DEMOLITION | Gadsden Steam Plant Boiler House and Chimney

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TheLoizeauxGroupLLC

TheLoizeauxGroupLLC

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Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI) of Phoenix, Maryland, USA (acting as Explosives Subcontractor to Main Demolition Contractor, Jackson Demolition Service, Inc. (Jackson) of Schenectady, New York) performs the preparation for and explosives felling of the Unit #1 and #2 Boiler House and 300’ Chimney located at the Gadsden Steam Plant in Gadsden, Alabama on April 20, 2024.

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@lkj0822g
@lkj0822g 25 күн бұрын
Interesting history of this old girl: Plant Gadsden came online in 1949 consisting of two 69mw, coal fired units. What is interesting is that the plant not only generated electricity for the region, but also supplied steam to be used in the manufacturing process at the adjacent Goodyear plant, an arrangement that continued until the Goodyear plant shut down in 2020. In 2015, the plant was converted from coal to natural gas as it's fuel source. If not for the steam production for Goodyear, this plant would have most likely been retired decades earlier. Think of the thousands of jobs these two plants provided over the years.
@ImNotPotus
@ImNotPotus 24 күн бұрын
Industrial Grade Steam is a bigger source of "CARBON" than all of the other stuff they get mad about. But that would make NUCLEAR a much more attractive and we can't have that can we.
@panzfaust9812
@panzfaust9812 24 күн бұрын
thats neat bit of history. Could have been preserved as museum with some budget
@natecampbell4708
@natecampbell4708 22 күн бұрын
I live not far from there, thank you for the history, I really appreciate it!
@Chirita008
@Chirita008 8 күн бұрын
Thank you for the history. It's pretty amazing how this all works. It would be nice if CDI included a bit of history with each one. It took a lot of hard work and dedication to build these structures and they are gone in an instant. So knowing why they are being demolished after all this time would be nice.
@hauntedbyhaunted
@hauntedbyhaunted Ай бұрын
It's pretty amazing that those 2 faded green metal buildings ontop of the main boiler house somehow are still intact at the end, like they just enjoyed the ride down to finally be at ground level
@RobertCraft-re5sf
@RobertCraft-re5sf Ай бұрын
Yeah, those must have been very solid.
@t0cableguy
@t0cableguy Ай бұрын
The steam boilers were in those buildings. The metal buildings were probably just bolted to them. They are some pretty hefty tubes of steel to hold the steam inside them.
@ffjsb
@ffjsb 29 күн бұрын
@@t0cableguy The boilers were NOT in those buildings. Those held condensers to recycle steam back into water I believe. Boilers would be WAY too heavy to mount on the roof.
@mattharper588
@mattharper588 28 күн бұрын
Retired Union Boilermaker here.those structures on top are the precipitators. They are pollution control structures,they don’t weigh anything like the boiler house.the exhaust flow from the boiler goes through them and they use electric charges to remove the fly ash before it goes to the smoke stack
@ffjsb
@ffjsb 28 күн бұрын
@@mattharper588 Ah yes, big ass vacuums...
@johnchambers8528
@johnchambers8528 26 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video. The main building came down just as planed. Some said the chimney did not fall exactly where it was planned. However it did come down safely and close to the old building. I liked the several angles of the blast you showed.
@roywhitman7109
@roywhitman7109 Ай бұрын
This stuff never gets old!!👍
@Elenesski
@Elenesski Ай бұрын
Every one is a different challenge.
@76629online
@76629online 27 күн бұрын
I wonder if anyone ever wonders, when they see one of these old coal plants demolished, how much work was done with the electricity it produced over the span of its lifetime? I would bet most people never think about that stuff. Just imagine how many trillions of hours of artificial light was provided....how many nights hundreds of thousands of homes were kept warm. How many hours of production line time in manufacturing facilities. How much water was pumped. How many lives did it save? Just imagine.
@markopolo5695
@markopolo5695 24 күн бұрын
That chimney didn't fall as planned😮😮
@mnghbii
@mnghbii 15 сағат бұрын
That tree saw it's life flash before its eyes.
@kathleenharvey5538
@kathleenharvey5538 Ай бұрын
I keep thinking of all the math involved to achieve such perfection. Awesome to watch.
@alitlweird
@alitlweird 24 күн бұрын
Maybe alitlmath was involved, but it’s mostly explosives.
