The owner awarded the project to Universal Wrecking Corp. because of their ability to mobilize immediately, their extensive Caterpillar Equipment and associated demolition attachments, experienced field and clerical personnel and Universal Wrecking's unparallel ability to process and market the client's reusable equipment and scrap metals. As if that were not enough Universal Wrecking Corp. needed to leave the undamaged sections for reuse as warehouse storage and complete the project in no more then three months.
Several tasks need to be completed prior to the start of demolition activities: All utilities were disconnected. An asbestos inspection was also conducted and it was determined that no asbestos was present.
Universal Wrecking Corp. first needed to separate the damaged section of the structure from the main warehouse section that was to remain intact. This was accomplished by utilizing a Cat 345 BL Series II with a third member LaBounty UP 50. Once the heavy work of the separation was complete, laborers with torches in man-lifts trimmed and manicured the connecting steel beams. Once the adjoining walls and connections had been severed, the addition was carefully pulled away from the main structure utilizing Two Cat 330BLs with LaBounty grapple and MSD70 Metal Shear.
Debris was carefully separated from recyclable materials via a bobcat and laborers and then loaded and shipped offsite for disposal. Steel and metals were processed using the above mentioned metal shears and then sent offsite for scrap metal recycling to local steel mills.
The slab and foundations remained so there was no concrete recycling or disposal.
