explosion. When a demolition must occur in an urban area, most demolition teams worth their salt will choose an implosion. This is because the building will collapse in on itself, preventing damage from happening to surrounding buildings and people. For this reason, implosions are the safer way to demolish a building. However, it is significantly more expensive than the other option.

An explosion is the other option a demolition team can choose from, and for this to happen, the building must be relatively isolated from surrounding civilization. Rural areas that contain many farm buildings are frequent users of an explosion method of demolition. An explosion is much cheaper to perform than an implosion, because the demolition team does not need to be nearly as careful in their plans as an implosion.

After gaining an understanding of how a building demolition is carried out, many people want to then know what makes a demolition team decide which buildings can stay and which ones should go. The truth is that most demolition teams work on a for-hire basis. Sports owners frequently bring in a demolition team when they want to build a new sports stadium for their teams. Rather than spending money on new property, they can hire a demolition team to destroy the old stadium and remove all of the debris. Many sports stadiums that are situated within a city's borders will use this option to great effect.

Another common situation when demolition happens is when the state or federal government decides that a building is no longer structurally sound or capable of humans living in it. This happens to many old homes that fall into disrepair; they must be demolished. Because homeowners either leave the homes unattended or cannot afford to make the necessary repairs, a skilled demolition team will come in and take down the house. Demolishing old buildings is just like when your body replaces old skin with new skin. It is a process that simply needs to happen.

When you get down to it, the use of a demolition team is a very good way to get a fresh start.




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