Commercial Demolition is the total demolition or dismantling of commercial buildings, such as shops, factory, offices, stores, hospitals, churches, and many more. It involves greater care and scrutiny than residential demolition, so be prepared. You need to know what methods are available for tearing down commercial buildings. If the building you want torn down will be a historic landmark, you may need assistance from an historical society or museum. Commercial demolition experts are on hand to assist in the tearing down of any commercial buildings.
The first thing to remember when it comes to commercial demolition is that if you do not hire licensed professionals, you could be putting your employees, your loved ones, and your property in danger. Because of the asbestos that is contained in commercial building materials, you cannot use regular construction hammers and nails to remove them. Commercial demolition hammers and nails are the only tools capable of removing asbestos.
Before you start the process of commercial demolition, you must have all the permits in place. These permits will help ensure your safety while tearing down the structure. Once the permits are in place, you can begin the mechanical demolition. You will need heavy machinery like wrecking balls and cranes to take apart the building. Mechanical demolition does not include simply dismantling the structure but includes digging through the debris to expose the underlying drywall and insulation.
Once all the heavy machinery is ready, you will need people to operate the machinery. This is where having an expert come in is so crucial. Industrial deconstruction experts are well trained in the operation of heavy machinery and in safely removing the structure as well. If there are people remaining in the building after the demolition, then you will have to supervise them to make sure they do not get injured. This will be quite difficult and a task best left to the professionals.
Once the debris has been removed, you will have to sort through the debris. At this point, it is likely that you will need to rent or buy heavy equipment to manage the deconstruction process more easily. Heavy demolition equipment is necessary to break down the commercial building and clean up any mess left behind by the demolition. Since all the interior debris must be removed from the site, you will also need to rent trucks and machinery to transport the debris to the landfill.
Once all the debris has been moved, you will have to figure out what pieces of the building need to be retained. Most commercial demolition companies will give you a price per square foot based on the size of the debris and what needs to be retained. This cost will vary depending on whether or not the contents need to be retained or if they need to be thrown away. To determine the national average of this cost, you can divide the national average by the square footage of the property. Then multiply the number by seven.
Finally, you have to think about the actual physical demolition process. If the old commercial building was made of concrete, then you may be dealing with just the concrete removal. If there are interior walls that are in danger of falling, then you may also need to hire an engineer for a concrete removal job. For the actual demolition, you will probably have a team of professionals who will basically use high-pressure hot water to melt all the concrete off the walls and floor of the building.
One last thing to think about is where the materials used in the demolition will be stored. Most commercial demolition projects will reuse some of the materials so you won’t have to worry about them running out. However, some commercial buildings are already beyond the recycle point and will need to be redesigned. You may have to hire an architect to create a new space around the existing structure. Just keep these few things in mind when planning your next commercial project and get started on your demolition planning.