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@goutvols1039 ай бұрын
Were you able to take anything away from the building before demolishing?
@MP-ph6ob8 ай бұрын
@@goutvols103 He saved an LED light fixture
@caveweta9 ай бұрын
This demo video is a metaphor for life really, nothings permanent. Buildings come and go, some last 50 years, some 500 years. Imagine how hard it was to build this, all the resources it took, all the specialist trades that made this building. And in 50 years time it was torn down and gone in a day….. nothings permanent.
@PeteyPablo27709 ай бұрын
damn bro that's deep
@bandysxxx9 ай бұрын
I can’t believe not a single person wanted anything from this place
@wavydavy98169 ай бұрын
I live in the UK and just down the road from me is an abbey which was founded in 676 and completed in 1160 and is still in use today 👍
@apersunthathasaridiculousl18909 ай бұрын
That’d what i’m saying! This is crazy
@cknorris36449 ай бұрын
Thing is though we used to be about preservation. Now everything's just disposable.
@Dave_95479 ай бұрын
It always saddens me to see really nice lumber, like in those exposed trusses smashed to kindling.
@EvilDeadFan119 ай бұрын
I had the same thought. It was a nicely crafted building for its time.
@trevorbigelow15189 ай бұрын
I think this is Spokane right?
@dylantrerise38449 ай бұрын
I agree but sadly even though the price of lumber isn’t cheap it is in the modern world easily accessible and going through to make sure you save all the wood would be too expensive and time consuming and our buildings aren’t old enough like Europe to care to conserve stuff consume consume consume
@Torqu3d9 ай бұрын
Yeah, so much could be repurposed if it was torn down piece by piece, time consuming, yes.
@sketchpalosotherchannel9 ай бұрын
Yeah, I noticed the trestle in the atrium was all solid timber. Pitty.
@ghoulardi88759 ай бұрын
The initial view of the building makes it look like a big concrete monolith! It's weird when the Cat started busting through that gray wood.
@billyrueckert51139 ай бұрын
I'm surprised it wasn't reused. Seems like a solid structure.
@BennedictMathurin1499 ай бұрын
Cry
@warpedbeyondhelp9 ай бұрын
No effort to salvage any of the metal or expensive wood trim?
@switchdeck91648 ай бұрын
@@warpedbeyondhelpWhat is a bank or demo company going to do with random wood trim?
@TrainTruck8 ай бұрын
Was thinking the same thing, specially how well it was kept in cleanest condition too. Would of been a nice place for another bank to have it, as that place just must of not that long ago closed down.
@user-bd5md5cm2j8 ай бұрын
Banks have nothing but money. Look at the largest buildings in any state. Million dollar building scrapped. What does that tell you...
@gordbaker8969 ай бұрын
Lots of Stainless Steel. Jail door would be great to keep. Many uses. Bar tables. etc PVC white pipe, Shelves. Gold mine. Very well built. Lots of WASTE.
@UncleChud9 ай бұрын
Dust
@BennedictMathurin1499 ай бұрын
Cry
@HobbyOrganist9 ай бұрын
That in vault picket door would be useable, in fact I made two similar doors for my house using reproduction Victorian gothic fence pickets welded together to make 2 gate doors inside, a gate door outside, and a headboard and foot board for my bed. I have several St Bernards so the 2 cast iron gate doors keep them in or out of certain rooms very effectively and they match the decor. There's no commercially made "pet gate" that will hold up against a 150 pound dog jumping on it LOL!
@fluke99728 ай бұрын
yeah i dont understand why demolishing still goes like this nowadays. you would think with all the recycing and enviromental activities we would be using better methods to deconstruct buildings
@allamericanwiseass7 ай бұрын
Blame American building codes
@sethtriggs9 ай бұрын
Shame it couldn't be reused, I thought the geometric design was actually pretty interesting. Always neat to see the number of wooden commercial buildings. And it definitely screams 1970s! The trusses were really cool.
