De-Construction Part3 - Siding First

NOTE: Part of our Vision Statement is to be a Respected Company in the Community. That comes through communication regarding our activities. A portion of our property that is in high profile to the community is undergoing some changes. This communication series is to communicate what is happening.

Read Part2 of this series.

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At this stage, the Rack Storage structure has had all of it's roof decking as well as internal accessories removed. It was important to keep the various materials separated: cast iron drain pipe, sheathing sheet metal, roof decking corrugated steel, shelving steel, etc. Fortunately, we have a large yard to sort and separate the materials as seen in adjacent photo.

Keeping materials separated and uniform allowed efficient loading on trucks for consolidated delivery to the scrap yard, and yielding the best scrap price for semi-prepared materials rather than simply dumpsters filled with various components. It also allowed us to make the scrap deliveries ourselves rather than with large containers.

The rear of the structure was our first attempt because it was a bit more complicated. After the fire from the mid 1980's, when the State of CT seized the property, and subsequently sold it to the City of Derby, it was prepared to be marketed as an industrial park. As you might imagine, there were some shortcuts taken in that governmental preparation. On some parts of the structure, they left the existing siding and put on some "Z" girts for attaching a second layer of siding that was more aesthetically pleasing. In between was a layer of insulation, which seems strange since there was never any form of heat provided within the structure.

After the first layer was removed, insulation pulled away, and the second layer of sheathing removed, it left exposed the simple erector set of the storage racks. With this accomplished, to speed the progress and minimize the disruption as witnessed from the street, we removed all the coping that bridged between the siding and the roof (which was removed first).

Our next blog entry will show how the preparation paid off with quick work and minimal disruption to the street facing the Canal. Note: while "Canal Street" is technically closed due to a construction project by the United Illuminating electric utility, it is still important to minimize disruption of access for any emergency responders.

Link to Part 4.