In today’s time, most demolition contractors do not really “demolish” the buildings anymore. What they do is they dismantle these buildings strategically and remove its parts piece by piece. By using high-reach and long-reach excavators along with other construction equipment, these contractors get to finish the work efficiently.

These great tools are the essentials of modern demolition. Its unique capabilities as well as versatilities allows the industry to catch up with the city’s demolition needs. Excavators already play a vital role in the construction since the first one was built in the year 1951.

Through the years, excavators have improved so that it could deal with other projects too. This is when demolition contractors are starting to use them in scooping out debris from their demolition sites. The excavators do not only help in speeding up the job, but they also make the demolition safer.

Modern excavators already come in various sizes and has a lot of utility and safety features. There are 2 types of excavators today – the High-reach excavator and the Long-reach excavator. We will discuss these to you below so that you will understand how it works.

 

High-reach Excavators

 

This equipment is the giraffe in the demolition world. This is designed to reach the highest stories of a building. This equipment can extend up to 160 feet and some of it is capable of demolishing a 10-story building. If there are no high-reach excavators, the demolition contractors will need to put machines at the top of the building and work their way down.

 

Long-reach Excavators

This type of equipment extends horizontally, thus allows the demolition contractors to reach the inside of the building. With this, the demolition team can scoop out or break apart the insides of the building. Even if this equipment can reach up to 150 feet, this is not made to work for upper-story buildings. Most demolition companies only use this to salvage scrap metals from the building’s interior and to dig out rubbles.

These modern demolition tools really help the demolition contactors achieve their task quickly and safely. If you want to hire a demolition team to take down your property, do not hesitate to call us. Here at Conway AR Demolition Contractor, we can assure you that you will not be disappointed with the services that you will receive. Message us now or call us at (501) 259-7997.

You also have to check out Worker Safety and Wearable Equipment in Industrial Demolition.