@Thisoldhiker9 ай бұрын
The US probably has about twice the retail and office space as it needs. In any case, such buildings are only designed for a 30-40 year lifespan.
@cknorris36449 ай бұрын
They build em cheap and then when things start falling apart the repairs exceed the value. Everything's disposable now.
@coryhoover019 ай бұрын
Those teller counter could make some nice bars in homes or businesses
@wendymorrison58039 ай бұрын
I was looking at the long seat in the front foyer. That has mid century goodness.
@ARoyalLyon9 ай бұрын
As someone living on a modest self built off-grid desert homestead, I weep to see all those building materials getting destroyed!
@UEdiver9 ай бұрын
@HomeWreckerBrian The best part about your videos is the walk through at the beginning. You do not see that too much and it's always cool to see the inside before it get's demolished! Thanks as always for sharing!!
@pawpatrolnews9 ай бұрын
He does a fantastic job of rebuilding the bank if you watch the video in reverse!
@shisholy78289 ай бұрын
Looks like a lot of useful resources going to waist 😳🤯
@coryhoover019 ай бұрын
I agree a lot of that metal inside can be recycled
@shannonmariehauck9 ай бұрын
@@coryhoover01or donated to Goodwill or something. Filing cabinets, desks, chairs, bathroom fixtures, etc.
@Coalrollinfurry9 ай бұрын
Na.. rather hear that 3406 machinery application purr.
@RcFlashlight9 ай бұрын
@@Coalrollinfurry Can't tell if you're joking.. that's no 3406 in that there machine bud.
@DaveFromVh19 ай бұрын
He doesn’t care..😢
@HomeWreckerBrian9 ай бұрын
Hey, everyone! Leave me a comment and tell me what your favorite part was! Also, If you like watching banks get demolished, make sure to check out my channel. Last summer, we did a really cool one, so go take a look!
@daviddonahue18629 ай бұрын
Good operating!
@ConstructionMachineryChannel9 ай бұрын
I espceially enjoy when you go inside for a final tour before demolishing it.
@playtimeisdone84909 ай бұрын
Excellent video, Brian! I think this vault door might be more spectacular than the last one…and it was pretty awesome, itself!
@dodge334459 ай бұрын
I really LOVE the basement in this thing... I wish I could turn this into a house and live there.. The basement would be like another level.. But set it up like a huge safe room.
@allamericanwiseass7 ай бұрын
The vacuum tubes were a kick. Wonder if they were still in use at the time of closure?
@mystisith39849 ай бұрын
A few things & pieces of furniture that could sell for a few bucks... Thanks for sharing.
@kc0eks9 ай бұрын
Sure was a nicely built structure. Modern boxes are so boring.
@harleyshihtzu55589 ай бұрын
You have the best job in the world. I could do this all day long.
@FlintLetsPLays9 ай бұрын
I Germany you would have to remove everything inside first. So all Cables, Glass, Isolation, everything has the be removed before you are allowed to take the building down
@Schraggi9 ай бұрын
No, but a skilled worker is able to pull these things out of the building with his excavator. It's up to the company if they remove Glas or any metals first, or wait until the demolition to pull the cables out of the broken walls. Manual work just takes too long for the things you mentioned. Only dangerous materials like asbestos or gas tanks have to be removed first. It's always the question if it's cheaper to sort the rubble or to take everything out by hand before, which isn't even always possible.
@Coalrollinfurry9 ай бұрын
Thats not true at all.. citation plz.. Ich war zuvor in zahlreichen Staaten angestellt..
@OrangePinkK_YT8 ай бұрын
Me too
@123Puke5 ай бұрын
Why did they need a chaise in the Lobby. Did a lot of people need to lay down?😂
@fordpot46945 ай бұрын
This is America Fuck yeah. We pull that shit with equipment
@jeffcicale9 ай бұрын
The vault is always the most impressive. Makes one want to load it up with dynamite, secure the area and enjoy the blast! Really appreciate the walkthrough before starting the demo work
@jimschultz80489 ай бұрын
You're right cuz there's a lot of going to waste there's a lot of good scrap metal in there lot of copper lot of stainless steel a lot of number one Steel😊
@Thujaplicata19 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing another project with us! That's quite the building! I'm very interested to see how you handle getting the rest down with the basement below, and possibly having to separate the block from all the wood. Also.. I REALLY hope you made a part on how the vault was demolished. The last one was awesome! Subscribed a long time ago, but eagerly awaiting part 2. Best demolition channel on KZbin by far, and I've been watching demolition videos since the days when you could literally watch all of them there were so few! Best wishes, Dan.