@TheMalerdaemon
@TheMalerdaemon 19 күн бұрын
Heads 290lbs, tails 2,900lbs.
@johnrambo8317
@johnrambo8317 10 күн бұрын
Watch the oter Power plant we demo in gorgas al tha was biger
@PhancyPants99
@PhancyPants99 3 күн бұрын
That wasn’t perfection
@luciusvorenus9445
@luciusvorenus9445 Ай бұрын
The Loizeaux Family, making the difficult look easy for decades.
@joeylawn36111
@joeylawn36111 Ай бұрын
🐐
@DavidVanHelden1
@DavidVanHelden1 24 күн бұрын
What I found amazing was that boat on the river doing two hundred miles an hour ....🤣
@krashd
@krashd 5 күн бұрын
1:07 for anyone else.
@johndavid8815
@johndavid8815 24 күн бұрын
I’m a retired Union Ironworker and smokestack inspector, I enjoyed this.
@Elenesski
@Elenesski Ай бұрын
Really liked the before/after drone footage. Always like to see how well the building fell after the dust as settled.
@nickmaclachlan5178
@nickmaclachlan5178 25 күн бұрын
I got the feeling the chimney didn't fall exactly where they wanted it to? Looked like maybe about 10 degrees too far left? Funny how they didn't really show it in the after shots?
@tomrogers9467
@tomrogers9467 Ай бұрын
Your expertise in video production is approaching that of your demolition skills! Great audio, too!
@Diesel629
@Diesel629 28 күн бұрын
I was going to say the same thing .. absolutely brilliant video and audio 👍
@electrolytics
@electrolytics Ай бұрын
Thanks CDI. Great videos.
@joeylawn36111
@joeylawn36111 Ай бұрын
CDI - The 🐐of Demolition Contractors.
@AnotherSwissYoutubeUser
@AnotherSwissYoutubeUser Ай бұрын
Yet another job done to perfection.
@thedownwardmachine
@thedownwardmachine Ай бұрын
New to the riverside: Boiler House Lofts. Rustic, roomy barn style living with plenty of patina. Newly renovated and recently lowered, they're a bargain at only $3000/month!
@Barbariandisks
@Barbariandisks 26 күн бұрын
That's nota bargain
@mrwest5552
@mrwest5552 Ай бұрын
we all remember with fondness watching The Loizeaux Family being featured on Public Television as they prepped and successfully brought down some structure.
@fredfonebone5108
@fredfonebone5108 13 күн бұрын
That had to be the fastest 10-second countdown on record. Dude really wanted to push the button!
@davidtaylor7174
@davidtaylor7174 Ай бұрын
Did the chimney go where you wanted?
@stevenschiffel4294
@stevenschiffel4294 Ай бұрын
These guys have WAY too much fun...
@tomcampbell6384
@tomcampbell6384 28 күн бұрын
It's like watching a skilled surgeon
@georgewhitehead8185
@georgewhitehead8185 28 күн бұрын
Really??? I have been a skilled surgeon for the last 48 years, and I have never done anything like that. Doctor George Whitehead
@shawnbottom4769
@shawnbottom4769 27 күн бұрын
Fred Dibnah would've done the job for a fraction of the cost. Just an extra pint or two on the side.
@wkk9925
@wkk9925 Ай бұрын
The roof is landing on planned location great job 👍🏻❤️
@chickencrapoperator
@chickencrapoperator 28 күн бұрын
CDI is simply the best. I’ve been watching them since 1988 with the demolition of the Travelers building in Boston.
@LatitudeSky
@LatitudeSky 24 күн бұрын
If you know where to find that video, share it! Been looking for that for ages, after it stopped getting shown on TV. CDI told me even they don't have a copy. It's lost media unless someone recorded it on a VCR.
@JimDog794
@JimDog794 25 күн бұрын
Awesome! You guys are demolition artists!
@Kesss
@Kesss Ай бұрын
Hmm, did the chimney missed the spot a bit? Regardless, it's beautiful as always, thank you for sharing!
@SLO-Ride
@SLO-Ride Ай бұрын
I was thinking the same, but concluded the berm was more for containing the debris "splash".
