Ugh, Demolition, a necessary evil for so many. The payment of
money, jack, bones, the big bucks.... mula for what? To make something undesirable disappear? That it a hard pill (bill) to swallow for some.
It's difficult to part with money when you literally get nothing in return. It kind of messes with your mind. It is converse to the arrangement of one getting something of value with the payment of money. Normally under-budgeted and often minimized by the lack of understanding regulatory and environmental factors, owners typically suffer major sticker shock when presented with demolition estimates.
Why does demolition have to be so expensive?
There are several environmental considerations qualified contractors price when determining a bid for the work:
For Instance, hand removal of all fluorescent blubs from the facility prior to demolition. THAT takes time and money and labor beyond knucklehead level to ensure that they do not disturb potential mercury associated with the bulbs.......Read All About it, as found on the Georgia EPD website:
http://epd.georgia.gov/sites/epd.georgia.gov/files/related_files/site_page/lampbrochure.pdf
Other factors that drive demolition costs:
Workers insured by Workers Compensation by one of the most risky and expensive classes of insurance (don't get me started......);
Distance to the concrete recycling facility, disposal facility, and/or recycling facility;
Permitting Costs that vary widely per jurisdiction
Volatility in the Value of Steel;
Administrative Costs associated with documenting and tracking recycling, waste, personnel, time, project management, safety meetings, equipment maintenance.......
I'm exhausted just thinking about it all.
I better markup a little more overhead in my next proposal.
xxoo,
Gina
Oh Yeah and This is
not me with your money:
d the feel of an old brick that has served another purpose in another life is like nothing on the retail hardware store shelves. We prep them the old fashioned way, with a brick hammer - taking the mortar off that was applied so many years ago. I LOVE bricks, they don't go bad outside and they never talk back - but they do feel good and when the computer screen starts to get blurry, you can find me with a brick hammer cleaning one out in the yard. I can't clean just one though, it's a little hard to just clean one. You start feeling accomplished when you have the first layer on the pallet. It's so tempting to keep cleaning, stacking, sorting, arranging. It cleans up so tidy. So tidier than grammar proofed emails and business development proposals and workers comp audit disputes. I love them so much we started slicing them, to make Vintage Brick Tiles. Today we started packing an order to send to Connecticut. Does Southern Demolition and Environmental recycle? Yes. Is it sustainable to transport them all the way to Connecticut via USPS? That's a debate for another day. A recycle effort that comes with a side of diesel fuel.....xxxooo Gina
