Old Farm House Demolition

[@LongBinh70]

Yeah, I know the house was beyond saving. But when I see a demo like this I can't help but think of the family that first built it, and how proud they must have been to spend their first night in their new home.

[@letsdig18]

atleast the house and property was still in the same family, time to build a new dream home

[@formhubfar]

I am a painting contractor, we were hired to paint a house that was reclaimed by the bank.., I looked at the paint work and it was poor and clearly done by someone who didnt have a clue about painting.., then I had a moment of clarity that this was once someones new home, maybe even a young couple starting out with their first child and wanted to make it a home.., with each flaw I seen a tired couple maybe after a hard days work after they got the baby settled opening the paint cans and working late into the night.., really upset me.

[@formhubfar]

I asked the neighbors if they had a forwarding address as I wanted to paint their new home but they didnt know where they had went.

[@wfemp_4730]

@@letsdig18 What will you do with the doors you salvaged?

[@foghornleghornish]

@@formhubfar you have a true soul. God bless you.

[@AncientHermit]

Demolition is a complex and intricate business.🤨 It must be quite the challenge so sort it all on the fly like you have to.🤔 Was very cool to see the way you peeled the brick walls off and out, leaving the lumber based backing to push into the interior.🙂 Thanks for sharing Chris.😀 Be well.😊

[@wb8ujb]

Hit the nail on the head when you started, "Money Pit". Comes a time when it's not practical to save. Good job Chris, everything planned out and cleaned up fine. Thanks for sharing.

[@kennethhume8628]

I always enjoy a good demolition . I must admit to missing you shout out “ timber “ when you dropped the second chimney , it always makes me smile when you say “timber” when you drop a decent sized tree . Excellent job on keeping the wreckage neat and tidy bearing in mind the strong winds at the time . 👍👍🇬🇧

[@vidsIwatch333]

Love the commentary. I can begin to understand the logic in the demo process.Thank you.

[@jakebrake9532]

I've demolished several mobile homes with a Deere 310SE and loaded them into a 40yrd dumpster... having a excavator with a thumb is a dream. Congrats on your new,old equipment purchases. GOOD ONES!

[@derrickpettit3489]

You do a dang good job keeping the mess contained even with a high wind, great work Chris, thanks for sharing, look forward to seeing the next video, best content on YT

[@SuperIanjohnson]

Another brilliant video from Chris the demolition master. He makes a complex job look really simple; he could probably do this with only one eye, and one arm tied behind his back!!

[@wendymorrison5803]

The magic of having a great operator, sufficient power, and reach, so every bite can be precise and effective.

[@EverythingElliott]

The finesse you have with your machine is always impressive to watch.

[@discoverykai1547]

Wishing you all the best and hoping that you have a wonderful day. Enjoy the video and keep smiling!

[@thehambonester1]

Great job as usual, Chris! I have over 30 years experience demoing buildings. You did it right, don’t let anybody tell you different!

[@JD-zm4eh]

100 years old, pretty good run. The 3 bdrm house we used to live in built in the 60's, used 2x8s for rafters and 2x6s for walls, 2x8 floors covered in hardwood finish boards, wood lap siding. 5/8 roof sheeting, very sturdy house. Took half a lumberyard to build that house.

[@michaelwilson7141]

That's back when it was good real material and they new how to build stuff to last. I love old house and buildings like this. Thank you for another great video Chris

[@discoverykai1547]

Your comments always leave me feeling enlightened and informed.

[@dansbrown1313]

Another fine example of operator skills! Here in western Canada, people use single pane glass to build small greenhouses in the back yard and used red bricks sell for a dollar a piece because they don't make solid (One piece) bricks anymore. I made several brick feature walls out of old red bricks. Cheers and I sure do enjoy your videos so thanks Chris.

