If you play in reverse you have a man building an entire house with an Excavator😂

@tonydunfordtd

2 жыл бұрын

😂

I like watching this guy work. He dont tiptoe around, he jumps right in and chomps it into splinters. He ain't messing around! Great video!

Symbolic, the garage door closed for the last time.

Built in 1937 when Bradley Blvd just converted from trolley line to an actual road. According to census data, the first owner was an engineer and subsequent owners included a member of the secret service, an architect and two MORE engineers!

GREAT video - THE BEST thing to watch when you're in a pissed off mood!

That was beautiful!! That was a good sized structure too! That operator knew how to get it done!

Coming to a place near you, a cheaply build McMansion that will stick out like a sore thumb in the neighborhood

it would be nice to see inside the houses before they pull them down

Design wise, that house made no sense to me! I think it’s architect was Mike Brady! I got a certain feeling of satisfaction watching it come down.

Wouldn't that have been funny if the job superintendent showed up frantically waving his/her arms saying...you were supposed to tear down the house next door!!!! 🙊🙉🙈

@RedForeman

3 жыл бұрын

@Jake Fairbairn lmao I bet it actually happens more often than we’d expect .

@johnmanley2590

2 жыл бұрын

That would be my kind of sense of humor

@hazelwood55

10 ай бұрын

One time when I was a kid, I woke up to thump, thump, thump. I got up and looked outside and guys with pickaxes were tearing out our driveway. I told my dad, and he went out and talked to them. Wrong address, they patched it up.

@jimvail

6 ай бұрын

I think they likely check to make sure the power company has severed the power lines before they touch a place like that. Big red flag if that isn't the case.

Nice multi tasking. Keeping down the dust and flushing the hydrant as well.

That was a good looking house

Why do I find it so sad to see a house torn down?

@Topcat1952

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. There were memories made in this place. Just like they its all gone..

Heres a guy not afraid to lower the boom !!!! Kudos operator...

@bfsgman

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris Collinsworth.

That front brick addition was definately added without permits.

@its.me.christopher3061

3 жыл бұрын

Doubtful. Just a normal split level.

Seems like such a waste.

It took almost 38 minutes to take down this house, BUT, how long did it take to clean up all the mess?

how satisfying was the wait for that large picture window to be broken?

Wow now that's a demo!

Great reportage

My house is like 200 years old... What was so wrong with that place. I saw good windows bricks all that... Is this a military home?

Why was this done?

"Everything Must Go!"

This homes brand new compaired to the hell holes here!

The Fastest way to pressure wash dirty siding. Also, props to the attic vent for doing it's job right till the last moment.

37:29 my room when I found the second air pod

I guess by using water is to keep the dust down correct me if I am wrong

@JohnZWetmore

3 жыл бұрын

That's right. If you ever see a demo without a water spray, you can tell how much more dust there is.

With the current housing shortage why not refurbish these older homes unless there's too many issues wrong with it and build the new McMansions elsewhere?

He made short work of that house!, my kind of demolition, none of that recycling stuff, just smash it!, loved the way that brick extension exploded when he pulled the roof off!

That was quick! A 1940 house that had gotten into pretty rough shape in an expensive neighborhood, looking at the listing photos. Getting torn down so something bigger and better can go up? It sold in October for $650,000 according to Zillow. They say the one next door is worth over $1.3 M. What was that funny little room or tower behind the chimney? Didn't seem to be accessible. Thanks for posting, John.

@JohnZWetmore

3 жыл бұрын

The prices are even more outrageous when you get on the little side streets.

@flipppy83

3 жыл бұрын

That whole brick front wall that looked to be built as a fence at 6:55 was very unusual to me

Looks like it had newer windows

This kinda sounded satisfying to me.

Photos and info on this house still may be seen at www.zillow.com/homedetails/5500-Bradley-Blvd-Bethesda-MD-20814/37167433_zpid/? (as of 6/2021. Ugh! What a dump! The photos do not present this fixer-upper, diamond-in-the-rough as very desirable. OK, it's from a bygone era and has been added onto, apparently several times, but at some point it is best to demolish and begin with a blank slate. This is one. The parcel sold for $650K, but the surrounding properties are all valued over $1.3 M.

