Demo party 12/11

[CajunVic]

. . . I would suspect that the benefits of the potential recycling/crushing/shredding benefits will go to the party doing the demolition and probably was calculated into their bid . . .

[ZoomZoom]

Hopefully we get back to a totally open concourse on the first floor. I hated it when they put in the temporary‘luxury’ suites.

“Luxury”…duck blind with a heater?

[BayouRichard]

Man, I was keeping an eye on that house…love that location.

Eta: it’s still being listed…$335k. Not a bad price really, as the house looks immaculate…and we know Frenchie kept it up well.

Just kinda big for me and not at all the layout I want. But that back patio is really nice! Brings back lots of Frenchie memories.

I recently downsized and moved to the Saints Street area. Would be interested to move closer to the stadium. Would have to do some hard thinking if I want to go back to a larger home.

[LaCajunsFan]

I recently downsized and moved to the Saints Street area. Would be interested to move closer to the stadium. Would have to do some hard thinking if I want to go back to a larger home.

My issue is, I want to build a small 1,600-1,800 sq ft house, with a very small yard. Finding an empty lot in the st streets is very rare, and usually exp. Even if I find a ‘tear-down’ type house, they come in at least low -mid 100k’s, which blows my budget. It’s just not feasible to build a small, simple house for 400k.
I’ll prob have to find a lot further out, but I really want this area. Plus, those lots are usually bigger than what I want.

[anhil8tor]

The concrete can be crushed and used as a road base. A good portion of the rebar can be recycled. The aluminum seats can be pulled out any time and shredded. Electric wire can be pulled out too. On many jobs the money made from recycling can equal the cost of the demolition. I suspect there will be lots of crushed concrete generated. They may have a concrete crusher on site I don't know haven't been to the site.

And that goes to the company that won the bid right?

[HelmutVII]

And that goes to the company that won the bid right?

It depends on how the contract is set up. If the owner gets the recycled material then the cost of the demolition goes up. Most owners get a demo contractor and tell them to give me a bare piece of property.

[STPacronym]

12/15/2023 - 6:41 am

[LouisianaB]

Friday morning

[CajunJack55]

Great pics, bitter sweet

[LouisianaB]

With all the comments about structural issues on here, I’m surprised it’s still standing

[LaCajunsFan]

With all the comments about structural issues on here, I’m surprised it’s still standing

Ha…I had that same thought. But they weren’t just comments….it was pretty evident for even non-engineering folks what terrible shape it was in. Tons of exposed rebar, etc.

And who knows, maybe it’s going down quicker than other, similar structures. It sure is happening a lot quicker than I thought at first. They are almost to my UD seats, and that PB should come down pretty quickly. That will be a big moment in the demo.

[facelessjonmoon]

With all the comments about structural issues on here, I’m surprised it’s still standing

Yeah no ____..... There was a ton of rebar in the upper deck structure

[LouisianaB]

Yeah no ____..... There was a ton of rebar in the upper deck structure

Looks like it. Im not sure what a normal amount is, but I did hear it was built well.

[Turbine]

With all the comments about structural issues on here, I’m surprised it’s still standing

LOL, true.

They haven't started the demolition yet, just threatening the stadium with equiplment is making it crumble.

[cajunfan96]

12/15/2023 - 6:41 am

Is that lower bowl being torn down?