We have started the demolition at our 41 st project. The demolition is always a satisfying part of the job because it happens fast, and it comes after so much time and investment has been made in design and permits, engineering, remediation and logistics. Getting back into business building houses is a welcome improvement over searching for land to buy, arranging financing, and dealing with community concerns about our lengthy rezoning application that is now complete.
We are using a new contractor for the demolition, he chooses to use large roll off bins to load the crushed material into. It was amazing to see how he squeezed both the old house and the garage into two of these bins.
We have noticed many signs that the construction industry has become busier over the past month or two. Good project sites have been selling quickly for strong prices and there is a noticeable push to get a bunch of basements dug before it gets really cold. We are in a rush to get our basement poured so that we can connect the new sewer lines and get it all backfilled before the freeze.
With the demolition and excavation work progressing we can refocus on lining up the rest of the contractors that will take us to the drywall phase. As per our usual practice, we have a schedule software and input the various trades into a continuous chronology that takes us to the major midway milestone, when the building is locked up and ready for the inspections. We are also hard at work tuning budget and getting competitive pricing for the bigger parts of the job.
Next up will be surveying for the excavation and the dig itself. We will be pushing quickly into the cribbing phase and setting a start date for our framers. Our goal is to have the windows in before Christmas, and this looks very possible right now.
House is demolished and already loaded in the bin after just 4 hours
The second of two bins to be hauled away