wacky1980 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 never knocked down a building before, so we're gonna go big and demo an old warehouse we bought, out behind the bar. eventually, the space will be rebuilt into a glorious nano-brewery. but for now, we break shit. anyone want their name painted on the wrecking ball before we do the deed? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Did you file your 10 day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clu Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Sawdamizer has a nice ring to rickety wreck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkenwarrior Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, wacky1980 said: never knocked down a building before, so we're gonna go big and demo an old warehouse we bought, out behind the bar. eventually, the space will be rebuilt into a glorious nano-brewery. but for now, we break shit. anyone want their name painted on the wrecking ball before we do the deed? "I am become death, the destroyer of worlds" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 4 hours ago, scoobdog said: Did you file your 10 day? we only need to notify neighbors 5+ days out. already got all utilities disconnected and insurance papers filed. small town = loose regulations. it's an ugly old thing. gonna be a nice empty lot in about 3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 4 hours ago, Clu said: Sawdamizer has a nice ring to rickety wreck done and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrigunBebop Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) paint a balloon on the wrecking ball. >.> Edited March 17, 2018 by TrigunBebop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 2 hours ago, wacky1980 said: we only need to notify neighbors 5+ days out. already got all utilities disconnected and insurance papers filed. small town = loose regulations. it's an ugly old thing. gonna be a nice empty lot in about 3 weeks. Oh i filmed there before 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 3 hours ago, TrigunBebop said: paint a balloon on the wrecking ball. >.> maybe just paint the entire ball to look like a balloon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, wacky1980 said: we only need to notify neighbors 5+ days out. already got all utilities disconnected and insurance papers filed. small town = loose regulations. it's an ugly old thing. gonna be a nice empty lot in about 3 weeks. You don't need a wrecking ball for that. Also, make sure you stay away from those power lines. Nothing can get closer than 15' from those upper high voltage lines. Edited March 17, 2018 by scoobdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrigunBebop Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 4 hours ago, wacky1980 said: maybe just paint the entire ball to look like a balloon? Nah. Just painting a lil balloon on it would be enough. >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 yes please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 6 hours ago, scoobdog said: You don't need a wrecking ball for that. Also, make sure you stay away from those power lines. Nothing can get closer than 15' from those upper high voltage lines. ssh you. demo team says they can work around the power lines if they come at it from the east. they're actually deconstructing and reclaiming the wood and tin (building is ~140 years old), so they're being careful with their work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Can I miley cyrus the wrecking ball to bless it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 18 minutes ago, fuggnificent said: Can I miley cyrus the wrecking ball to bless it? i would hope it's already been blessed by now, but sure why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misaka Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Spray paint zeni on the wall and then do the deed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 building is coming down. it took a couple weeks to get the contents cleared and to dismantle the inside. now they're working on the shell, so there's finally some visible progress being made. monday and wednesday the rest of the south corner 2nd level (left side in last pic) is gone today as well. the demo guys are reclaiming all the wood they can through this process. just yesterday, they hauled off over 7000 sqft of 1x floorboards, wall boards, and roof boards (used instead of sheathing back in the day). the truss coming down from the roof is some good 2x12 stuff too, some as long as 25'. you can't see it in these pics, but there's an old hand-powered freight elevator in the back of the building as well that's still intact, and it will come down next week with the help of some heavy equipment to lift it out piece by piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Lol. Looks like a job for the "Salvage Dogs". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, scoobdog said: Lol. Looks like a job for the "Salvage Dogs". these guys doing the work fit that bill pretty well. they scavenged the entire building, looking for anything that would be worth reselling before they started the deconstruction. they probably sold a couple thousand $ worth of stuff out the door before the demo started. i could have done it myself but i don't have the time or contacts those guys have. i almost called up the american pickers guys because their main office is only a couple hours from here, but i didn't want to put my personal business all over the tv. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Hopefully, you're not paying a cent for any of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
//>wagz./ Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 On 3/16/2018 at 5:01 PM, wacky1980 said: never knocked down a building before, so we're gonna go big and demo an old warehouse we bought, out behind the bar. eventually, the space will be rebuilt into a glorious nano-brewery. but for now, we break shit. anyone want their name painted on the wrecking ball before we do the deed? //> yes./ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 1 minute ago, scoobdog said: Hopefully, you're not paying a cent for any of this. they gave me a couple hundred bucks for the contents they sold. as for the lumber, i might get a few hundred back if those guys make a good chunk from selling it, but there's not set amount on that because they have cost in machinery and labor to take it all down. after they're done, i have a local landfiller / scrapper coming and sorting off all the scrap iron to haul off, and he's deducting whatever he makes on that from the bill for taking the rest of the debris to the landfill. they've taken a full 40-yard rolloff box of debris out so far, might be two or three more boxes left after deconstruction. all said and done, it might cost me a couple thousand to remove the whole thing and end up with a clean lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 well this took long enough. after the remaining structure became too unstable, the demo had to be put on hold until i could get some heavy equipment in to pull it down. so we sat still for 2 weeks until this morning. here's the "before"... i put a video on the bar's fb page of the knockdown, but i can't link to it right now on this computer. so here's a pic of the "after"... should have the lot cleaned up next week. then the construction part begins! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 i don't see 'disco' on any ball in this pic. fake news. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 59 minutes ago, discolemonade said: i don't see 'disco' on any ball in this pic. fake news. it was moving too fast for the naked eye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Me Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Shiiiiiiiit son....go blow up something truly horrendous....like....trump tower....or....trump casino.....or......honestly any casino in Vegas...those demos are bitchin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 there's one (1) three-story building in this town, and nothing taller than that (unless you count church steeples, water towers, and grain elevators). i'ma let you city folks handle those big jobs with their big invoices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryDoom Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Now build this as my lair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 bump because pat got me thinking about this project again today while i was logged on. so the plan has changed a bit, but we made some good progress before the winter put a stop to things. the lot is clear, but it took until july to get that finished up. we had to take up some of the old concrete because the heavy machinery caved it in on the east side. we'll have to re-pour that in the spring before we can do much else. but we have to install plumbing, water, and storm drains before we can do concrete, so we're a bit backed up there. considering the setbacks with the concrete and some contractor (un)availabilities, the list of what we've accomplished is much smaller than we'd hoped it would be at this point (it usually is with jobs like this but meh). the stage and enclosure is up, the undamaged concrete is a couple applications away from being prepped and ready, and the fence is built around the perimeter. so after we get utilities installed, we pour concrete and build the restrooms and bar area. decorate and done! the hope is to be up and running in the first half of the summer, depending on how quickly we can get back to work in the spring. we're no longer doing a nanobrewery on the lot because we're looking at buying an adjacent building to repurpose as the brewery. so the lot will be an outdoor venue that will eventually (hopefully) serve as the brewery's beer garden, with a stage for live stuff, an area to set up food trucks, two horseshoe pits, double restrooms, an enclosed bar, and comfortable seating for approx 80-100 people. it will be glorious. and you're all invited to the grand opening thing, whenever it happens. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeny Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Paint a giant cock and balls on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 48 minutes ago, Greeny said: Paint a giant cock and balls on it. ...on the floor in front of the toilet in the ladies room. gotcha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 i am so excited for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 2 hours ago, discolemonade said: i am so excited for you. thanks! it's been a giant pita because nothing moves at the speed i'd like it to, and we're already outpacing our budget by about 30%. at least i work in a bank, and they're invested enough at this point that they're not gonna cut me off before i finish it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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