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Conduct Exterior and Basement Perimeter Survey

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How to do Landscaping/Demolition Meeting with a Potential Customer

What happens here

Perform a comprehensive survey of the basement and the entire exterior perimeter of the property. In the basement, inspect all interior walls and the type of flooring, such as standard concrete or pre-stressed concrete (spancrete), as these materials affect demolition techniques and debris volume. Outdoors, meticulously evaluate existing structures like the driveway and any retaining walls. Pay particular attention to unusual constructions, such as timber retaining walls potentially built with railroad ties, and research the specific regulations for their disposal, as these can be highly restricted. Document the existing landscape and topography to plan for efficient leveling and grading, aiming to create a flat plateau or desired elevation for the new construction.

Goal: Document all exterior and basement features influencing demolition, debris removal, and final site grading.

Tools and materials

  • Laser Level or Transit — Measuring and planning precise grade changes across the property
  • Measuring Wheel or Tape Measure — Measuring exterior dimensions and distances

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it see what we have here okay very compartmentalized each one of these walls we'll be adding into my how much how many dumpsters I have was this what I look for looking through these houses how many interior walls anything unusual span creat floors as in like this room if there was a span creep floor just the furnace room okay there's the chimney from the top floor 2,700 square feet 2500 square feet or so you son okay so now we're at the we're gonna do a quick bid a quick walk around on the outside of the house and then Daria what I'll do is I'm gonna sit down in my car for a little bit and just calc how many how much it'll take to remove the house the driveway this retaining I which is built in a way I've never actually seen before I've just never seen a music Timbers it's just I love it then we have a timber retaining wall that we've got to get rid of that'll be a bit of a challenge at least in Minnesota disposing of railroad ties is a lot of regulation on that but what we're gonna do is we're going to remove the house and then we're gonna level the lot now pool table level but just we're gonna take the hill down try to create a flat plat tall where that tree is up front and then take it down another notch so then Dario can actually start to envision and set elevations we want to put the cart in front of the horse and try to set something up without knowing for sure so remove the house empty the canvas and then let a new picture be painted best way to put it right

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