@HomeWreckerBrian9 ай бұрын
I love sharing these videos with you guys, and I really appreciate comments like yours. Thank you. The Vault demo is coming up very soon. We did it a little differently this time. It should make for an awesome video.
@koriko889 ай бұрын
12:20 - You’re working at your boring bank job when suddenly…the Caterpillar Kool Aid Man bursts in one side and starts destroying the place!
@davidcolwell6149 ай бұрын
In the town near me a man with a bulldozer from a construction site that fired him tore down a credit business, and a used car lot one night and turned over several vehicles at the football stadium that they were building. He parked the dozer and walked to the police station and told the dispatcher what he had done that night. She had received no calls even though he had driven across town.😊
@skeetrix55779 ай бұрын
@@davidcolwell614that's fuckin wild
@resurrectiongarage15069 ай бұрын
It is very hard to imagine that tearing down such a building considering demo costs, construction costs could ever be cost effective
@Renville809 ай бұрын
The college I attended had two 1950s dorms (freshmen men's and the women's). Even though I ended up dropping out early on, I still make it a point to visit the campus whenever I am in that town. One year, I saw the two dorms had been shelled out in preparation for demo, and learned it would have cost more to renovate and update both dorms than it did to just knock it all down and build new!
@kc0eks9 ай бұрын
That inside view during demo is very neat and also sad.
@latamorewilliams64439 ай бұрын
Wished you had habitat for humanity come by and do a clean out, before demolition. It was some nice furniture and etc that could have been saved😞🌄…
@Alex-gf7oe8 ай бұрын
This guy does demolition to make a living he doesn’t have time to wait for hoarders to nit pick through the building
@PeteR-sy2ud5 ай бұрын
Not him necessarily but the owners could have but most don’t think about recovery and probably worry about someone getting hurt.
@pauloconnor29809 ай бұрын
@10:17- when you saved that LED light fixture, I knew we had something in common!!!!!
@mikebreidenbach95499 ай бұрын
Can’t believe you couldn’t find buyer to tale safe deposit boxes?
@truthseekerKJV5 ай бұрын
I would have called people to come and buy all those cabinets and whatever else they wanted to buy. That door would have sold for sure. You could have made some good money even before the demolition.
@TodaysKinetoScope9 ай бұрын
WOW, So many re-usable materials in this bank! Such great looking architecture in all! I Would have found so many uses for much of the materials! Am sure your on a crunched time table for this demolition! it's fin to see! much ease than I have had to deal with in the past!
@leviwhite99 ай бұрын
First vid of yours I've knowingly seen, and the first bit of bashing through the overhang and hunting for and stacking of I-beams was very relaxing. Also telling of a skilled operator. Instant subscribe and will be soon watching more!
@Opinionatedguy19899 ай бұрын
Are you sure there is no asbestos in the building being that it was built in the 70s?
@Thisoldhiker9 ай бұрын
I suspect it was built right around 1980.
@Opinionatedguy19899 ай бұрын
@@Thisoldhiker I know that it became illegal to build with asbestos in Canada in 1990. When did it become illegal to build with asbestos in the US?
@pyeltd.5457Ай бұрын
@@Opinionatedguy1989 2030
@coryhoover019 ай бұрын
The boxes in the safe deposit boxes you could sell along with the vault door and that gate. eBay or marketplace
@dannylay7965Ай бұрын
That building should have been there at least 1000 years. I love those old banks. It would have been so cool to visit in 1000 years as museum of a bank.
