1ManWreckingCrew said:
So personally I would want a super on every job to make sure everything is done the way it should be and to be safe. Pure demolition operators are hard to come buy.yeah anyone can wreck a house but it takes a special breed to take multi story buildings down

I agree with that. They are definitely are hard to find, if they are any good they are working already. Some of them get real comfortable and don

I started out as a laborer and worked my way up to project manager in 15 years.. Right now I work for a Very large Demolition company In the MD/DC/VA area..I took a demotion and went back to being a superintendant because I love working in the field..We have it worked out that all superintendants are working supers..Even our crane operators are supers.So when It comes to wrecking a building the Super will do the initial Demolition and then we have the operators follow up for clean up..Ive been wrecking buildings for 15 years and I have had operators work for me wrecking and they just cant do it the way I want it done or there just not safe enough for me..So personally I would want a super on every job to make sure everything is done the way it should be and to be safe. Pure demolition operators are hard to come buy.yeah anyone can wreck a house but it takes a special breed to take multi story buildings down.. Thats my opinion

My favorite supers are ones who have worked up through the ranks and know pretty much all of the jobs on site; of course finding one who can then liase with a client is a little more difficult but not impossible.

I like the idea of a super/foreman especially when "competent person" issues may arise. I do know some who think a super is a waste of money and that operators/laborers are all that are necessary; I don't agree with that. I feel like most clients like to have one person on site that they can access with out interrupting the flow of work and you can't do that when you have to get off the machine to stop and speak with the client. Just my two cents.