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How to handle a Pool Demolition that Refuses to pay in Eagan MN

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What happens here

The demolition project begins with a Bobcat 325 mini excavator operating within the old swimming pool. The excavator is used to break apart sections of the concrete pool structure and begin excavating soil from around its perimeter. Concurrently, fence posts previously installed around the pool area are carefully removed using the excavator, with chains wrapped around the base of the posts to lift them out of the ground along with their concrete footings. This careful removal was a specific request from the customer, intended to preserve the posts, contrasting with standard demolition procedures. The video highlights a contractual dispute regarding payment for this additional work.

Goal: Begin the structural demolition of the pool and carefully remove reusable fence posts.

Tools and materials

  • Bobcat 325 Mini Excavator Bobcat — Breaking concrete, excavating soil, lifting heavy objects like fence posts, and general demolition
  • Metal Chain — Attaching to fence posts for lifting with the excavator
  • Fence Posts with Concrete Footings — Items being carefully removed and preserved at the customer's request

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Today is a great example of how money makes people funny. I'm going to take you with me on a pool demolition project we do in Egan, Minnesota. The project turns out gorgeous. But during the process, the customer comes to us and asks us to do some extra work that's outside of the contract. In this case, what they ask us to do is hand disassemble a portion of a fence, stockpile it, and save it instead of doing our standard demolition. So, we have to very carefully pull everything apart. and we quote them a time and material basis. We get a verbal confirmation from them and that's our mistake. We trusted that from that point forward everything would be fine. But at the end of the job I get the phone call you they didn't I didn't get it in writing from them. They don't feel like they should have to pay it. They have no arguments or qualms with the project. You'll see that it turned out great. It's just the fact that I didn't take time. And I've said it to you before. I've said it to you time and time again. Ink is cheap. These fence posts get popped out, set to the side. We're saving these for the customer. Get it in writing. Now, in this case, it was just a $200 change order. It's no big deal. But I didn't get paid for it. I want you guys to understand that if this had been a$1,000 or $2,000 or $5,000 change order, which

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