[@aimekuel8374]

Professional at his best....... Thank you for posting. 🙂

[@davecoombs6060]

Awesome Job, you know how to dismantle a house, all debris stay in the foot print, keeping the site cleaner & making it easier to clean up & in this case seperate the brick also, last i knew in New Hampshire it was around 90$ a ton on debris,your Multifacited as an operator, Thanks for sharing another great vid,

[@mikeyb5581]

It's been a good while since we've got to see a good demo job. Thanks for sharing. Bleesings, Chris!

[@davestuart6593]

You do a very methodical tear down,excellent job Chris!

[@terrypomatto907]

Bout like the home that I grew up in. The original house was built with wood from the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. The original house was two rooms and a summer kitchen connected with a small hallway where the Ice Box was located. In the early 1950's we tore down the summer kitchen and built two more rooms and a closed in porch with access to a basement that we dug after the house was built. It is still standing. About fifteen years ago I rode passed the house and saw that it looked like it is still being cared for.

[@davidbillings615]

It never fails I ask a question before the end of the video and you answer it a few minutes later. Thank you

[@DavidMiller-qu2sr]

What a great video I enjoy watching your videos I enjoy watching your videos keep making great videos I like your videos a lot keep making great videos

[@scottfortune9016]

Yet another cool teardown. Thanks Chris.

[@maxmacdonald7174]

Old homes like this used real 2/4, 4/4 and so on. The lumber was heaver as well do to the growth rings. I do wonder if the sound of old lumber makes a louder cracking sound this stuff we used today. Like always Chris and company do an excellent at demo and cleanup of this old home.

[@rustysteel8714]

IMPRESSIVE work keeping things SEPARATED, Chris! Nice touch!....in a HURRICANE 👍😉

[@melaniehugghins2924]

Thank you for always being considerate and respectful of the families whose houses are being demolished. Making the decision to demo one’s family home is a tough one.

[@rondastump8930]

Great demo as usual, even in the wind. You are an expert operator! God's blessings and stay safe.

[@richdillon2157]

This has got to be heart breaking for the family that lived in this old home, I know it would be for me if I had lived there and to see it torn down. The Memories, The Birthday Parties, Christmas. Man !

[@kthemi10]

It was interesting to see the different phases in the build life of this home. Earlier on a couple of old doorways/ windows had been boarded over, when the home was added to. It was interesting to see what was once outside, inside! It would have been interesting to see a walk-through, before the demolishion, to see how it once looked. A lot of memories in that old house. I hope the family can make new ones in their new home 🏡 obviously

[@bobbrown6682]

Great work Chris! Fun watching you pick apart the brick wall to have it fall outwards like a surgeon!

[@kevinkenyon7045]

Chris great demo job, thanks for sharing! Kevin

[@jamesbreault5762]

Looks great Chris👍👍👍👍👍

[@csrrjefflloyd6496]

After Chris is done knocking the house down, it looks just like a tornado went through it. Chris is the tornado of heavy equipment operators! Great video Chris!

[@petenolte4192]

A very controlled tornado 😆 🤣

[@doubledarefan]

@@petenolte4192 Controlnado!

[@BillW-NJ]

Great commentary as usual, addressed all my thoughts about the owner, asbestos, the lack of wiring, and the windows. Super efficient and well thought out work, looks super clean at the end!!

[@discoverykai1547]

You have a way of making people feel included and valued.

[@jeffterhune8573]

Another great job, always learning from your jobs. I find myself always thinking what Chris would do when I'm doing a job. How to be more efficient, or NOT get in a spot, so thank you and your uncle for being great teachers.

[@crandonborth]

These are my favorite videos, great content. 👍

[@kens.3729]

You weren’t joking about the Extreme Wind. 💨 The Homeowners got Exercise tracking down the Debris. 👍

[@tomswindler64]

Nice video,good change of pace,unfortunately at one time probably nice old farm house.time marches on.keep doing what your doing 👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@TheBurnsStuff]

I enjoy watching house demos. There's always a story to be told, all the way up to the last bucket load.

