Demolition Crew TEARS DOWN WRONG HOUSE!!....Funny...But not really..

[roger teekell]

You can't make this stuff up...

Someone is in BIG Trouble...


http://wsbradio.com/localnews/2009/06/crew-demolishes-wrong-house.html

WSB Radio) Somebody's going to be in big trouble for this.

Work crews tore down a house in Carroll County. The problem is, it was the wrong house.

Al Byrd is the owner of the home. He says he received a strange phone call the other day from the man who mows his lawn.

The worker asked Byrd if he still wanted him to mow the grass. When Bird asked why not, the man replied, "Because they're tearing down the house."

"You can't imagine it," Byrd says. "I'm just incredulous that something like this can happen and no one contact the owner."

Byrd's house is now in ruins, destroyed by mistake.

"I said, 'I'm the owner of the house,'" Byrd says. "I haven't given anybody the authority to demolish this house."

As near as Byrd can tell, it's all a terrible mistake. He figures the demolition crew was supposed to tear down the house across the street.

[RTchoke]

Somebody is gonna have a bad day at work after the ass chewing.

[roger teekell]

Apparently his the owners Father built the house himself...

Ther were Family Antiques inside...

Didn't anyone check for PEOPLE inside the house??

If they had they may have noticed the furniture and asked a few questions...

[RTchoke]

Total incompetence. For something this drastic (tearing down a complete house) there should be quite a bit of double checking and ass covering going on to ensure you have the correct place.

[roger teekell]

Total incompetence. For something this drastic (tearing down a complete house) there should be quite a bit of double checking and ass covering going on to ensure you have the correct place.

And to make sure all the Valuables AND people are out of the house...:doh:

[RTchoke]

And to make sure all the Valuables AND people are out of the house...:doh:

Yeah. That's a real dead giveaway. :doh:

[LouC]

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/bigoldfartdude/DemoHouse_1_B8IP.jpg

You know if this had been an empty rental investment house the guy owned I could almost laugh at what happened, but the more I read it just isn't giving me cause to chuckle.

No one was living in the house at the time of the demolition.

“My dad built this house with his own hands in 1950,” Byrd said.

“Maple Street School burned down and he bought those bricks and they cleared off the old mortar and built this house for his 10 kids, he and my mom and his brothers.”

He was raised in the house.

His older sisters were married there.

It was the center of their family.

His grandmother’s dining room set and china were in the house.

So was the family Bible.

“This was more than just a house,” Byrd said. “This was a whole history.”

According to the sheriff’s report, the demolition was ordered by Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. Forestar called Southern Environmental Services based in Marietta to inspect the house and contract with someone to tear down the residence.

The report states that Larry Watts of Southern Environmental said his company contacted North Georgia Container in Franklin to do the demolition work.

Brandon Hannah of North Georgia Container said he called Southern Environmental when he arrived at the house and described it on the phone to confirm he was at the correct house, according to the report.

Byrd said he and Deputy Whitlock met with Larry Watts and Brandon Hannah at the site of the demolished house the next morning.

“Larry Watts came down and apologized,” Byrd said. “(He) said he was just given GP coordinates and they lined up to my property.”

Byrd has since heard that the house intended for demolition is across the street and up the road about 150 yards.

He has contacted an attorney to handle the matter for him, but has made no decisions yet.


More at the LINK (http://www.times-georgian.com/pages/full_story?article-Local%20contractor%20sent%20to%20demolish%20house-%20but%20it-s%20the%20wrong%20one%20=&page_label=home&id=2694770-Local+contractor+sent+to+demolish+house-+but+it-s+the+wrong+one&widget=push&instance=home_news_top&open=&)

[malnila]

Apparently his the owners Father built the house himself...

Ther were Family Antiques inside...

Didn't anyone check for PEOPLE inside the house??

If they had they may have noticed the furniture and asked a few questions...

I was thinking the same thing myself. Wouldn't you ask questions if there was "stuff" inside something you're supposed to demo???

[RTchoke]

Perfect example to show GPS coordinates are not pinpoint accurate.

[roger teekell]

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/bigoldfartdude/DemoHouse_1_B8IP.jpg

You know if this had been an empty rental investment house the guy owned I could almost laugh at what happened, but the more I read it just isn't giving me cause to chuckle.



More at the LINK (http://www.times-georgian.com/pages/full_story?article-Local%20contractor%20sent%20to%20demolish%20house-%20but%20it-s%20the%20wrong%20one%20=&page_label=home&id=2694770-Local+contractor+sent+to+demolish+house-+but+it-s+the+wrong+one&widget=push&instance=home_news_top&open=&)Don't get me wrong..

That's why I said "Funny..BUT NOT REALLY"

This is a TRADGEDY to this family and I truly feel very bad for them..

I hope he SUES their socks off!!

[LouC]

Don't get me wrong..

That's why I said "Funny..BUT NOT REALLY"

This is a TRADGEDY to this family and I truly feel very bad for them..

I hope he SUES their socks off!!

Oh no problem I never thought you thought it was funny.

But some people see "wrong house demolished....funny" and that is all they see then they go off with the wrong idea.

[CaptPops]

Perfect example to show GPS coordinates are not pinpoint accurate.

When you turn on a GPS there is a warning saying something like 'All data is presented for reference only. You assume total responsibility and risk associated with using this device'
So again. it was total human error that caused this problem....

[FidelisAdMortem]

Clearly b/c of this all wrecking crews are out there to abuse society, and our homes.

March the streets for justice against wrecking crews!

