Farm House Demolition with Mini-Excavator

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Neil Koch: Dig-Drive-DIY

Neil Koch: Dig-Drive-DIY

Күн бұрын

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@jackkoch1368
@jackkoch1368 4 жыл бұрын
Hard to see the place where you were raised torn down but it was time to go replaced with a new house where the family tradition still lives on
@digdrivediy
@digdrivediy 4 жыл бұрын
Certainly very true. I know it was a hard thing to watch happen but it was a nice day spent with family nonetheless.
@rickbell3402
@rickbell3402 2 жыл бұрын
Family staying together, even as life changes, is always important!
@digdrivediy
@digdrivediy 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@tonynieuwlandt1290
@tonynieuwlandt1290 4 жыл бұрын
Lots of wonderful childhood memories in that house, but also exciting to see my son and daughter-in-law start a new chapter on this property. Great job Neil.
@digdrivediy
@digdrivediy 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tony. I agree 100%!
@karuza82
@karuza82 3 жыл бұрын
Thought I was watching Letsdig for a second. Now there's one boy who's an operator's operator. Love it when you finally pushed it over.
@digdrivediy
@digdrivediy 3 жыл бұрын
Oh boy! I haven't had that comparison yet! When I run that Volvo Mini I like to think I'm a mini-letsdig18 sometimes! That was a very memorable day tearing down my grandparents house. Thanks for checking it out!
@christophersloan4214
@christophersloan4214 3 жыл бұрын
I've never gotten choked up watching a house get torn down before . I'm sure a very emotional day for this family.
@digdrivediy
@digdrivediy 3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you sharing that Christopher. It was very much so for all of us. This is one of the first videos I tried to make for KZbin with heavy editing. I didn't do the story justice and would like to do this again someday to really convey the spirit of the day. Thanks so much for checking it out.
@livedlearnedDIY
@livedlearnedDIY 3 жыл бұрын
That would have been hard for me to see. Both of my grandparents former homes are still standing and in use. Not by our family but still there. Love your channel and content!
@digdrivediy
@digdrivediy 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a bunch Jay. It was tough, especially for my Dad and his siblings. We're glad to have family members there on the homestead though to carry on even with the house gone.
@jdhogyellowhelmetproductio358
@jdhogyellowhelmetproductio358 2 жыл бұрын
COOL!
@adamgriebel6375
@adamgriebel6375 Жыл бұрын
looking at doing something similar in the next couple of months. how big of a hole did you dig to throw it all in? did you fill the hole, burn it, and keep adding til it was all gone?
@digdrivediy
@digdrivediy Жыл бұрын
Yes, that's exactly what we did. The hole was about the size of 2 25 ft campers stacked on top each other.
@cliftonsnider1520
@cliftonsnider1520 2 жыл бұрын
Looks like grandpa knew how to build thing to last it wasn’t ready to fall down anytime soon.
@digdrivediy
@digdrivediy 2 жыл бұрын
They built the wood structure really well but put it on top of a subpar foundation. The house was tilted about 3 inches just in the length of the kitchen. Oh, and they didn't use much insulation either! Still, very sad to see it go.
@cliftonsnider1520
@cliftonsnider1520 2 жыл бұрын
Yup if those walls could talk.
@timhilton1271
@timhilton1271 3 жыл бұрын
Looks like it was a to nice of house to be tore down😔
@digdrivediy
@digdrivediy 3 жыл бұрын
It had pretty decent siding, but really the core of the house was in pretty rough shape. foundation was shot and all the floors were sloped to the center. All electric heat was expensive and no heat upstairs. Electrical was all outdated. Only one bathroom that desperately needed remodeled, the list goes on. There were just more negatives than positives and would have cost more to fix it up than building new. Believe me, we all hated to see it go so I understand what you're saying for sure. Appreciate you watching Tim!
@TF856
@TF856 3 жыл бұрын
I hope they have the right address. That's a strange way to remodel a house. Too much music!
@digdrivediy
@digdrivediy 3 жыл бұрын
Fortunately we're all good! Isn't the best way to remodel with Heavy Equipment?? 😃 You know what, on the music I tend to agree. This is one of the very first videos I made for KZbin as I started to learn to edit just slightly less than a year ago. I'd invite you to watch a couple of my newer videos and let me know if you think they're any better. Thanks for the feedback it is actually helpful to know what people like.
@quinndle_spindle
@quinndle_spindle 3 жыл бұрын
When was it built?
@digdrivediy
@digdrivediy 3 жыл бұрын
Best guess is early 1900's. It was moved to this location in the 1920s from a few miles away actually, so hard to say for sure. It had lived a full life for sure!
@BGTech1
@BGTech1 3 жыл бұрын
So much air pollution from burning all that
@digdrivediy
@digdrivediy 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Just no real good solution to get rid of it all unfortunately.
@richardcline1337
@richardcline1337 4 жыл бұрын
Should have torn down your cousin's house instead of the old homestead with all of it's history! Sickening to see that happen.
@digdrivediy
@digdrivediy 4 жыл бұрын
I agree it was hard to see it go, but the truth of the matter was that the old house was really in sad shape. The foundation was bad, it was very poorly insulated, heat and electric were extremely outdated and inefficient and it just wasn't worth trying to put a bunch of money into it. Sometimes it is just the right time to say your goodbyes. We are glad that my cousin chose to rebuild on the site and at least keep the homestead alive and well even if the old house is gone. Thanks for watching my video and for taking the time to comment!
@richardcline1337
@richardcline1337 4 жыл бұрын
@@digdrivediy, the house I now live in is approaching 70 years old. The city where iot used to be was going to tear it down to make way for widening the road in front of it. My late wife and I bought it and had it moved around 35 miles out of town to some land we owned. They cut it into three sections and hauled it up here. They then dug a trench all around the house, poured the foundation complete with hurricane straps and added blocks on top of that, again with additional straps through the poured blocks and into the perimeter frame of the house. This was over 22 years ago and the house has been rock solid. We did modernize it to some extent but not enough to damage it's historical value. When Hurricane Michael came through it stood solidly with some cracks in the fireplace chimney (had to be replaced when the house was moved) and some roof damage when the shingles were torn off. Otherwise, it was as if the storm never happened. Houses all around that were much newer than this one were obliterated or severely damaged. I think the money we invested in saving a piece of history was well worth it. But each one has to do what they think best to do and even though I would rather have seen the money to build the new house used to refurbish and modernize the old one, you do what you have to do and nobody can fault you for that.
@digdrivediy
@digdrivediy 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comments and sharing the story of your house. That is so interesting how they used to move houses around in the past. Seems as if we don't see as much of that anymore nowadays. In fact, the house in this video was moved from a different location in the 1920's and it was already kind of old at that time. They certainly don't build them like they used to but I don't think you could afford it anymore either if you were to use all native timber like many of the homes around here are built. While the choice was made to remove this old house in favor of something newer, there are still plenty around here that remodel old homes. My house in fact fits this description. It is an old farm house nearly exactly in the same style as my grandparents house was and my wife and I chose to make the investment to remodel it back in 2006. I think the house will provide for our family and still be around for the next generation that wishes to raise their family in it. Thanks again for taking the time out of your day to watch my videos.
@richardcline1337
@richardcline1337 4 жыл бұрын
@@digdrivediy, and I can almost bet that you have some areas of your house where the wood is so hard you can't drive a nail into it without first pre-drilling a hole. These old houses are tough that way. Those were the days when a 2x4 WAS a 2x4 and not the smaller size they sell today.
@marlacrossetti7431
@marlacrossetti7431 4 жыл бұрын
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