Dallas Contracting Co., Inc. Completes Demolition of Former Dry
Cleaners in Northern New Jersey
South Plainfield, New Jersey, January 2006 - Dallas Contracting
Co., Inc., a specialized contractor providing demolition
services, equipment salvage, wrecking, onsite concrete crushing
and used/surplus equipment sales to various industries recently
completed the demolition of a former dry cleaners in Northern
New Jersey.
The site was formerly a dry cleaners and consisted of two
attached buildings that comprised a total footprint of over
20,000 square feet. Dallas Contracting Co., Inc.'s (Dallas
Contracting) scope included the total demolition of the
buildings, removal of first floor slabs and the onsite crushing
of all concrete and masonry materials.
The salvage of several pieces of equipment was conducted prior
to any demolition. Dallas Contracting was able to salvage and
sell used electrical equipment including breakers, motor
starters, etc. as well as a small air compressor.
The building interiors were then gutted of all furniture and
debris. This was accomplished utilizing a skid steer and several
laborers.
Once the building interiors had been gutted back to the
structural frame, total demolition commenced utilizing a Komatsu
PC-300 Excavator mounted with a grapple attachment. Materials
were separated into debris, recyclables and metals. Debris
disposed properly offsite, metals were sent offsite for
recycling and concrete, masonry and brick were crushed onsite.
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