VANDALISM? Why lifts are smashed out in derelict buildings

This video explains why lifts in derelict buildings are smashed out.
An act of vandalism, or something else?
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[abdullahtshabal]

Knocking out the lifts also eliminates a safety hazard further down the line for demolition/construction workers or explorers, so there isn't the chance of suddenly a big metal box careening down a hundred meters to crush someone into a bloody paste

[damonjenkins]

As a HVAC technician I would like it if you went more in depth with those systems, lift motor rooms are cool but HVAC systems are cooler in my opinion (pun definitely intended). I liked how you touched briefly on the BMS room in these videos but I want to see the plant/boiler rooms. I understand there might not be much left due to the scrap value of copper

[NonEuclideanTacoCannon]

Myself and several others lived in a similar building for a while. The power was still on for some reason, and we were able to figure out water. Not hot water, though. Anyway yeah, the lifts were definitely destroyed beyond repair. The stairs weren't destroyed though.

[Phil_Wragg]

This is a great YouTube channel, teaching us stuff we never knew we needed to know 👍🏻

[Petertronic]

Loved the animations! Makes sense to use the lift shafts for rubbish when stripping out all the floors. Would be super cool if you can get footage of the demolition when it happens!

[notreyf]

Thanks for calling out the idiots, and for always using common sense when making your vids.

[TonyVRailfanning]

Well done as usual, why was this building abandoned in the first place? A 45 year old building would not be considered old

[DanielMeakin]

I've found this video really interesting. Also the low lifts was interesting as to why they didn't scrap them.

[stagergamer]

The question was constantly scratching at the back of my head, I'm glad I finally have closure on why, sucks that we couldn't see what they would have looked like

[WackoMcGoose]

What I expected: Taking it out so the elevator doesn't, with decay over time, suddenly plummet and turn a random person below into a red mist
What it actually was: Using the shaft as a trash chute, b/w tax code shenanigans to make a building legally unuseful

...Yeah, okay, that makes sense.

[jamesbehrje]

When I was a young kid me and my cousin explored abandoned buildings when we found one that had open access such as unlocked doors or broken windows. We never did anything to damage the building more though. We might of broke glass bottles and small stuff but we wouldn't do anything to seriously vandalize the place. The one place we went into used to be a restaurant that was on the side of an airport runway. I think the name of the Restaurant was "Runway 86" or something like that. This was pre 911 days and the area wasn't patrolled like it is today. When i say next to the Runway i literally mean next to the runway. The only thing separating diners from the aircraft was a window. Good times being a kid.

[mr.struppi]

Wonderful Video! Nice that you pointed out that stealing or breaking things that belong to other people is absolutely ridiculous and wrong. Also considering the aspect that those people are working hard for being able to earn just enough money to be able to live!
You are definitely the best YouTubeer who makes (extraordinary) videos about elevators and about old technical things! I am watching you since I was eight years old! Thank you so much for spending tremendous amounts of time and effort for creating those high quality (and not quantity) videos!

[Techno-Universal]

They probably did this to the Burke street Myer department store building when they fully rebuilt it in the 2000s! The only things they kept were the lift shafts and the two original facades! :)

[ZZProductionsOFFICIAL]

my first thought on those lifts had been vandalism purely because of how big a state they are in so it was very interesting to learn about these two other reasons they're like this. i suppose there is an element of vandalism to it as well too with (to name one example) that right shaft door at 2:29 which looks like it's had a hole burned right through it

[DarkVoidIII]

Smashing lifts out would probably be a deterrent to copper thieves looking for easy to steal copper. They don't care how it comes out, if it's accessible they'd probably rip out whatever they could get their hands on. Making it far less accessible would be a big deterrent.

[Simbson]

Best YT-channel about lifts with good acoustic music- well done!

[jupieterr]

Very interesting, this is what YouTube is for, entertaining videos about obscure topics!

[TheTheo]

I recall in 2006 when the former Frank Mayer (Macy's till it closed in 2017) under went renovation on the upper levels for the Nines Hotel. One of the fright elevators on SW Alder was removed and later replaced by a smaller one. There is one fright elevator still in use with a sidewalk landing door I believe it goes to the 5th floor Several of the windows have shades with signage "Elevator Shat" I think this fright elevator is traction likely a basement machine, with the sheave room just above the 5th floor.

[pjcnet]

Five Ways Tower is literally 10 minutes walk from me. Vandals and even worse people setting traps give responsible urban explorers a bad name and can ruin it for everyone. Interesting video about the lifts, thanks.

[gblargg]

Interesting, I should have guessed a side-effect of government. I figured it would be to get the copper from the cables.

This reminds me of how when a building burns here in the USA, if they keep one of the columns or something the rebuild is considered an addition or something, rather than a new structure.