Lake Anne Demolition (Part 1)

Part 1. Demolition of the Lake Anne Fellowship House in Reston, Virginia. It was senior housing built in 1970, moved to a new building next door. Townhouses will be built on the cleared site.
Produced by John Z Wetmore, producer of "Perils For Pedestrians".

[k.c.beagle]

This operator is a joy to watch. He is very good ! Thanks for the awesome video John

[DavidmillerMatthew]

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

[constructionwatcher]

Thanks, John. Very interesting video. This operator seems to have a plan, and just goes at it without hesitation, unlike some other operators of similar equipment we've seen.

That's quite a rig. A telescoping long-reach boom. But for a rig with that much reach it's surprising that it has no built-in water spraying feature.

The shear is not a design I've seen before. It has a much longer re-bar cutting section than most, which is put to good use in cutting those sections of column free. But the rod on the hydraulic cylinder is exposed in the back when the jaw closes, which would seem to leave it open to damage from debris. Most designs keep the cylinder well hidden.

[majorwedgie]

I've watched a number of demolition videos and this building practically crumbled to the ground under it's own weight! You should have just waited for the wind to blow and played a recording of a jackhammer, that would have saved you a lot of work lol😅

[inescividanes]

Paarabens a esse operador. Esse é um legitimo profissional.

[KLM]

Great video! Looks alot like a hospital. I am guessing apartments going in it's place?

[MaxZomboni]

Great job zooming in on the action. What a waste of a perfectly good building. The new building is all good, but they didn't need to demolition this one. They already had it gutted. They could have just built new insides and it would have been just like new.

[kennethsmith]

It looks like this operator knew what he was doing, sure did not take him long to get this far. Also, it does not seem to be a very strong building, maybe that's why they are tearing it down.

[davecoombs]

Having that water hose attached to the boom & not the back of the machine seem's like a pain in the ass, open for getting caught on debris or other snags

[BradfordGuy]

I have to ask, because it's been going on for so many videos; what's up with your mic? @51:01, 56:52 The sound fades in and out, like a bad limiter. I watched another video where there were times the mic did not always pick up the demolition sounds but just what was in close proximity. I do love your videos though!

[rossh]

How do you estimate tonnage or volume on a building this big ?

[loupecci]

Do you get any feedback from the demo companies, John?

[larry]

Out of curiosity, on a large structure as this, what is the determining factor as whether to use an excavator, a claw type machine as seen here, demolition ball, or explosives? Thanks in advance! 🙂

[BenDavey-xpcv]

What is going to be built in its place

[pavelvilsov]

hi, tell me which model of the car does the dismantling?))

[sebastopol]

Start building houses of the same matereals as the old school

[Yippe-]

Where are you located because some of yr videos say baltimore

(I'm from the baltimore area that's why I'm asking)

[enriquelopez]

I wonder if the new building is up to code since that one looked strong 💪 🤔 😳

[stanleycrim]

Don't wanna bad mouth the Celts, but wouldn[t it make more sense to start out chewing up the bottom floor rarther than the top?

[matthewgregory]

I don’t feel bad for old apartment buildings to be torn down, the roads and bed bug nest. Bye bye bug nest!!