Why was the house demolished?

@JohnZWetmore

3 жыл бұрын

It is being replaced with a McMansion.

The attic fan was turning till the final blow!

Time you smash it all down it should only take two dumpsters normally without the water on it it would run around $1,200 to dump it a job of that size will usually Mount you around $8,000 or more depending on where you are at and from and what they're going price is within that state or town I have thousands of hours of heavy equipment operating hours it is pretty easy and exciting at that

From the outside, nicer than any I ever lived in, granted 2 happend to be trailers 😂😂😂😂

In a throwaway society with a housing shortage amid a pandemic, this creates homeless military veterans without hope!

1:45 I had never seen anyone push through that hard

I would not want to live on a street that busy. The traffic was interrupting the nice smashing sounds.

@AppStateWaifu

2 жыл бұрын

Lol I feel like when this house was built, it was a quite 2-way street. Where I live now, it also used to be nice and quaint. Then 20 years of development flew by. Now I hate it!!

I can't imagine how many truckloads its gonna take to haul this away! WOW!

@scrapman502

2 жыл бұрын

It really only takes 1 match.

Have to love that the EpA thinks that water holds down all of asbestos dust.

So typical of Bethesda. House prices are so high that people will buy split level homes from the 70s, mow them down, and build new mansions on them.

Imagine someone frantically opened the window like "wut de hell" 😳

I love it. Just love it ❤

We now return you to your regularly scheduled programing. Mary Poppins Meets Frankenstein...Starring Dame Mae Fishman

That was a good vent on the roof keeped going until it was pulled down. Must of been made in USA

Love I love this video and watching it operator work that Cat

That guy has the coolest job in the world.

If this house could talk. I wonder what stories it could tell about the families that have lived there.The birth of the home and it's death.

Now that's how you demolish a house!

nice job, cool

That was one big ass house

Why they spray home with water?

@JohnZWetmore

3 жыл бұрын

The water helps keep the dust down.

@janfgfdx5165

3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnZWetmore ok thanks

@AppStateWaifu

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnZWetmore as well as any asbestos since this thing was built near the 40s correct?

That digger driver has the best job in the world.

This is the kind of operator that is right for this kinda job no messing about

Lmao this is how I felt driving the skid steer bobcat when I was an arborist.

It is a pity that there aren't more salvage companies that could remove windows and doors and plumbing parts. I expect the insurance would be high. I have seen a couple of episodes of TOH where a lot was recycled and resold at a profit.

@coastconstructionandremode8265

Жыл бұрын

No one really wants old windows and most people won’t to the work to remove old hardwood floors with all the nails and such

Watch at either 1.5 or 2x.. So satisfying and fast too.. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 My guess as to why it was demolished would be one of two things.. Mold? or New construction..

That is some dirty water coming out of that hose

@JohnZWetmore

3 жыл бұрын

It clears up after a minute. When they start up the hydrant, the change in flow stirs up the rusty sediment at the bottom of the water main.

I cannot understand the foolishness behind this. Why do you need heavy equipment to bring down a wood building. I would remove the good wood and reuse .

Dang. At first I was like calm down. He destroys it so fast. Like in such sudden force. But looking at the comments it seems like they just know really what and what to do

@anthonyhiel3404

2 жыл бұрын

He definitely did a good job. He planned the demo, climbed the trash pile to get to the higher level. He did it quick. Let's just hope he separated materials accordingly lol

Again, SO many resources that could have and should have been reclaimed! Example: EVERY SINGLE DOOR in that house could have been easily salvaged and used by Habitat for Humanity. The builders measure donated doorways and windows, as they build a new home, and make these quality old doors and windows work…instead of reducing them to waste. It is pathetic how dismissive and wasteful we are as a society.

@MassimilianoAlbanese

2 жыл бұрын

And the garage door was still working!

@louisc.gasper7588

10 ай бұрын

No, people like you don't understand that it costs resources to save stuff, and there are fewer resources used in trashing the old and making something new. The charge that we are a wasteful society is just silly. We do trash things that have served their purpose and are not worth keeping. That is sensible and conserves resources.

