Finally got the permits sorted out. Today was the big tear down day.
The crew from Peninsula Demolition arrived, what a great team! One fellow, John, operated the crane while two others hosed down for dust control and guiding. There was a parade of 40 foot trucks pulling into the driveway to be loaded up.
They demolished 75% - the back illegal structures - and left the main house intact for phase two of the demolition permit (see my last post on Shenanigans at the City). They will be back again next week to tear the rest down. John the crane operator was itching to rip it all down. He said it would have all been done in one day, but he had to settle for just the back nine.
It was amazing to see it go. Within 2 hours, all the buildings in back were knocked out. That huge excavator was perhaps overkill but wow did it ever rip and haul! A lot of our neighbors came out to see it - most unaware we were planning to demolish, despite their receiving three mailings on this fron the City - go figure.
We're just 4-5 more truck loads tomorrow morning from it all being gone in back and now the lot looks absolutely huge and fabulous. You can suddenly clearly see the potential. The excavator will be taken away tomorrow and they will finish the job with a smaller bobcat and digger next week.
There is NO turning back now!!! Exciting.
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