[mgifford]

Years ago my family had moved out of an old house we had and into a new one. About a month later, a man knocked on the door and told my mother that he'd not gotten paid for tearing down the house on Memorial Dr. My mother said "you didn't tear down my house"? He said "yes ma'am I did, to the ground and you didn't pay me". This went on for a few minutes and my mother said "if you tore down my house I'll put you in jail".

The man said "I'll sue you if you don't pay me". The man finally realized that he had torn down the vacant house next door and didn't get paid, so he went to the county offices to see who actually owned the house he tore down. He read the plat wrong and saw our house instead. I remember that my mother aged a bit more that year than before. She's now 85.

[Samm]

Years ago my family had moved out of an old house we had and into a new one. About a month later, a man knocked on the door and told my mother that he'd not gotten paid for tearing down the house on Memorial Dr. My mother said "you didn't tear down my house"? He said "yes ma'am I did, to the ground and you didn't pay me". This went on for a few minutes and my mother said "if you tore down my house I'll put you in jail".

The man said "I'll sue you if you don't pay me". The man finally realized that he had torn down the vacant house next door and didn't get paid, so he went to the county offices to see who actually owned the house he tore down. He read the plat wrong and saw our house instead. I remember that my mother aged a bit more that year than before. She's now 85.

How much over assessed value did she get out of the law suit?

[mgifford]

How much over assessed value did she get out of the law suit?

He was very apologetic for scaring my mother so badly. At least he didn't tear our house down after all.

[Samm]

He was very apologetic for scaring my mother so badly. At least he didn't tear our house down after all.

Oh... ok... I thought that is what you meant when you said that he had torn down the vacant house next door (I assumed that you meant it was next door to the one he was supposed to tear down) and didn't get paid so he went to the County and got your mother's name as the owner who owed him.

Yeah... that would have taken years off my my mother's life... she would have thought it was her house up to the point of seeing it still standing. ;)

[mgifford]

Oh... ok... I thought that is what you meant when you said that he had torn down the vacant house next door (I assumed that you meant it was next door to the one he was supposed to tear down) and didn't get paid so he went to the County and got your mother's name as the owner who owed him.

Yeah... that would have taken years off my my mother's life... she would have thought it was her house up to the point of seeing it still standing. ;)

Yes sir! He was just so mad about the people not paying him that he got the wrong house on the platt to come to our house and ask.

[jeepers]

:eek:

I've had a really bad couple of weeks and this just put things into perspective a bit.

Could be worse, could get a phone call with someone asking you about why YOU TORE YOUR HOME DOWN!

We all screw up in our lives from time to time, but this is a BIGGUN!

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Forestar owns about 300,000 acres of land in Georgia and East Alabama, Nines said, including property a short walk from Byrd’s home.

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Byrd has said he has a lawyer, but isn’t sure what his next step will be.


Well, I'd say his future holds about 300,000 acres of real estate and no property taxes to pay for the rest of his life.

Yeah, I'm psychic that way :D

[Spiked101]

I"d say he's getting a brand new house built or the money equivalent.

[RTchoke]

When you turn on a GPS there is a warning saying something like 'All data is presented for reference only. You assume total responsibility and risk associated with using this device'
So again. it was total human error that caused this problem....

Yep. Instead of double checking and ensuring they had the right place, they just took the "word" of the GPS unit. They are not pinpoint accurate. Heads are gonna roll over this one. :confused:

[Samm]

Yep. Instead of double checking and ensuring they had the right place, they just took the "word" of the GPS unit. They are not pinpoint accurate. Heads are gonna roll over this one. :confused:

Yep... You would think that for any business as "final" as house demolition, the street numbers on the house and the name on the mail box would take priority over GPS coordinates.

[GA_LP]

This happened in the county to our left. The demo company was out of Franklin, total sticks country. Good ole boys are usually a wee bit smarter than this.

[Alaric]

Yep. Instead of double checking and ensuring they had the right place, they just took the "word" of the GPS unit. They are not pinpoint accurate. Heads are gonna roll over this one. :confused:

I'll wager it was more of a problem of the wrong GPS co-ordinates than it was a problem of GPS accuracy, ie, The man taking the coordinates took them from the wrong location.

[GA_LP]

Yep. Instead of double checking and ensuring they had the right place, they just took the "word" of the GPS unit. They are not pinpoint accurate. Heads are gonna roll over this one. :confused:Survey crews take the "word" of the GPS units all the time - its greatly increased their accuracy. And the fault is most likely human error, especially if they solely relied on GPS coordinates. From the news reports they were to tear down a woodclad home not a brick home which should have been "Oh ****" factor to someone.

[nortman]

I"d say he's getting a brand new house built or the money equivalent.

I wonder how many years they will jerk him around and drag their feet until they finally do pay up.

[GA_LP]

I wonder how many years they will jerk him around and drag their feet until they finally do pay up.That all depends on whether or not the demo company even has general liability insurance and who is their insurance company. If they are smart, they'll settle quickly - dragging this out will be extremely bad publicity.

[RTchoke]

Survey crews take the "word" of the GPS units all the time - its greatly increased their accuracy. And the fault is most likely human error, especially if they solely relied on GPS coordinates. From the news reports they were to tear down a woodclad home not a brick home which should have been "Oh ****" factor to someone.

Which was the point I was trying to make. To SOLELY rely on GPS (which has been pointed out is only "accurate" if initially taken correctly) and not check house numbers, description of the house, verify with neighbors, check for furnishings etc. in the house, ANYTHING........................is just plain stupidity and someone's ass should be grass.