Bank Vault Demolition and Vault Door Salvage

[@warbirdwf]

Well, there goes my idea of breaking into a bank vault at night with a 30# hammer drill! lol... Wow, I never realized they used that much rebar in a bank vault. Nice job saving the door.

[@inthedarkwoods2022]

You didn't realize bank vaults were well built? SMH

[@firesurfer]

I've seen vaults with much more rebar. The damn thing was on the 2nd floor about 20' up. The rebar was over an inch thick, placed really close together. I think it was close to two foot thick. The vent was a zig zag design only 5'' wide and had rebar inside it!

[@deweyharmon4666]

I hear ya, me too🤔😳

[@Nick-ih5em]

You must think the earth is flat too 🤣😂

[@michiganhoosiers03]

Wow. Amazing work and skill to save the door. I watched one built in my town and knew you were going to have a fight on your hands. Definitely want to see more content from your channel.

[@joeachberger3455]

We recently did one ,......It took four days ,.....six layers of re bar,........two skid steers ,.....two hammer heads ,........six replacement hydraulic lines. Our was inside the building , so we had to cut a hole in the front entry to get equipment in. Yeah , no bank robber would ever work that hard.

[@ChiefVladx]

How much would you charge for something like that?

[@Dani-it5sy]

Cool video ! I expected it even worse. We had an old bunker here close by from ww2. That guy was chipping away on that thing for at least a week if not 2 or 3. 😅 4 feet thick walls 😵‍💫

[@pacodelapena]

That vault was very strong. Very good work by that team. Congrats. Fun to see.

[@Something2LookAt]

Very cool! I had no idea that vaults were built that strong.

[@jeffcicale]

Solid editing here. You know I was looking forward to the vault video and you sure in hell delivered my man. Nice to see the door survived, nice job!

[@bobclark7076]

this is only vid on youtube showing how to break into a bank vault

[@joesmith-es1zy]

That was a lot of rebar for such a small vault.

[@ouiji1963]

I'm in shock at how the vault is built and what it took to take it down. I just found your channel and I'm hooked. 🙂

[@txviking]

Really enjoyable to see the bank vault video.I can't believe the amount of rebar in that thing. I guess some things are still built strong!

[@steven.h0629]

Congrats saving the door and door frame 👍😎✊

[@Icureditwithmybrain]

If I was rich and lived in a tornado or hurricane prone area I would build my whole house the way that vault was built.

[@cdoublejj]

i'm guessing that vault was "glued down" really well, for the hassle you almost wonder if the whole whole thing could just be hauled off.

[@someguy9778]

...It's poured cement.

[@bp349]

After watching first part was looking forward to vault piece -- it was really good! Interesting and fun to watch that absolute fortress get broken apart; great scalpel work on the door salvage!

[@SomeGuyInSandy]

That vault was built back when our currency was actually worth something, lol.

[@Look_What_You_Did]

Yeah now we have losers like you pulling us all down.

[@duaneayers6117]

This is something you definitely don't see everyday. Great Video 👍

[@Doomzdayxx]

This actually looks very therapeutic.

[@backwoodskitchen4212]

That was awesome so cool you saved the door

[@brokenarrow2835]

Have never seen so much rebar in one little vault.

[@25vrd48]

Very interesting video . Now we know how vault's are installed and how to remove them . Great video .

[@denniskazich7559]

Was at a bar called the vault that previously was a bank. Only thing remaining was the vault. Now it's apparent why. First it was a very cool attraction plus it probably cost to much. They stored extra beer and liquor in the vault after closing.

[@cratecruncher4974]

I looked up the ASTM spec on vault construction just for giggles. That's high psi concrete too!

[@Goatguy2021]

I’m sure if anybody tried to break into the vault they would have a hell of A hard time even the excavator is struggling imagine by hand labour Bank robbery with fail big time unless they can open the door lol😂

[@paulstecker5693]

Well I can guess they can get it at the end too. They did a good job of saving the door and the frame too. Thank you.

[@seancasey2444]

What happened to the vault door was it smashed or salvaged.

[@Its_crazyadamla]

Mythbusters could have opened that safe in 30 seconds

[@allangibson8494]

Packing it full of ANFO isn’t “neighbourhood friendly”.