@DimensionMachine
@DimensionMachine 26 күн бұрын
Given its final placement in the trees and the fact that it missed the berm had me asking the same question. Then when the overhead shot at the end quite intentionally failed to show where the end of the chimney lie had me convinced that it did not land where they wanted it! (not saying I could do better BTW)
@SLO-Ride
@SLO-Ride 26 күн бұрын
@@DimensionMachine If you look close at the 2nd take, the berm is protecting equipment. Also, the ending flyover, shows a slope where the chimney falls between it and the berm. I think the trees were simply in the way. The shot with the camera on a tripod. shows this too.
@cuda7133
@cuda7133 26 күн бұрын
I think the fall was supposed to be in line with the camera, but it went to the right. They set up the same camera shot when they did our stack in 2022.
@mikepeterson9733
@mikepeterson9733 24 күн бұрын
If Fred Dibnah was still around I'm sure he'd be a fan!
@oneshotme
@oneshotme Ай бұрын
Great job!!!!!!!!!!!! I very much enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
@natecampbell4708
@natecampbell4708 22 күн бұрын
I live fairly close by, and had not heard about any of this! I just happened to find this in the suggested videos on the right side of the page after watching something else. So awesome, thank you guys for posting it!
@troycarothers8254
@troycarothers8254 28 күн бұрын
2:15 What's up with the garden hose spraying water onto a humongous dust cloud? Does that satisfy OSHA?
@JohnShinn1960
@JohnShinn1960 Ай бұрын
I love these nicely assembled videos as of late, I really do. Exquisite! 👍🧐 Thanks CDI! 👍🤠
@theadmiral5425
@theadmiral5425 Ай бұрын
love these CDI videos......why does it seem like the stack fell the wrong direction
@dustysherrmann4427
@dustysherrmann4427 Ай бұрын
Good job, but could it be that the chimney didn't quite fall where it was supposed to?
@drteknical6571
@drteknical6571 Ай бұрын
I wondered that too! Hard to tell, and CDI doesn't ever seem to answer any questions in the comment section.
@grilnam9945
@grilnam9945 29 күн бұрын
Send the chimney in the other direction and then you don’t need to clear so many bricks off the metal sheds that were on top of the main building.?
@potblack6043
@potblack6043 28 күн бұрын
@@grilnam9945 No, they mean that it looks like the stone berm in the foreground at 3:00 was placed to cushion the chimney as it fell and protect the ground, but instead the chimney fell just to the side of the berm, missing it. it also nearly crushed those trees.
@grilnam9945
@grilnam9945 28 күн бұрын
@@potblack6043 yes good call, I see what you mean now I rewatch it
@foghornleghorn8536
@foghornleghorn8536 27 күн бұрын
The berms were positioned to prevent debris from entering the river.
@prestonvaughn2078
@prestonvaughn2078 Ай бұрын
Video was spellbinding as usual. Especially enjoyed the video footage with the added drone shots. Editing the story added much appreciated shots. Descriptions of various features was appreciated. Were you (hopefully) the company performing the explosions of the bridge section on the container ship Dali? Overall, another great CDI video.
@leegilbert5804
@leegilbert5804 Ай бұрын
I believe that I saw or read that they were.
@prestonvaughn2078
@prestonvaughn2078 Ай бұрын
I hope so! Thanks.
@johnnymnemonic69
@johnnymnemonic69 25 күн бұрын
Beautiful demolition guys!
@dominikmartinisko
@dominikmartinisko Ай бұрын
Cdi try released all your old videos demolishing old structures outside america like compilation or something
@SJR_Media_Group
@SJR_Media_Group Ай бұрын
I can almost always tell if it's a shot by CDI.... columns cut then kickers... on tall structures about every 5th floor is prepped. Steel pre-notched and wired with shape charges.... kickers boxed in... love a good blast as much as next guy.... thank you....
@Shackleford8
@Shackleford8 Ай бұрын
2:31 Sounds like some cars got dinged.
@jimkavalier2831
@jimkavalier2831 Ай бұрын
Thanks for posting ! How long does it usually takes for the dust cloud to settle? 20 minutes? An hour? More?
@rickeyburke2596
@rickeyburke2596 28 күн бұрын
Nice and clean, Well done
@akshonclip
@akshonclip 26 күн бұрын
Congratulations on 💯K subscribers! 🎈
@RobCCTV
@RobCCTV Ай бұрын
CDI - a global scarecrow of the demolition industry (i.e. known to be outstanding in their field)
@markdanielczyk944
@markdanielczyk944 Ай бұрын
Farmers are also outstanding in their field!🤣
@BruceWSims
@BruceWSims 23 күн бұрын
Not quite sure how to say this, but there is something reassuring (?) about having work such as this accomplished by a singularly dedicated group who focus on a single service of this type. There something about seeing the uniform outcome and attention to detail that says that confidence in such people is not misplaced....and that specialization needs to be encouraged. Well Done!!
