John Z Wetmore

John Z Wetmore

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ALPA 535 Herndon Demolition (Part 1)

ALPA 535 Herndon Demolition (Part 1)

555 Herndon Demolition (Part 6)

555 Herndon Demolition (Part 6)

Bank Demolition, Bethesda

Bank Demolition, Bethesda

BCCC Bard Bldg Demolition

BCCC Bard Bldg Demolition

Vienna Annex Demolition

Vienna Annex Demolition

Key Bridge Salvage 2

Key Bridge Salvage 2

Key Bridge Salvage

Key Bridge Salvage

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  • @ritishify
    @ritishifyСағат бұрын

    nice

  • @anthonygallagher1397
    @anthonygallagher1397Күн бұрын

    Not a brick tie in sight,no wonder the brickworks peeling like wallpaper, haha.

  • @ChrisDevismes
    @ChrisDevismes2 күн бұрын

    A seriously good operator working there.

  • @itsallspent
    @itsallspent2 күн бұрын

    Reminds of watching my kid eating a bowl of cereal. I am sitting here opening and closing my mouth with the cutter😊

  • @gjb79ful
    @gjb79ful3 күн бұрын

    This must be a different operator, far more satisfying to watch

  • @gjb79ful
    @gjb79ful3 күн бұрын

    This is the result when Father Ted tries to repair a leak in the roof 😂😂😂

  • @carolinarailfanning
    @carolinarailfanning3 күн бұрын

    That thing looks ram-packed with asbestos.

  • @kh.kompot8634
    @kh.kompot86344 күн бұрын

    Why spray water?

  • @Jarial7
    @Jarial74 күн бұрын

    lovely house if it was done up shame to demolish it

  • @lumagds
    @lumagds4 күн бұрын

    people that live in this house is now homeless😭😭😭

  • @Jarial7
    @Jarial74 күн бұрын

    I really love their pet dinosaur LOL

  • @EsorWorldTravel
    @EsorWorldTravel5 күн бұрын

    This one makes me mad they tore it down.

  • @michaelm6364
    @michaelm63645 күн бұрын

    Godzilla!

  • @voiceofjeff
    @voiceofjeff5 күн 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!

  • @kintom.6387
    @kintom.63875 күн бұрын

    This building I do remember. When I worked nearby we got mail for ALPA mistakenly delivered to our office once or twice.

  • @edbrick4406
    @edbrick44065 күн бұрын

    Nice video 👍👌

  • @sirenfan97
    @sirenfan975 күн бұрын

    What a waste of time

  • @michaelm6364
    @michaelm63646 күн бұрын

    Master craftsman at work.

  • @pmorris4133
    @pmorris41336 күн бұрын

    The Man With No Eyes 2 Concept

  • @pmorris4133
    @pmorris41336 күн бұрын

    Movie 1973 The Man With No Eyes

  • @user-ft7he3uh8c
    @user-ft7he3uh8c9 күн бұрын

    👍5

  • @Kaczorek2366
    @Kaczorek23669 күн бұрын

    👍4

  • @andyhughes5885
    @andyhughes58859 күн бұрын

    I wondered what was making that creepy sound and its coming from the bobcat reversing. Although the beep beep beeping sound was annoying, i think i`d rather have that than this new sound.

  • @tonischuster2751
    @tonischuster27519 күн бұрын

    Erschreckend was die Bauqualität betrifft. Für mich ist das nur Müll.

  • @RobertNGk56
    @RobertNGk569 күн бұрын

    Why demolish a perfectly sound earthquake-approved building that can be turned into an apartment complex?

  • @mariotorres6287
    @mariotorres628710 күн бұрын

    John, you are doing an excellent job with these demolition videos. I wonder how you find out where these jobs are. In any case, you're doing a terrific job. Thanks for posting these well-done videos.

  • @JohnZWetmore
    @JohnZWetmore10 күн бұрын

    Thanks. I use a variety of sources of information. Local news blogs. Google news alerts (e.g., demolition Baltimore). Tips from friends. (Dog walkers are excellent sources because they are out in their neighborhood every day.) Tips from friends in the industry. And just keeping an eye out for construction fences or excavators whenever I am going anyplace. (Red lights are helpful because they give me a minute to look up and down the side street.) Demolition permits are a public record, and are online in many places, but I don't find them that helpful. They can put a property on my radar screen, but they don't tell me if the demolition starts tomorrow or six months from now. Even with all these sources, I miss as many demolitions as I film.

  • @randybell5461
    @randybell546110 күн бұрын

    He must be getting paid by the hour.