[@MaxZomboni]

That went a lot smother then it could have. Many years ago, I remember watching a demolition crew use a wrecking ball to knock down an old two story bank building. It only took them about a week to knock the entire building down. Then I when by it about a month later, they had most all of the debris removed from the basement. But I could see the old vault still in the corner of the basement. It was probably about 20 x 30 feet and looked to be about 3 feet thick. Though maybe it wasn't actually quite that thick. They had battered the hell it of it with the wrecking ball, but it was still mostly intact. I don't know how they solved that problem, but they were still working on the site for a while dealing with that vault. A week to tear the bank down and a month to remove the vault.

[@X-GamerPro-HD]

That’s one strong safe. Obviously they got to because it stores millions of dollars.

[@clarrnceclark9482]

That gives me an idea how I want my house built

[@MrTurboturbine]

The door will make a nice piece for the man cave!

[@spunkyspice4777]

Men dont live in caves. The caveman day is long over.

[@timbruns3818]

That door is extremely heavy, it would be very difficult to move without a machine.

[@timbruns3818]

@@spunkyspice4777haven’t you heard the expression man cave ? It’s only for men and it could be a room, shed, basement garage ect. It’s where the men hang out to watch sports, talk about work, woman and talk a lot of bullshit and possibly drink beer or alcohol. Man Cave

[@spunkyspice4777]

@@timbruns3818 Sure during history class. We were taught about cave men and cave women.

[@t23001]

@@timbruns3818You nailed the definition! The man cave and the female equivalents (she shed, sewing room, mom’s office, have saved many marriages.

[@MrDutchman100]

I use a cement diamond wheel cutter to cut them out prior to demolition they come out nice and clean.

[@ShootLuckGaming]

Crazy to see how strong those vaults are, Even with a 23ton excavator and hammer going against it

[@dmascorro76]

thank you for your content. love watching, liked, subbed and notification belled

[@walt6153]

Damn dude, that was great

[@firesurfer]

You could have saved a lot of trouble by scoring the outline 6'' away with a demo saw. This would help ensure no damage was done. Any leftover concrete can be removed later by hand with a smaller jackhammer.

[@BudBaily-ov6mr]

Totally new to this type of video….you operate that machine with great dexterity…amazing! What training/aprentiship is needed to do this work?

[@DynaJ]

There is definitely a technique to demo vaults. We do thise selectively inside the building in about a week for a smaller vault like this.

[@ericdaniel7069]

Any idea when this bank was originally built? The vaults in the newer banks arent build this tough anymore at all

[@thesicklemodernagriculture]

These machines are a wonderful companion of man

[@Look_What_You_Did]

They are machines... made by man... do do work. There is no emotion.

[@jeffdayman8183]

Looks a bit light - shoulda used some more rebar maybe......8^) Interesting to see one taken apart. Never saw that before. Cheers!

[@OKB1133]

Shears/cutters were needed for this job because the concrete is high PSI and pulling on the rebars isn't breaking up the concrete, which would be the case if the concrete was compromised. Very interesting vid though.

[@spunkyspice4777]

I did not see any vids on this recording. On course I have no idea what a vid is. I am guessing that hammer thing that was used on the vault.

[@timbruns3818]

@@spunkyspice4777Vid stands for *Video

[@bradpiovesan8550]

Awesome work

[@skinmaxdestroyer]

Good job !

[@jays106]

almost need one of those crunchers like they use to demo bridges and stuff that i have seen on other demo channels that breaks the concrete off the rebar but even that probably have a hard time! and i wonder if they put the door in place when the build the rebar cage then pour the concrete walls as it looks like that is how it's done

[@jimglover1390]

I know y'all have cool plans for that door.

[@gustavn8902]

it was a hell of good concreate,.. its should hold so its not to easy to just lift out the door. but its taking its time but u did it guys..

[@halldorra]

I did one of these once with a pneumatic hammer once,tough job

[@reverendbillylard1591]

That looks more difficult than destroying a Borg cube.

