

Tipping a building over is something like felling a tree. This sort of blast is the easiest to execute, and it is generally the safest way to go. Ideally, a blasting crew will be able to tumble the building over on one side, into a parking lot or other open area. The main challenge in bringing a building down is controlling which way it falls.

In some cases, the blasters may develop 3-D computer models of the structure so they can test out their plan ahead of time in a virtual world. Drawing from past experiences with similar buildings, they decide what explosives to use, where to position them in the building and how to time their detonations. Once they have gathered all the raw data they need, the blasters hammer out a plan of attack. Next, the blaster crew tours the building (several times), jotting down notes about the support structure on each floor. The first step is to examine architectural blueprints of the building, if they can be located, to determine how the building is put together. In order to demolish a building safely, blasters must map out each element of the implosion ahead of time. When everything is planned and executed correctly, the total damage of the explosives and falling building material is sufficient to collapse the structure entirely, so cleanup crews are left with only a pile of rubble. Check and see if the property needs re-platting, which is a long process involving many county departments.Demolition blasters load explosives on several different levels of the building so that the building structure falls down on itself at multiple points.Hire a surveyor to produce a boundary survey and an elevation certificate for the property, and make sure that the survey shows all easements.