@robertweathermon89628 ай бұрын
I know this place, its the old Wells Fargo bank on the south hill of Spokane, WA. The current Wells Fargo on the "Hill" as we say here, is now where a local Chinese Restaurant used to sit.
@Lunar_Capital9 ай бұрын
Just a curious question, did you have to remove the fluorescent tubes out of every light fixture in there?
@zynifi9 ай бұрын
Probaly not, why?
@brian5o9 ай бұрын
@@zynifi I'm thinking he was asking because the all contain a bit of Mercury which is very toxic and difficult to clean up. It can seep into groundwater and then into sea life.
@gordbaker8969 ай бұрын
What would YOU do with them?@@brian5o
@Lunar_Capital9 ай бұрын
@@brian5o Yeah exactly that. Unless there is a law that they MUST remove the tubes before the job, they probably won't otherwise.
@RcFlashlight9 ай бұрын
Goes to show how powerful these excavators are. I work on these things for a living, and that 323 really did put up a fight. Would love to see something like a 340 or bigger do something like this.
@EpicATrain5 ай бұрын
DUDE... there's so many cool things you could build with some of that stuff.
@jeffcicale9 ай бұрын
2nd comment: that interior camera setup is top notch content!!!
@HomeWreckerBrian9 ай бұрын
Thanks, man! I'm glad you liked it.
@tillross40789 ай бұрын
Did you do any salvage ? Plenty of scrap that's for sure
@robintheyooper8943Ай бұрын
That was my thought, a whole lot of scrap tonnage. I'd reuse so much in that building!
@bravomike099 ай бұрын
It's a shame that all that good material and items go to waste. Much of it can be reused, but I guess it's just not cost effective and it would take some effort to find someone who would want it. Especially the items specific to banks. Those things looked really good, but probably dated. One wonders if a salvage business could make a profit recovering as much material as possible before destruction.
@DemolitionManMike9 ай бұрын
Good work. I liked the interior cam view. I will try that on my demolitions on my channel as well. 👍👍
@chuckh.22279 ай бұрын
Those bank walls look like there made of paper
@DanburyDK9 ай бұрын
I wish I could collect some of those keys. As a kid I’ve always saved old keys I’d find in places my dad had to demo.
@bergmanemanueleric20087 ай бұрын
This is an absolute goldmine for anyone who loves to see things getting demolished.
@alexlong192005 ай бұрын
Thanks for video! It's really interesting to see how to built this bank. I hope you switch off electricity before demolishing this one.
@h2ouxb9 ай бұрын
I'm shocked at the waste. 😳
@treystewart5444 ай бұрын
That cat excavator is scratching the bank so awesome with caterpillar power 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
@ghoulardi88759 ай бұрын
Thanks for the occasional commentary, it's really interesting! I've watched similar videos and often had questions about the demolition strategy. Like, the whole process often seemed to take much longer than I might have expected. I guess there must be many considerations ... save some materials, sort metal and wood separately, keep nearby buildings safe, try to avoid making dust, smash stuff up well enough for the dump trucks to transport later, avoid overstressing the excavator ... what else??
@margemiller55039 ай бұрын
Watching this was like watching a Ray Harryhousen stop animation movie. Pretty cool. I would of taken that neat gate in the vault. Wells Fargo, couldn't of happened to a better bank. Damn crooks.
@johnkeviljr96259 ай бұрын
I’m surprised that the heavy wood wasn’t salvaged. I’m also surprised that there isn’t a market for the stainless steel vault door and safe deposit boxes. Very curious.
@PeteR-sy2ud5 ай бұрын
I would’ve taken that vault door with the bars and put it on Facebook marketplace. Someone would have bought it with the material and appearance it has. Pretty cool.
@johnkeviljr96255 ай бұрын
@@PeteR-sy2ud Yes! There is an aftermarket.
@mackhopper9 ай бұрын
What an interesting building. Deceptively large, eh???
@djemcee9 ай бұрын
Amazing how either powerful that machine is or how brittle construction really was.
