Hyattsville Demolition (Part 4: The Church)

[@michaelstadtler6122]

Always look forward to the larger demos and try to figure in or out what their next move will be. Before long I will be applying for a job running 1 of these larger pieces of equipment at my Senior age! And I will be referring to your site as my place of schooling!!...lol. Thanks for the videos!

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

The thing is about YT demolition videos is you see some very good practice as well as a heap of bad practice. So schooling it definitely isn't. Always top quality videos here in terms of tripod, camera angles, film settings etc. So it's better a schooling in cinematography!

[@michaelstadtler6122]

Steamlocoscraper.... U be U and I'll be me because of the good video I can see more how to do somethings I may have hesitated on in past. Thanx for the reply.

[@bobglenn1476]

Looks like somebody spent a BUTT load of money on new drywall and getting it finished .....then they tare the place down ....INTRESTING !! The debris flying in to the cad at 7:30 was a nice suprise !!

[@Ningei]

It's a Hitachi!!

[@hudsonrobert49]

at 7:40 The debris seem to fly through the air in a funny way almost as if it was thrown by something, an unhappy spirit perhaps.

[@rhythmblackheart917]

Another awesome video John! Is the building next to it going to?

[@JohnZWetmore]

This is the last building coming down for this project. It was just the buildings facing U.S. 1. The building across the alley from it on Hamilton Street, and a couple of dilapidated houses beyond it on Hamilton, will likely be razed in a future project. I do not know if a developer has managed to acquire all the properties yet to consolidate the lots.

[@constructionwatcher5381]

Thanks, John. Well done video. It looked like despite his best efforts, he finally dropped the top of the right front tower in the narrow side street. I've very puzzled by the extensive project to re-surface all the interior surfaces, not only in the sanctuary but in all the auxiliary rooms, but was then stopped after the drywall was finished. A lot of money and effort went in to that before it was called off.

[@JohnZWetmore]

They had the curb lane closed off, and stopped traffic when he was working high up, so no one got squashed by the pile of bricks. I was surprised when they knocked holes in the building and I could see the new drywall inside. The church also had new windows, which were probably put in at the same time. The building had been put up for sale in 2014, and bought by the developer in 2017 as he assembled the parcels on that block. There must be some kind of story why it was undergoing renovations, and then suddenly put up for sale. The last couple of church demolitions I filmed involved congregations in financial difficulty, so one possible scenario is that they had ambitions that they discovered the hard way they just couldn't afford. And after sitting vacant for several years, you could spot several areas with black mold growing on the new drywall.

[@kennethsmith8810]

It never ceases to amaze me why the guy on the water hose just stands there, there paying him to keep the dust down, so keep it down.

[@skinmaxdestroyer]

nice job !

[@PeterMackett]

That's the way to drop a building!, no messing around, just get it down!, it amazes me how sections of the walls stay up with nothing underneath supporting them!

[@davidlaidig9485]

Why did we put up fresh sheetrock if we are gonna tear it down?

[@kennethsmith8810]

Looks like someone wasted a lot of sheetrock and joint compound on this building, wonder why?

[@constructionwatcher5381]

I see the county issued a stop work order in 2012 on the grounds of unauthorized work. Was that what stopped it? Then in 2014 the Church offered it for sale, suggesting it was suitable for office space.

[@JohnZWetmore]

Interesting bit of intelligence on the stop work order. Which brings in a new level of speculation -- were they unable to complete the proper paperwork and resume work? How does the county handle construction that had not undergone the required building inspections before the walls were enclosed? It looked like a professional job -- wouldn't the contractor have known how to deal with permits and the like? Perhaps someone watching the video is from Hyattsville and knows what actually happened.

[@constructionwatcher5381]

@@JohnZWetmore My first thought when I found the stop work order was it was being done DIY by the congregation. But then I saw the type of work on the drywall and as you say, it definitely looked professional. I found it was a Methodist Church in the late 1950's, before Ghanaian SDA occupied it. It looks like the original entrance was on the front, between the two towers, as would be traditional. I can't find an earlier mention of it so don't know whether the Methodists built it.

[@donaldgiglio6501]

That man knows his shit!!

[@donaldgiglio6501]

Give that man a raise$$$

[@kepplec]

While this may look impressive... the operator, and by default the company, is dangerous. there is no FOPS or guarding on the front of the machine to protect the operator on either machine. that glass will do nothing should a chunk of concrete come though the window. While it may look impressive, to the people who want to be safe, this is a video on what not to do.

[@k.c.beagle7102]

all good but this operator sucks, a 3 toed sloth is faster

[@mikaellung5800]

Work very slowly. Operator just play for fun😂😂 Hitachy is good for that job, but operator lazy workhard. Takedown old building like this is very easy 😂😂😂🤠🤠