[@paulfreefall]

Is there any reason for a bank vault to be that strong? Is it meant to survive a nuclear blast? That's the only thing I can think of. In my mind this vault is over engineered by a factor of 10. But I guess concrete and rebar don't cost much, so you may as well over-engineer. I guess there was no thought of the future, when it needed to be demolished!

[@someguy9778]

Every corner bank vault is built like this. Definitely a reason.

[@Tim0903-h5h]

as a European I like to say that the vault is very similar to a proper wall or ceiling here. Nothing special. Even the amount of rebar isn't that unusual. I was surprised how fast you could tear down the building itself. For me it's like crashing paper

[@Christopher_Samuel-i7o]

I hope you have the key to the door!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@candlestyx8517]

The demolition crew can officially tell other people that they broke into a bank vault.

[@jays106]

dam i figured a vault would be well built but never like this! looks like it was quicker probably to take the rest of the building done then the vault lol

[@benchildress4309]

THANK YOU!!!

[@fredcarruthers8285]

I have formed up and poured 4 bankvaults now. breaking in would be no easy task.

[@MyHMMWVaddiction]

Two words, Wire Saw.👍

[@Mike44460]

Any clue as to how old the vault door is?

[@brianwade3379]

So this is where you wanna be during a tornado?

[@Alistair14]

God Bless the man (or lady) who came up with the idea of the algorithm for such it is he/she who lead me to your channel !!!! Hello from the other sided of the planet, Scotland (which is not so 'Bonnie' at the moment- cold cloudy and wet) to be precise. Over the last couple of days I have started to 'binge out' on the videos. Answering a question: for me real time is much better than speeded up - what is the point of rattling through (thro?) a video at the speed of an old Charlie Chaplin film? you miss a lot. To Boot if a person wants to run it fast - let this be done by the viewer via the settings option... Fantastic ideas for getting unusual angles - e.g. getting the internal shots was inspirational.. Loved the comments added to the video - almost like having a wee (sorry the Scot in me) chat. Moving on, I am far too old to have had Tonka Toys. They were not around when I was 'That Age'. Of course there were equivalents in the UK including 'Dinky', 'Matchbox' etc. but they did not compare. Watching the expert doing the work (I could not do what you consider everyday stuff) has a fascination - probably taking me back to a 'what I want to be when I grow up' phase. I have decided that forthwith, I no longer want to be and engine driver - an early childhood ambition. People have said to me that I tend to use Big Words sometimes (like 'Wol' in Winnie-the-Pooh who knew Big Words like 'marmalde' and 'butteredtoast' Today's Big Word is 'inexorable' - loosely translated as ' with a CAT excavator you are on the winning side... Something to think about (?) It is obvious that you have a way with words and a personal enthusiasm for showing the world what engrosses you (2nd - or 3rd Big Word?). Mere mortals like me enjoy the videos, but have little or no knowledge of how the work is done in a literal sense. As an example, my brother had a series of motorbikes - I did not have enough limbs to work out how to combine the actions of all four of them in combination to make the thing go. I tried, but it was a mental blank. For me it is the same with heavy plant - get my drift? The Point It is very unnatural to talk to yourself alone. However, if you think you are speaking to a close friend who is sitting next to you telling this person about how you are doing something and what the best way is it is easy. That said, hearing your own voice recorded is very unnerving. I hate hearing my voice because I do not sound like what I think I sound like. I call it 'Posh Scots'. Getting to the point - how about mounting the camera behind your head so that it records the 'how' the work is done - this complicated co-ordination of controls, chatting about what you are about - or anything else for that matter - the while? Just a thought. Been a bit of a dissertation - apologies. Great videos, great content, great comments. - the very best of luck with the channel. Looking forward to the next one. Pro tem (not Big Words but what is wrong with a dusting of Latin?) I am off to continue binging. KEEP GOING YOUNG SIR. PS too idle to check spelling and syntax...

[@playtimeisdone8490]

Fantastic job! Is that entire adjacent shopping center coming down. I noticed that the parking g lot was absolutely empty.

[@Lemonheadcreatives]

Hey I just found your page this is amazing. I watched this go down I work right around the corner❤..What do you do with the vault door? Do you sell it?.

[@anthonyellis987]

That was a great end to couple of videos. What's going to become of it now?