@helensarkisian7491
@helensarkisian7491 25 күн бұрын
The two roof structures just sat down sweet and easy. Pretty.
@user-ne3yw2cu6c
@user-ne3yw2cu6c 16 күн бұрын
They should have left the 300 Ft. Chimney as a Memorial to the Industry and as a Location Marker.
@tedlewandowski6337
@tedlewandowski6337 29 күн бұрын
Great job 😊😊
@ceedaddy
@ceedaddy 24 күн бұрын
Love how they document things like this....in case people in the future ever want to know what that piece of lands history was...!!
@jamesmeredith381
@jamesmeredith381 25 күн бұрын
Such a beautiful building in its day!
@augustinep6193
@augustinep6193 25 күн бұрын
Good. Thanks.
@pyrog.c.c89
@pyrog.c.c89 26 күн бұрын
Awesome job guys.🇺🇲
@jlangevin65
@jlangevin65 26 күн бұрын
Dust cloud lookin' at the water cannons like, "lol - whatevs."
@blipco5
@blipco5 27 күн бұрын
No shortage of camera angles. Nice job. 👍
@TempleOfAcid
@TempleOfAcid Ай бұрын
Perfekt, wie immer 🧐👍
@livenhfree
@livenhfree 16 күн бұрын
Very nice production. Hauntingly beautiful. Some strange poignnancy about it as well.
@struck2soon
@struck2soon Ай бұрын
Chimney looked to miss the intended landing zone?
@remmiemax3624
@remmiemax3624 Ай бұрын
EXCELLENT! Esp the footage inside AND more factoids on the jobs.
@revelationakagoldeneagle8045
@revelationakagoldeneagle8045 28 күн бұрын
Beautiful 💥💥💥
@jmcc5877
@jmcc5877 21 күн бұрын
I am glad it wasn't the original 110 year old plant from 1913 which was sadly demolished in 1964. These biulding were from 1949.
@mattywho8485
@mattywho8485 27 күн бұрын
I'm kind of wondering why they don't cleave the chimney at the mid-point just as it starts to tip ? Wouldn't it make the top section fall more vertically, instead of gaining all the horizontal momentum ?
@Salutimondo
@Salutimondo 14 күн бұрын
I guess we'll leave it up to the experts to decide the best way to demolish a structure.
@user-dq5xx9hi4q
@user-dq5xx9hi4q 8 күн бұрын
I want a house made by the same guy whole made those boilers.
@Dills1995
@Dills1995 26 күн бұрын
Up next: The Tropicana in Las Vegas!
@DavidVanHelden1
@DavidVanHelden1 24 күн бұрын
Chimney was about 30 degrees off but other than that it was a great blow down ....
@theamerican7080
@theamerican7080 Ай бұрын
So hard-core!
@Chirita008
@Chirita008 8 күн бұрын
Great job with the green buildings at the top. Virtually unscathed all the way down. Amazing! 👍 I expected to see all kinds of green metal rubble, thinking what a clean up that will be. Just one question - why not have the chimney fall into the same pile as the plant? Would make for a lesser area to clean up. TIA
@bustertaco
@bustertaco 27 күн бұрын
Was chimney 300' at where it was pointed at,30 seconds into footage?
@-mike--m-9629
@-mike--m-9629 23 күн бұрын
I worked with a crew of other Millwrights from Mwlu1263 in Atlanta GA and rebuilt the coal crushers in this plant in the early 2000's. A big job. I hate to see the old girl go down.
@lineshaftrestorations7903
@lineshaftrestorations7903 Ай бұрын
How can I miss you if you don't go away?😢
@greggreg2263
@greggreg2263 25 күн бұрын
You gotta do this to building when you see a bunch of spiders 🕷️ in there
@Kresnov
@Kresnov 27 күн бұрын
I dont think the chimney was supposed to go the way it did.
@patmcbride9853
@patmcbride9853 27 күн бұрын
Professional Precise Perfection
@thomasrapp2536
@thomasrapp2536 Ай бұрын
You broke it up into a million pieces, and put it in the basement. Nice job containing the boiler house.