[@jamesrobinson1022]

I grew up in old Michigan farm house that the farm was no longer there and the town grew around it. The house was built sometime in the late 1800s. It originally had a Michigan basement (low ceiling with a dirt floor and a cistern). It was built with a stone block foundation and red brick exterior. The floors were triple 1" thick boards. It originally didn't have a bathroom but an outhouse but added on later. It was remodeled in the 70s with a bunch of wood paneling on the inside and aluminum siding, electrical and plumbing, etc. My parents owned it from 1997 to 2009. The next owners did a remolded by replacing the wood paneling with drywall, combined two upstairs bedrooms into one, replaced the brown aluminum siding with white vinyl siding, did a full roof replacement, fully insulated, replaced the 40 year old furnace, upgraded the electrical and plumbing.

[@stevengullison5123]

Good evening Chris, all I can think of is all the hours they put in that chimney making it. Good job tearing it down

[@sharonmiller6436]

I think I counted 4 chimneys. Was that right?

[@babsyred9710]

Great video Chris 👍🏻

[@lkbrigg1]

Such a controlled demo, you do a great job, love the videos

[@mikeseguin6443]

Must have been a cold house with no insulation.The properly looks nice.

[@cheeto4493]

I noticed the lack of insulation a well as wiring. The mobile homes he's done have lots more insulation as well as electrical capacity, they're just bout built as sturdy.

[@regsparkes6507]

Yes I thought that too, then I saw those chimneys and figured they had plenty of 'cheap' heat sources to compensate for the lack of insulation,. .then again, it is North Carolina, I'd swap my Canadian address for that, in winter time! Hahaha!

[@82220121]

And a hot house in the summertime.

[@regsparkes6507]

@@82220121 Yessir, this is why I said "... in winter time "

[@MadonnaJune]

Seems like these old abandoned houses always have two things … paneling and a piano. Lol. Chris, I challenge you to play a tune with a bucket tooth on the next piano you come across! That would be so cool. 😎

[@keith0alan]

My grandparents' house was about that age. They had added vinyl siding that wasn't vented properly. It held the moisture in and rotted the house. Looked great but was falling down.

[@ColinDH12345]

Thanks for making these videos Chris. I really enjoy them. Regards from the UK.

[@rhythmblackheart917]

Great video Chris! Love it!

[@4delfadelfa]

It's not right that you have this much fun every day!!!

[@tjjewell4115]

Outstanding Demolition.

[@jamescoursey256]

Good afternoon Chris. I look forward to your post every afternoon. Look forward to seeing.what you done today or pass days. Have a good afternoon.

[@k4x4map46]

I was going to say save the piano...okay the window glass must be difficult to clean up...nope never mind the sheet music is all over the place!! Good stuff only teasin cause ya mentioned it! Liking the episodes!!

[@rongrose3746]

Love it, wrecking stuff !! Stay safe this spring!

[@craigwavra3495]

Always enjoy a demo video. Efficient use of the work. Like it was never there.

[@donnaflanagan6612]

Gosh, initially I thought it’s a shame because it looked quite a neat home. Then when you mentioned water leaks, wood rot, maybe termites, rats nest etc, I thought “smash it down”. I have to admit my bottom lip quivered with a little bit of sadness when the piano got squished 🎹🥺 Good job Chris containing the flying debris as best you could. Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰

[@discoverykai1547]

Your work ethic and dedication are truly admirable.

[@marksaunders2500]

Hi from uk chris👋👍hope alls well nice to see some nice days on the demos again bit inbetween jobs the quick ones pay the bills the long ones are all for thrills as I say lol nice clean site again ready for new start (pity that bit wind was in the wrong direction tho 😂 mother nature at her best eh lol👌 thanks for your time and be safe see you soon👍👋

[@paulpierson2137]

It looked like the fireplace was the centerpiece of the house. The hearth was quite majestic with the semi circle.

[@discoverykai1547]

Wishing you all the best and hoping that you have a wonderful day. Enjoy the video and keep smiling!

