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Site Safety & Initial House Inspection

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Live walk through of a House Demo

What happens here

Before entering the abandoned house, the contractor emphasizes safety precautions, particularly in urban areas prone to squatters. He advises announcing one's presence loudly with a 'Hello! Anybody here?' to avoid startling anyone inside. Upon entry, it's crucial to inspect for structural hazards like ripped-out floors or ceilings. Due to disconnected power, portable lighting is essential. He demonstrates using a Milwaukee M18 Rocket Dual Power Tower Light and a Milwaukee M18 Lantern/Flood Light to illuminate the dark interior.

Goal: Conduct a safe initial inspection of the house interior

Tools and materials

  • Voice N/A — Announcing presence to potential occupants

What they say

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getting sore running this mobile app um so I always make sure that I clear the house out I speak loudly before going into it and what do I what I mean is hello anybody here and I'll knock walk in and then I look down a lot of times these homes have floors ripped out I look up the ceilings could be tore out you never know what you're going to find but I'm going to switch the camera and I'm going to let you be my eyes so hang tight now I hope you guys can see okay there's not much to this house the bathroom this is it it's a single story home here's the bathroom kitchen small kitchen here's something that's going to be interesting you see this light right there that is got to have compact fluorescent bulbs in it I've got to separately remove those this sink believe it or not I've actually got to go underneath this sink and see if it's got asbest this now I do have to have it officially tested but after doing this for so many years you can just look at it and go yep all of these appliances that are in this home they get recycled that means they get hauled out separately they get disposed of separately let's walk through the rest of this place and see what we've got so I'm in the main living area H here's something all right here's something that we've got to deal with now to most people this may not look like much okay but to me when I look at this siding when I look at this insulation this is the worst kind of insulation you can have part of the problem with insulation like this is that as soon as

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