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Clearing The Way For Progress - Options In Demolition Services

9 April 2015

Nevaeh Graves

Whether you're a city planner trying to clear a large space for a new commercial development or a home owner looking to upgrade your living environment, a controlled demolition may be necessary to achieve your goals. However, demolition comes in many forms, and it's important that you have a complete understanding of your options before choosing the one that's right for you.

Below, you'll find a guide to some commonly used demolition techniques. Having this information in mind will allow you to work with your demolition contractor to develop a reliable strategy, and can help guarantee that you complete a safe demolition that meets all of your building destruction needs.

Mechanical Demolition

Most people are familiar with the heavy cranes, large backhoes, and swinging wrecking balls that are hallmarks of a mechanical demolition site. If the property you're looking to take down is in close proximity to other buildings or has preexisting structural weaknesses, a mechanical demolition may be the most effective method of handling the situation.

One major advantage of a mechanical demolition is the ability of a mechanical demolition service to quickly and efficiently handle waste. Having the equipment already on site can allow old materials to be quickly and efficiently pulverized as well as allow for safe and reliable hauling.

Implosion

For very large structures or structures that have been reinforced with commercial steel, an implosion may be necessary. While many people enjoy the drama and pageantry of watching a building quickly come down on itself, implosions are actually highly technical events that are planned out to the most minute measurable detail.

Implosions have the advantage of occurring very frequently. This can allow you to avoid the time delays of a mechanical demolition, and can even be used in concert with other methods to allow for a partial implosion that will bring down a stubborn section of a given structure.

Special Demolition

In some cases, you may want to try to salvage some aspects of a building for reinstallation or historical preservation. In other cases, delicate pipes may be at risk of rupturing. Sometimes, hazardous materials may be contained in a demolition site. Each of these instances, along with many more, may necessitate the use of a special demolition service. These services are designed to enter a demolition site and do the necessary work by hand to prepare your structure for a broader and more dramatic follow up method of removal.

Now that you know a little more about your demolition options, work with a company like Colorado Cleanup Corporation to get your building down in the safest, cleanest way.

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