@curtiswright4757
@curtiswright4757 23 күн бұрын
I worked in that plant as in intern in 2006.
@miket2120
@miket2120 28 күн бұрын
I wonder what the two sprays of water does? It's far too small for dust mitigation.
@legendsatlunch
@legendsatlunch 28 күн бұрын
Who else would have ridden the coal hopper up top. pretty smooth ride considering. awesome shots.
@larrymeyer2917
@larrymeyer2917 26 күн бұрын
Reminds me of the decommissioning of Umgeni power station in 1992 in New germany Natal. Life moves on.
@midiwall
@midiwall 26 күн бұрын
@3:16 - it's almost like y'all knew _just_ where to put that barricade! 😂 😎
@user-uo4qg6lp7x
@user-uo4qg6lp7x 23 күн бұрын
Another explosive day for CDI great job, not so sure of the smokestack though.🤔
@philipjones9458
@philipjones9458 26 күн бұрын
Have any subscribers heard of Fred Dibnah deceased U.K steeplejack. Famous for demolishing chimneys without using explosives.
@mariop8576
@mariop8576 26 күн бұрын
and no trees were hurt in the process.
@dominikmartinisko
@dominikmartinisko 22 күн бұрын
Could you release cranes demolition compilation?
@DonFarmer-hq5sw
@DonFarmer-hq5sw 21 күн бұрын
For a minute, I thought the porta potties were going to be crushed 😮
@user-df8fj2np2t
@user-df8fj2np2t 28 күн бұрын
I bought a car from a guy who used to do this. He drank a lot, and told me he would set up the charges in a black out and not remember blowing up the coal mine. That was in the 70s,. He got sober and a different job. Still wild though.
@stuartwatson3959
@stuartwatson3959 23 күн бұрын
I'm a DP who'd love to work on your promotional videos! Demo reel upon request...Great stuff!
@TishaHayes
@TishaHayes Ай бұрын
I heard its demolition from my house; I live about a mile to the northwest.
@StevenGunn-mu1wd
@StevenGunn-mu1wd 26 күн бұрын
Bet you can’t drop that building leaving the two green structures in tact. Hold my beer 😂
@piotrstopczyk8026
@piotrstopczyk8026 9 күн бұрын
super
@davidbeers5949
@davidbeers5949 23 күн бұрын
Am I wrong or was the two fire hoses an attempt to control the dust according to regulations? Whatever they were there for didn't seem have much effect on anything. Anybody down wind got blasted with lots of dust.
@simonpaine2347
@simonpaine2347 24 күн бұрын
Maybe someone can explain why they don't have a complete curtain of water hoses surrounding the blast area to limit the dangerous and toxic dust clouds from entering into the surrounding areas. Especially in this case, being right alongside a river.
@MeaHeaR
@MeaHeaR 4 күн бұрын
1913 - 2024 R.I.P.
@waedidmyhandlechange
@waedidmyhandlechange Ай бұрын
1:47 - What y'all came here for
@Z-Bart
@Z-Bart 24 күн бұрын
RIP Gadsden. Look up Tac Harbor. My old stomping grounds.
@clqudy4750
@clqudy4750 26 күн бұрын
Making way for a few more Dollar Generals?
@chrissmith513
@chrissmith513 23 күн бұрын
WoW
@miket5331
@miket5331 25 күн бұрын
Have you ever considered Fire fighting aircraft for dust suppression.
@timothywalker4563
@timothywalker4563 26 күн бұрын
Another fine detonation for CDI😊
@bruceringrose7539
@bruceringrose7539 27 күн бұрын
Interesting that, from the 3:00 view, the stack hitting the ground did not cause any camera shake.
@handbananaistherapist642
@handbananaistherapist642 22 күн бұрын
They blew it up 7 times?
@Klemheist-vf1hx
@Klemheist-vf1hx 23 күн бұрын
The caretaker in the top left hand cabin was told to sit in his armchair and grip the sides.
@jalphabet5
@jalphabet5 28 күн бұрын
What is the purpose of the stream of water?
@jalphabet5
@jalphabet5 17 күн бұрын
@@nonenone4848 That's what I initially thought, but it seems incredibly insignificant. It's probably a requirement to have dust control in place - it doesn't have to work, it just has to be there.
@iancanuckistan2244
@iancanuckistan2244 Ай бұрын
They even timed the blasts so there were two separate demolitions.
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