@dodge334459 ай бұрын
Thanks for doing the walk throughs !!
@thardyryll5 ай бұрын
This building, at 2910 E. 30th Ave., Spokane, Wash., was primarily a former Wells Fargo outlet, plus a handful of miscellaneous offices. By all appearances the architect’s main experience was designing bunkers for long-term storage of military munitions.
@Cullen-no9lyАй бұрын
Great job you guys with raring down the wells fargo bank even though i would have tried to start it back up again
@John-oe5nb6 ай бұрын
Wife, "Honey, what did you do today?" Husband, "Broke into a bank"
@scottmartin65945 ай бұрын
A 323 with a long stick seems like a kinda unique machine.
@SPUPRR5 ай бұрын
amazing how solid a building looks on the outside but how it is built like a cheap house of cards under that skin. Flimsy construction. Amazed it lasted 50 years
@skinmaxdestroyer9 ай бұрын
Great demolition !
@HomeWreckerBrian9 ай бұрын
Thanks, buddy. I appreciate it.
@aguywiththreefirstnames18509 ай бұрын
my favorite part of this demo was the dust control
@BastrdMcQueen5 ай бұрын
Reading the comments makes me feel better about my tendency to hoard materials 😂 I would've saved more than 1 LED light 💯
@garandx9 ай бұрын
Oh its a wells fargo. Good work.
@jodymontez6933 ай бұрын
That door is nice! Can sell it!😮
@skylar43359 ай бұрын
Well at least the light got saved😂
@HelloKittyFanMan9 ай бұрын
Oh wow, I've always wanted to see what it looks like from the inside as the bucket bashes through! Now I know, and it's kind of spooky! Thanks for setting that up.
@Its_crazyadamla9 ай бұрын
The bank was built with cardboard boxes 😮
@jgamesanimationstudios9 ай бұрын
Do they just turn the power off before demo?
@djemcee9 ай бұрын
No, they leave the power on and the gas. Are you really asking this question??
@PeteR-sy2ud5 ай бұрын
He has another video before this one where he takes the electric pole down in the back and knocks out power to the whole area ensuring there is no power left in any of the lines at the bank. 😊
@kenlund96716 ай бұрын
In this context, the joists are like matches. What incredible power these machines have.
@caden016919 ай бұрын
Man I would've taken all those commercial doors 😂
@playtimeisdone84909 ай бұрын
ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO, but with previews this time!!! Hey Brian - are you sure there wasn’t a mummy buried in the basement of this modified pyramid??? Holy Cow, save that kick-ass leather lounger they left in the bank lobby. Damn, I’m surprised that no one claimed that piece.
@carlfalt1749 ай бұрын
That's what you call breaking the bank
@jerryrigsit540017 күн бұрын
Ok, I've watched a few of your videos. I'm guessing you probably are restricted from "saving" components, like the metal cabinets or that beautiful gate/door. Man, it would have been a really cool garden gate! Anyway, I subbed. Keep smashing stuff and making videos about it.😊
@Why242449 ай бұрын
A drive through at a bank in the UK we definitely don't have those. I also find it interesting to see it built mainly out of wood UK materials for a bank are usually reinforced concrete and brick.
@catkeys69117 ай бұрын
That had a lot of 2 x 6 wall and support lumber in there- that was a very sound structure , it's seems a shame it couldn't have been used for something, but I guess it's just in the way, now, and there's a different plan for the space. Still a little sad- it was an interesting shape and very solidly made.
@shannonmariehauck9 ай бұрын
If you didn’t take them for scrap, all those filing cabinets, shelves, radiators, fixtures, etc. could all go to Goodwill.
@anthonyfeeney12109 ай бұрын
Have a Beer on Anthony 🍻
@HomeWreckerBrian9 ай бұрын
Haha! Alright, alright. You talked me into it.
@chill_as_fk9 ай бұрын
Here the demo permit requires recyclable material be salvaged, sorted and the least amount of material possible be sent to landfill.
