The chimney was located in the middle of a parking deck. Working with a heavy equipment or a blasting would have been impossible. Scaffolding was erected around the chimney and with a concrete saw it was divided into 1 meter pieces.The pieces were then lifted with a crane onto a rubble container.

Dismantling and disposing a free standing chimney with a steel ladder on the side. Outer measurements were approx. 1,20 x 2,30 m, 28meters in height. The height of each segment was approx. 1 meter. The parts were connected with mortar.

After demolishing the chimney the open ceiling had to be covered with a steel plate. (Able to carry 7,5 tons) and the bordering gaps had to be sealed watertight. Bausparkasse Mainz-Execution of contract: 03/2006 Renovating of the building part C “Neubau” Kantstr. 1 55122 Mainz

Steel reinforced concrete chimney Height 28 meters

Chimney top

Only a few meters of the chimney are still there.

A high reach crane lifts

the sawed chimney pieces and places them

 
into a rubble container.

View of the chimney

Cross section of the chimney

A chimney piece cut with a concrete saw

Full of iron