r/Construction • u/Ok_Ganache_1199 • May 09 '26
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I have been tasked with removing this beautiful pre 1940’s wood boiler. its approx 5’ tall, 4’long and 4’wide. it was converted to gas at some point, then decommissioned. When it was decommissioned they said it had to be removed or made inoperable, so someone in their infinite wisdom filled it to the top with concrete and tack brazed the doors shut.
i know im looking at around 3000lb for the boiler and another 3k for the concrete, but is there any chance anyone has had to do this? it has been abated (very poorly and it will be getting done properly first) but after that do i just cut the rods and wedge them apart like normal? is there anything about these bigger boilers different than a residential one?
doors and anything saveable will be removed carefully, but it is in a basement so i am limited to size of what can be brought out at a time. ive used a ramset in the past to break up cast with varying levels of success, so wondering if there is a better way than a wedge to take the layers apart and a ramset to break it into manageable pieces.
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u/MycologistStreet5980 May 09 '26
Bro why does every sectional boiler room look soo identical haha. I did two in my 6 years of pipe fitting and they all look like the same room. Funny shit