[@jimsmith9819]

i could have told you that the walls were tied into the floor

[@uTube486]

I watched a bank vault being built next to my office, it was made out of precast panels.

[@kdw75]

How thick do you think that concrete is? My parents built a house that has 6 foot of dirt on the roof and the concrete on it is 14 inches. It has an indoor pool and I remember dad always telling me I had over a million pounds of concrete over our heads.

[@NFSGamerful]

Tbh, a million pounds is 500 short tons, so that be about 30 loads of concrete. Concrete is really heavy so yeah, very easily possible if you got 14 inches of it above you. The upper section of this relatively small vault is probably already around 100 tons

[@fcndesign]

Hey! It would be great if you could provide the video in original speed! Thanks and cheers. :)

[@alewis8765]

Any particular reason the door wasn't closed while lifting it? It should have been lifted by swivel hoists, with the door shut. Much safer than tying a ratchet strap around and praying for the strength of nylon.

[@matthewrogers94mr]

I'm surprised they don't just male it where you can pick the bank vault up and reuse it at another location. Also I just remembered a scene from a movie where they stole a bank vault.

[@misterggee2200]

YOU A BAD MOFO keep up the hela good work

[@benason8330]

Just out of curiosity, why not cut it?

[@Look_What_You_Did]

Shit load of rebar in there. I figured there would be a lot... but that is excessive.

[@David-p7z9n]

It’s actually a rebar vault with concrete reinforcing

[@aaronhuffman4852]

Don’t know where this is but it would be great for a tornado shelter especially with what happened in Joplin Missouri!

[@leonmarut7092]

well done

[@scotsmanofnewengland7713]

I see the only way to get into a bank vault is during regular business hours !!! a lol 😮

[@ih8tusernam3s]

"Want some concrete with that rebar?"

[@SinisterScoundrel6562]

But what about the collapse and destruction of the basement video?

[@erikbongnilsson246]

does anyone know if a huge bulldozer like a cat D11 could have plowed down this vault by just running through it and push everything away in one sweep, or would it present a challenge even for a machine like that, or what about a volvo 950 excavator?

[@razony]

Make a good for an above ground storm cellar.

[@robmcguire9756]

I watched a vault being built and there is a lot of #7 rebar and 7 sack concrete

[@martinbernal5693]

How thick was the thickest part?

[@computerweenie]

Well now we know how safe bank employees can be when a tornado strikes.

[@dregenius]

Now I'm actually curious... something tells me banks have done the risk analysis and found the chances of theft to be too high if an entire branch staff are allowed into the vault in an emergency weather situation and that simply paying the settlements to the families of the deceased for failing to provide use of the shelter is far cheaper. I.e., capitalism has determined that life does indeed have a value, and it's not very much. 😂

[@8978Marty]

what a long process

[@tmorton922]

This demo must have cost North of 100,000 $

[@halldorra]

A rebar fortress

[@crazyAlexander23]

this is build like a normal house in Iceland

[@drush525]

It's almost like they didn't want anyone to get in this thing.

[@joehuinker7009]

Great job with the machine!!

[@aday1637]

Now that everything is digital, banks don't need vaults any longer. The few hundred they keep on hand can fit in the manager's wallet. You have to special order cash for withdrawal these days and answer a hundred questions as to why you want it.

[@robertszelepcsenyi3695]

This vault housed deposit boxes.

[@marknightser8527]

You needed shears for this

[@grayrabbit2211]

older vault. Newer ones don't reinforce their tops like this one.

[@tykendrick800]

Got to be a faster way

[@lucasmcmillan6915]

It@ called a breaker or jack hammer

[@tomswindler64]

👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@timbruns3818]

My goodness that was hard to watch, that hammer has no power ( you may need to turn up the hydraulic pump so it will hit harder ) and once you hammer through the concrete wiggle it around, it will break up the concrete a little more. How many years have you been an operator ? *7-19-2023 have a good week.

[@misterggee2200]

gta aint got nothing on you ...taking apart a bank vault on the side in broad daylight lol

[@Stepinup]

A shear or concrete cuter mabe better bud

[@Initial-Machinery]

Surprise

[@razony]

Give me 500 feet of det cord and I would bring this to dust in a flash.