Selective Demolition Jacksonville FL

1. Information Gathering & Survey

Selective demolition starts with information gathering. After learning about a client’s goals, our demolition specialists will survey and identify materials that are hazardous, recyclable, and salvageable. During this step, our specialists will also review permits and drawings.

2. Code Review

Each municipality has its unique building codes. Our specialists will gather information about codes that might affect a project such as maximum building height, accessibility, allowable floor areas, and noise levels among others.

3. Cut & Cap

A building slotted for selective demolition is still a live building. Therefore, the main operative functions of the building need to be “cut and capped.”

This step facilitates the safety of the project and prepares materials for removal and recycling. Cut and cap will involve cutting power, turning off HVAC systems, capping pipes, installing supporting bracing, and installing temporary lighting systems.

4. Building Preparation

After learning about a client’s goals, securing the required permits, and learning about the details of a building, our specialists will prepare a building. This step involves protecting components a client wishes to keep and removing nonstructural materials such as windows, beams, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, appliances, and furniture.

We will separate building materials, allowing a client to recycle, reuse, or resell them. This diverts waste from landfills and also helps in offsetting project costs if a client reuses or resells the materials.

5. Strip to Shell

Our contractors will dismantle the mechanical, electrical, and architectural elements of the target structure, which leaves you with the shell.

• Demolition projects have a large quantity of debris. We use special equipment in our commercial selective demolition projects to reduce waste.

• As our demolition contractors disassemble a target structure, they sort the building materials into different piles for recycling, disposal, or delivery.

• Concrete crushers are used to convert concrete into gravel that can be recycled or reused.

• Powerful magnets separate scrap metal that can be sold.

After our contractors strip the structure, all that remains is a shell that is ready for remediation, remodeling, or an extension.

6. Shore Up the Structure

Once a structure has been stripped down, our selective demolition team will ‘shore up’ the structure, bolstering the shell.

At this point, the selective demolition process is complete. Key elements are repurposed, recycled, or sold. Non-recyclable materials are sent to the landfill.