What is Demolition?
[[Image:Wrecking_ball.jpg|thumb|250px|upright|A [[wrecking ball]]]] '''Demolition''', otherwise known as '''destruction''', '''destroyment''', '''razing''', '''wreckage''', '''demolishing''', '''destructing''', '''destroying''' or '''wrecking''', is a process in which [[building]]s are torn down. Demolition is different from deconstruction, which is carefully taking a building apart to reuse its parts.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/deconstruction-versus-demolition/ |title= Deconstruction versus Demolition |author=Bob Borson |date=4 November 2013 |publisher=Life of an Architect |access-date=Aug 11, 2015}}</ref> For small buildings, such as [[house]]s, demolition is often simple. Buildings are often pulled down with [[excavator]]s, [[bulldozer]]s or [[Crane (machine)|crane]]s. Other specialized equipment may also be used.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hitachicm.com/global/ourbusiness/products/demolition-equipment/ |title=Demolition Equipment |publisher=Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. |access-date=Aug 11, 2015 |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819022429/https://www.hitachicm.com/global/ourbusiness/products/demolition-equipment/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Larger buildings may use a [[wrecking ball]] swung by a crane.<ref name=RodriguezAB>{{cite web|url=http://construction.about.com/od/Commercial-Remodeling/a/Demolition-Methods.htm|title=Demolition Methods|author=Juan Rodriguez|publisher=About.com|access-date=Aug 11, 2015|archive-date=May 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512230458/http://construction.about.com/od/Commercial-Remodeling/a/Demolition-Methods.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> This works well for [[masonry]] buildings. Sometimes [[building implosion]] is used.<ref name=RodriguezAB/> This involves using [[combat vehicle]]s or [[Explosive material|explosive charge]]s. If done correctly, the building falls in on itself and not on nearby buildings. ==Preparation== Before a building can be torn down, several things have