@tomjohnson75089 ай бұрын
It is just amazing all that reusable building material is being destroyed. The world will be run😢out of trees for building materials before we know it
@gordbaker8969 ай бұрын
Most new construction does not allow used building materials made of wood.
@tomjohnson75089 ай бұрын
@@gordbaker896 thanks for the reply I would hope that soon those considerations will change
@thesnottynosekid99859 ай бұрын
Wood is a renewable resource, if they need more trees they'll grow more trees.
@tomjohnson75089 ай бұрын
@@thesnottynosekid9985 The time is coming where all large trees for lumber will be gone and the so-called renewable tooth picks will be gone also due to the fact that smaller trees make less board feet per tree
@emerald55679 ай бұрын
it's called renewable for a reason
@canadianred69376 ай бұрын
Kinda looks like the bank they used for the movie YesMan
@RobertLake-mf2qt9 ай бұрын
Somebody broke into the bank!
@BusterNoggins9 ай бұрын
This is why we can't have nice things, always breaking stuff.
@Vtuned9 ай бұрын
how to rob a bank the hard way
@jamieostrowski44478 ай бұрын
That was an awesome mid-century couch in there! I can't believe they didn't save that!
@thx1138687 ай бұрын
Dont know what it is about demolition, so cool !
@kevinthemechanicproinvento96552 ай бұрын
This excavator bends metal beams like paper clips.
@deweyharmon46665 ай бұрын
I tell ya friend your blood pressure is probably low getting to do this daily 🤔 thank you for taking us along..😁
@thatguyisbackagain3 ай бұрын
The sheer power of the humble hydraulic cylinder still boggles my mind today.
@iseespots60149 ай бұрын
Love it, can't wait till part 2 comes out!!!
@HomeWreckerBrian9 ай бұрын
It's coming soon!
@mariobranch748 ай бұрын
I was a little stressed. This did wonders for my spirits while watching.
@albea16955 ай бұрын
HEY HEY! Spokane! This was my first bank!
@ATLcentury3345 ай бұрын
Those green boxes are pretty cool.
@catwithabat71635 ай бұрын
It’s kinda crazy how well you think some of these buildings are built, just for it to be torn apart by some guy with an oversized garden shovel
@SinisterScoundrel65627 ай бұрын
Love the internal views of ceiling lights collapsing.
@Jannik_Stein9 ай бұрын
I watched many of your videos, but I enjoyed this one so much, that I wanted to thank you for it.
@HomeWreckerBrian9 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@gordonm28215 ай бұрын
In the UK there would be an internal soft strip out leaving nothing. This means when the machine goes in it is just removing the physical structure. This process makes recycling/ sorting so much easier
@supernova47609 ай бұрын
Everybody hands up! This is a robbery! I mean, wait ... this is a demolition!
@jdm90429 ай бұрын
Just found the channel I didn't know I needed in my life!
@HomeWreckerBrian9 ай бұрын
Thanks, man! I'm glad you like it.
@craigwilliams5018 ай бұрын
Huge facade, tiny bank - gotta love late 20th century corporate architecture
@jimpawlak78069 ай бұрын
gee...so the bank rejected your loan application, no reason to knock the place down...haha...great vid...
@vancegosselin5 ай бұрын
You broke the bank 🏦😂
@Glitch-nr9ct9 ай бұрын
STOP, STOP, STOP! Hold up real quick, I want that bench in the lobby. That's the shit I'd be saying every 5 minutes if I were there.
@judyArsh9 ай бұрын
It’s so tragic that so many cool items don’t get recycled. That jail door. Even the office furniture. Hell put it on the lawn as free to anyone who wants it if you can’t be bothered selling it.
@shannonmariehauck9 ай бұрын
Tell Goodwill to come by with a truck and take what they want before demolition.
@Calamity_Jack9 ай бұрын
Maybe even just open it up to the public for a day prior to demolition, saying, take whatever you want that's portable. Seems a shame that all those solid wood doors, cabinets, furniture, etc. will just end up in a landfill.