[@genesispuredeaf2390]

It’s nice to see a home demo every so often. Much prefer the pond jobs though.

[@donbraden8533]

You could here the wind pick up on the camera microphone nice job chris keeping most of the materials from blowing away 😎👍👍

[@DirtBrute]

Here on cape cod all you see is tear downs of old family Cottages and beach houses from the 30s and 50s to put up mini Mansions. I’m Working on one now . One thing I noticed like you said is there wasn’t much insulation in that house. Must cost a lot to heat that old thing !

[@heatherlane9270]

The 'winds' of change. Memories and photos remain. Sad for some - happening to my childhood home currently, at least some of it is being dismantled and reconstructed over on the east coast - bit like a heart transplant. Nice demo work except for the first chimney.

[@thomasyerbey337]

Great Job Chris 🇺🇲

[@dpaquin58]

You are a artist whit this machine. Good work

[@jeff-hk8yk]

I shed a tear every time I see you demo a piano - I always wanted one but could never afford it. My piano teacher in grade school said I could be a virtuoso if I had a piano at home to practice - too late now - I am old.

[@silentepsilon888]

did you ever check the classifieds such as facebook marketplace? There are tons of free pianos that people try to give away because nobody wants them and they are financially 'worthless'. I think no matter how old you are, there should never be a reason not to fulfill a dream, especially if you can possibly get this one dream for free.

[@K7DFA]

@@silentepsilon888 : "Free"?!?! What planet do you live on?!?!

[@silentepsilon888]

@@K7DFA ... Los Angeles area, California, planet Earth. Just did a quick search on fb marketplace, stopped counting after 7 free piano offers within a 40 mile radius of my home. Found new, antique, in good condition and 'needs tuning', including uprights and one baby grand piano. I bet you there will be more new listings tomorrow, free too.

[@K7DFA]

@@silentepsilon888 : Yeah, the piano itself is "free". Good luck getting it hauled away, and put in your house without paying multiple hundreds of dollars, and that's before you even have a professional make sure that it's properly tuned. [Edit], Caveat Emptor!

[@kens.3729]

Ponds and Clearing New Home Sites are Interesting to see the Progress but Destruction and Burn Piles are where it’s at. 😬👍

[@markreetz1001]

That was a nice little demo. Yeah Chris, should have save those windows. They would have made, uh...well, uh...great space taker uppers in one of your barn!

[@ptshyu2]

Dang this is right near my house I saw you put the bucket thru the roof that morning good old wendell

[@nealbatt1687]

I took a piano apart and made it into a face frame and mantle for a fireplace. Wife loved it

[@hvacr24]

between you and ANDREW CAMARATA, you guys keep my afternoons full while i work :)

[@discoverykai1547]

Your comments always add a valuable perspective to the conversation.

[@hvacr24]

@@discoverykai1547 you right...

[@Lazzar1958]

Nice to see another good demo. A few of those papers flew all the way up here in Vancouver, Canada!! lmao

[@Niels.OZ3NO]

When I work in house demolition. We used Water sprinklers to eliminate the dust and light debris fly around.

[@achum2sum]

judging by Chris's productive winter, he's got about 8 burn piles waiting for spring rains, some easy work days ahead for you Letsdig18

[@bobferranti5222]

Chris, that was satisfying, I needed some demolition today! lol

[@HitTheMat]

Picking appliances out of the wreckage looks like an XXL version of the Claw Game vending machine.

[@graceangel5146]

A mixed blessing for the owner, I'm sure. It's never easy to say goodbye to a place that has so many memories.

[@brockshields9336]

Tearing Down The House, is always fun to watch. No blow in and no pink fiberglass. A little bit of paper but no pink scattered to the four corners of the county.

[@michaelcarlson1528]

I love the 1hour video, well almost an hour!