  • @randybell5461
    @randybell546110 күн бұрын

    This guy is slow.

  • @tonischuster2751
    @tonischuster275111 күн бұрын

    Wieder einmal eine tolle Reportage. Gebeude nach wenigen Jahren in einem erbärmlich Zustand das zeigt die Qualität schonungslos auf.

  • @kennixox262
    @kennixox26212 күн бұрын

    Have not been there in a while but it seems that the whole of Arlington is being torn town and rebuilt.

  • @kennixox262
    @kennixox26212 күн бұрын

    Really an ugly building and nice to see that go. Unfortunately, being under the flight path of Reagan, horrible place to put up a condo building.

  • @kennixox262
    @kennixox26212 күн бұрын

    You've got mail!

  • @UQRXD
    @UQRXD12 күн бұрын

    Is the refrigerant gas removed from old units or just vented to air to destroy ozone layer.

  • @JohnZWetmore
    @JohnZWetmore12 күн бұрын

    It is required to remove the refrigerant gas before demolition, and most contractors do. It is usually pretty obvious when refrigerant gas is left in the system. You get condensation when the coolant lines are broken and the gas escapes and decompresses, as seen in this demolition: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nWSctJuOkbDcibg.html

  • @UQRXD
    @UQRXD11 күн бұрын

    @@JohnZWetmore Key word "most"

  • @JohnDoesItAll
    @JohnDoesItAll12 күн бұрын

    I always thought it was a cool looking building 😢 Building taller= more tax revenue and profit for the landlord, so I get it.

  • @kh.kompot8634
    @kh.kompot863412 күн бұрын

    💪👌

  • @jamesmiller2332
    @jamesmiller233213 күн бұрын

    This guy is so slow compared with your other operators.

  • @randyrichmond2036
    @randyrichmond203613 күн бұрын

    Going to shake up the ghosts lol

  • @jjMcCartan9686
    @jjMcCartan968613 күн бұрын

    Another very enjoyable video john .Thanks for posting .

  • @mikehoysler4322
    @mikehoysler432213 күн бұрын

    These videos are awesome! I love watching stuff get demolished. The part that cracks me up is every time there’s a guy with the hose to knock down the dust, he’s usually spraying an area that doesn’t need to be hosed down. The guy in this video wasn’t too bad but most are like a 4yo with the garden hose.

  • @xzytqweo3538
    @xzytqweo353813 күн бұрын

    Again another great video, John. I was hoping to see it from the start, but I know that sometimes you can not be there when they actually begin.

  • @JohnZWetmore
    @JohnZWetmore11 күн бұрын

    I had hoped to be there when they took out the overhang in front, but missed it. I went up there half a dozen times, and only once were they using the high reach. It's a bit of a trek to Baltimore, so I couldn't check on it as often as places closer to Washington.

  • @xzytqweo3538
    @xzytqweo353811 күн бұрын

    @@JohnZWetmore I totally understand, Mr. John. And yes that is a trek. You do what you have to do and I appreciate that very much. Keep up the good work! Bill

  • @shytoad130
    @shytoad13013 күн бұрын

    One of the hose guys is great but the other one is ... odd. 🤔 Thanks for the video John.

  • @RollOutRald
    @RollOutRald14 күн бұрын

    Why are there squirting water

  • @boonescomputer
    @boonescomputer15 күн бұрын

    He set his buddy an old chair out there for him to rest in lol pretty delicate work without destroying it!

  • @marknightser8527
    @marknightser852715 күн бұрын

    To boring brick by brick.

  • @PorkPieNews
    @PorkPieNews16 күн бұрын

    I know a lot of people are saying why didn't they just go full force on this building. There is another building ATTACHED to the right of the building. One wrong yank could compromise the integrity of the attached building. Thats why they are being delicate. Its not a stand alone!!

  • @pokedemon3333
    @pokedemon333316 күн бұрын

    I’m honestly impressed by how that machine is able to take care of those steel beams, especially since the company would probably have a pair of the same shears that are on the Volvo machine that appears a couple of times throughout the demo for the high reach machine?

  • @markacuna2828
    @markacuna282817 күн бұрын

    What are they gonna build here now with this property

  • @georgebetts8931
    @georgebetts893118 күн бұрын

    Hi mate, if I was considering leaving the UK and working in the USA as a demolition operative, what sort of opportunities are available and where would be a good place to start and find out more information? TIA!!

  • @jaydaykoth
    @jaydaykoth18 күн бұрын

    2:02 brick hits sign

  • @michaelbarnard2128
    @michaelbarnard212818 күн бұрын

    Plenty of scrap metals in this job