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" It takes everyone to make things work," Lambing said. " I continue to receive support and knowledge from my family. I ' ll get advice on an aspect of the business from different perspectives, consider all the options and arrive at a determination on the best way to proceed. It ' s a process that works."
Lambing also places a high value on his employees and the equipment they use. At any given time, Continental Construction and Demolition will have three projects going simultaneously with crews of three to four employees on each job. Lambing explained that with the type of work they do, a larger crew would either get in each other ' s way or some workers would be idle while others were working.
Demolition work demands a strong emphasis on safety, so it ' s important that workers are out of harm ' s way from equipment, falling debris and other hazards on the job. With a smaller crew, it ' s crucial that they ' re equipped with the right tools to complete a project safely, efficiently and profitably.
Continental Construction and Demolition has put together an equipment fleet built to accomplish all three, while positioning the company to land work which requires specialized equipment.
Two of the company ' s excavators are equipped for high reach capabilities, one of which can reach to 115 feet. Among its fleet, which includes excavators, skid steers and a crushing plant and screener, are a range of attachments designed specifically for demolition work.
The equipment Continental Construction and Demolition is using on a current project has proven to be indispensable. Brought in to demolish the historic Federal Cold Storage building in the Strip District of Pittsburgh, the company faced a number of challenges. The Strip
District once served as Pittsburgh ' s rail terminal for fruits and vegetables and the 330,000 square foot, sevenstory high windowless structure served as a cold storage warehouse for the produce.
" With an old building like this, you never know what you ' re going to encounter," Lambing said.
Completed in 1930, the building was constructed with double concrete block walls with a 12-inch layer of cork between the walls for insulation. The structure was supported by a series of 30-inch diameter columns constructed of poured concrete reinforced by a bird ' s nest of rebar.
To add to the degree of difficulty on the project, one of the outside walls abuts a building which houses a bar that its owner has determined must be left standing. As with many older buildings, the outside walls are irregular and the space between the two structures varies greatly, with an average clearance of less than
The right equipment keeps demolition projects safe, efficient and profitable.( CEG photo)
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