Posted by Blue3992 on September 13, 2008 at 22:38:51 from (24.136.6.161):
Tore down an old shed at my place the other day, figured I'd share some info and pictures.
Some background: The shed was about 20'x35', give or take. The roof was shingles, covered with aluminum. Dirt floor. As you can see, it's seen better days. This past year, it has really started to lean badly and has started falling apart.
Worst part of it was that it was leaning towards a utility pole and guide wire. This made me nervous. The line feeds power to my neighbor and me. I had thought about trying to puch over the shed myself with a front-end-loader, but the close proximity to that pole caused me to bring in the experts.
Called around to a couple of excavators I knew of. Friend of a friend finally got back to me, took a look at it, and said he could knock it down, dig a hole, push it all in, burn it, and cover it all up. I couldn't seem to find anyone else willing to take a look at it, so I went ahead and signed him up.
Came out the next week, and went to work:
I gotta admit, the guy was skilled. I had my doubts if he could bring it down without the whole mess falling against that utility pole, or any of the nearby buildings. But, he brought it down with no damage to either.
Next, he dug a deep hole, pushed it all in, and lit a match to it. While it was burning, we dug out the concrete footings and got ready to push them in. Supposedly, the hole is deep enough that the concrete won't work its way back to the surface over time.
The result, an empty lot, smooth dirt and ready for grass seed.
The trackhoe and operator were there for about 4 hours, and a skidsteer and operator were there for about 2-3 hours moving dirt around. Final bill=$1000. Sounded kind of high when he first quoted it to me, but after thinking about the per-hour cost of the equipment, I guess its about right.
Anyway, glad to have that done and over with, and not have to worry about the shed coming down every time the wind picked up.
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