Demolition - Part II

Good guesses everyone!

Of course they’re not Transformers. C’mon! I mean, if they had been Transformers, then I would have heard the transforming sound, and there would have been no question in my mind. :-)

Those of you in the ‘rubble ramp’ crowd win the prize. That’s how I was guessing that they did it, but I still had to see with my own eyes to believe it. I’m sure it’s not an OSHA approved demolition method.

Every morning, the destruction would begin around 8:30 am. They’d start jackhammering one corner of the building (they always started with the same corner – OCD?).



After the first quarter of the floor was destroyed, they’d move on to the 2nd corner, while another excavator was scooping some debris into a ramp. Other debris was pushed down the stairwells & elevator shaft. There were other excavators on the ground, clearing each day’s debris.



It was amazing to watch the vehicles drive down the ramp. Those guys must have a lot more confidence in that pile of rubble holding together than I would. If all the jagged rock & rebar didn’t hold together, they’d be in for a nasty fall. At least they made the ramp in the center of the building, so there’d be less of a chance that they’d tumble over the edge.







They demolished 1 story per day, and they were down to the last floor on the day that I left for Bangkok. I’m interested to see how far they’ve come with the construction by the time I get back (next weekend). Hopefully that will be a little quieter than the demolition.