[@orionwarren4244]

That brick addition that was probably a new great or family room with its stately fireplace and mantle was the family's pride and joy and no doubt, many a Christmas morning was spent by it; stockings hung, flanked by the family tree with gifts piled underneath. Geez, Chris. How could you destroy such a Currier and Ives memory??🤣😁

[@jenkins2162]

I hate seeing an old home place come down but it has to be pretty cool to bring one down. I would be cool to put a camera in the crawl space to see how it handles all of the pounding from above.

[@jackking5567]

My own house here in the UK was built in the early 1970s. Unfortunately, materials were in short supply then (Rhodesian copper crisis, fuel crisis etc) and so some parts have been skimped on. The main problem being mortar mix ratios were 'watered down' with the cement ration being quite low. Great when built but 50 years later the weather ate the mortar joints out. I rent so it's not so bad!

[@dsdragoon]

Those windows were useless. I do enjoy watching you do pond work.

[@sharonmiller6436]

They did keep the wind out but that's about it.

[@jimmycurran5355]

Enjoyed the video.

[@discoverykai1547]

May this video bring a smile to your face and brighten up your day. Enjoy!

[@barrykulmom]

I grew up in a little white farm house that had two front doors. I loved the old place. Built too low and the termites got her, too.

[@xbin87116]

My uncle did that to my grandparents house. The land was split up and the land the house on was given to me. The house and buildings was torn down because they were like that house and it also knocks down property taxes without the buildings and house. It sucks to see them go.

[@scrappy7571]

This never gets old😀

[@robertrockwell7581]

I feel for the Gentleman. sad when the old family home comes down. Bless his Heart. while he watches. I know it had too hurt.

[@almostanythingoutdoorsllc3792]

Demo videos are great!

[@cartercogle241]

That house was probably built in the 1940s. Correction, I was 20 years off.how many chimneys did it have? Seems there were at least two fireplaces and two woodstove chimneys. Wood was the primary source of heat when that house was built.

[@maineman11]

Single pain windows work great for shed & garage windows. Single pain glass is great for a greenhouse.

[@paulpannell8724]

Our old fire chief always told us "save the chimney boys".

[@justinfufun5483]

I used to save them and sell them real cheap to people to make vegetable closhes out of. But back then we used to keep the wood to make "olde worlde" Irish cottage or Irish pub furniture out of... and then sell it in container loads to the USA of all places. Haha. Oh and we saved all the bricks and sold them for £ each. And most of them went into pubs too.

[@Bealeguy1]

Great as always, but always make sure, its the right house to take out.

[@sharonmiller6436]

I guess the first indication that it's the wrong one is someone running out at the first whack, not to mention all the belongings . . 🙂

[@OuradventuresGU]

by bye house, hello filming op! another excellent days work for the Volvo!

[@deernutOO]

You added some suspense for us in this video.. who woulda thunk that it could happen with a house teardown. LOL

[@thomasbrown9850]

You make nice work of those demo jobs keep up the videos🚜🚧

[@discoverykai1547]

May every moment of your life be filled with joy, peace, and positivity. Enjoy the video!

[@camus6208]

House demolition, always a crowd pleaser..😎

[@mattshell7753]

Thanks for the video always fun to watch how talent ed you are. And a break from stumps.

[@warrenjohnknight.9831]

Oh yeah it's definitely about time for a house demolition 😎.

[@drmautz]

Thanks, I enjoyed the video and commentary. I have a problem of wanting to save everything like, bricks, wiring, tin, switch plates, timber, etc.. Maybe the boys at the scrapyard will pick through that. Ha

[@ralphjelomono9068]

Fine demo job. I would have been tempted to strike a match and step back to let the flames and wind reduce the debris pile.

[@discoverykai1547]

You have a natural talent for inspiring and motivating others.

[@renabee8246]

I love demolition videos. But I wish you could give us a quick tour inside first.

[@cs_fl5048]

That looks like a lovely forsythia in the yard. I miss that... In KY we had it all over, In FLA we don't have it.