Turns out it was next doors they were supposed to demolish

Just think it takes months to build a house, has stood there for decades and took all but 30 minutes to tear it all down like it was never even there.

@nickwebb9937

3 жыл бұрын

Why was it tore down?

@JohnZWetmore

3 жыл бұрын

It's being replaced with a McMansion. It's happening to all the older houses in this neighborhood.

@nickwebb9937

3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnZWetmore I had to look that up I’ve never heard of that before, that’s weird

Now that's how to run a excavator. Great job,if he needs I call me .

Thats the ugliest layout plan for a house anyway thanks god its getting demo,d

Is it just me, or are houses made out of paper?

@jcelldogs

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. It looks like it, but those excavators are so strong.

@stealthxg5045

3 жыл бұрын

You're underestimating the power of these machines.

@AppStateWaifu

2 жыл бұрын

I would think that wood and brick from the 1940s would crumble like feta cheese.

A lota unpermited work done on that house its no wonder they tore down.

How much would this cost

@jimibones178

3 жыл бұрын

Depends on sq footage

@bulletsonofagun7413

2 жыл бұрын

Money bags bought the house and lot for $650,000. Tear down and clean up at the time would be about $30,000+

For the impatient, the action starts at 0:01.

@lambo8961

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Brown water. Tell me that's not the city water supply.

@JohnZWetmore

3 жыл бұрын

It's coming out of a nearby fire hydrant. When they change the flow in the water mains, it stirs up the rusty sediment that has accumulated in the pipes. It clears up after a minute. If you live nearby, you might want to wait until tomorrow to do your laundry.

House design made no sense

I would love to be able to do that just once in my life.

@scrapman502

2 жыл бұрын

If you own your own home, You chance is waiting for you.

@txviking

2 жыл бұрын

@@scrapman502 Heh. That day may come, but it is hopefully many years away.

It's gotta be tough operating that 320 for hours on end!

@hurtfultruth6188

3 жыл бұрын

Try physically demanding work for hours on end. I've been saying for years I'd rather sit on my butt and be stressed out and tired from operating machinery controls. 🙄

Hell, Nowadays with wood prices the way they are those people would be tearing that house apart Nail by Nail and Board by Board just to get all the Good free wood from it LOL

2:17 the moment u realize the house still has power

@thepoopsoup

Жыл бұрын

And gas

There had to be something severely wrong with that house. Judging from the listing history, I'll wager no mortgage company would underwrite that property, therefore having to put it back on the market repeatedly. Took 3 years to sell it.

@davewilson7602

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a very expensive area. Somebody probably demolished it to build a new higher end house

@jimvail

6 ай бұрын

I've watched a number of these videos of house demolitions. I've seen old houses really put up a fight. That place came down like it was made of cardboard. Odd design, undersized roof rafters - this was a mercy killing.

Casa de inmueble techo podrido vivienda Chatarra

Man I hope they saved that wood lol

And here I am looking for a nice house to live in 🤔

@bryantidwell5474

3 жыл бұрын

They was stupid for tearing down that house

@destroyerthewolf

3 жыл бұрын

@@bryantidwell5474 no not really the moss on the roof means it's been abanonded for a long time

Looks like a scary 🎥

Ummm..... Its next door....

Notice the lack of comments about saving it? LOL. yikes what an awful house. too many cooks spoiling broth.

OOPS WRONG HOUSE 🏡🤣

That's how the game works no matter what Location. 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭

Yeah. Buy an older home instead of restoring for little money then building aome new, hideous structure with absolutely no beauty or style and charge an arm and a leg for it. This is why we have ao many homeless people. This is awful.

Home wrecker ! ! !

Wrong house!

That's house need to tear it down.

Inexperienced operator!

@leecarey4375

3 жыл бұрын

Terrible. They should have been loading the trucks also. Not waiting til the whole structure was down.

Ugly 1960's split level bites the dust. Good riddance.

goofy ahh house

Долго.

Bretterbude da freut sich jedes feuer

Cool vodeo...but....fuckin Bobcat