Thats not how you pull a shed down... (pics)
Discussion
Fire-assisted demolition and disposal definitely has its place. Not ideal in narrow Victorian terrace gardens though and it's a pain having to constantly douse the neighbours fences and bushes with the hose pipe just to stop them joining in:
As per the OP, with a camera in hand (required for insurance purposes so as to be able to retrospectively demonstrate you took all reasonable precautions) you can't help but start to think creatively to capture the scene...
And as for that 10 foot 'old school' surfboard in the foreground that nobody wanted, I don't know what it was made of but my word - the blacker-than-black smoke it created was really quite something, and that was in the dead of night so as not to disturb the neighbours*. It burnt so damn hot too and made the incinerator bin all but disappear in the process.
(*Hey, we were young and didn't really think it through. The neighbours soon picked up on the light, smell and no doubt heat too. We'd have been better off doing it in the day whilst they were all at work).
As per the OP, with a camera in hand (required for insurance purposes so as to be able to retrospectively demonstrate you took all reasonable precautions) you can't help but start to think creatively to capture the scene...
And as for that 10 foot 'old school' surfboard in the foreground that nobody wanted, I don't know what it was made of but my word - the blacker-than-black smoke it created was really quite something, and that was in the dead of night so as not to disturb the neighbours*. It burnt so damn hot too and made the incinerator bin all but disappear in the process.
(*Hey, we were young and didn't really think it through. The neighbours soon picked up on the light, smell and no doubt heat too. We'd have been better off doing it in the day whilst they were all at work).
Edited by tux850 on Thursday 18th January 00:46
I see this thread has already had a timely bump!
I ran across this video just now and the OP of the thread immediately sprang to mind! Burning the shed down is great, but THIS is how you need to light it
https://9gag.com/gag/aGEX6Qz
I ran across this video just now and the OP of the thread immediately sprang to mind! Burning the shed down is great, but THIS is how you need to light it
https://9gag.com/gag/aGEX6Qz
This happened in the autumn
Old picture with the sheds in situ
Really pleased with the result, but would be lying if I denied considering torching the f
king thing. On the upside, it justified buying an electric sabre saw.
Having been so careful all the way through the demolition, I went down to show the OH my efforts and trod on this
Old picture with the sheds in situ
Really pleased with the result, but would be lying if I denied considering torching the f
king thing. On the upside, it justified buying an electric sabre saw. Having been so careful all the way through the demolition, I went down to show the OH my efforts and trod on this
Looks a lot more fun than me assisting the fil taking down a shed at their house. Every piece of wood had to be taken off properly to be saved, every screw saved etc.
In fairness the shed has since been turned into several items in the garden but still..it was boring. I'd brought my chainsaw to make easy work of it.
In fairness the shed has since been turned into several items in the garden but still..it was boring. I'd brought my chainsaw to make easy work of it.
otolith said:
Mabbs9 said:
Ouch! That looks horrific!
It bloody hurt, but mostly I just felt foolish, walking round the site in unsuitable shoes and not watching where I put my feet. At least my tetanus booster is now up to date 
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