No matter the height, sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith, according to Nick Mets, Superintendent of Dynahoe Construction & Excavating (Dynahoe). When a grain elevator company asked Dynahoe to tear down a 200-foot grain silo, Nick knew it would be a challenge. “We’ve torn down a lot of houses over the years, but never something so tall,” he says. Dynahoe, however, relishes taking on new challenges. The company accepted the job, hired a demolition company with a crane and wrecking ball to take the structure down to 30 feet off the ground. From there, Dynahoe’s team finished the demolition until the structure was flush with the ground. The customer was so impressed, Dynahoe was given two months of additional work. “We were originally hired to take a 200-foot structure down to the ground, but we chased that project all the way underground, excavating and preparing the foundation,” Nick says. “When we’re faced with new challenges, we put our heads together, find a way to do it and take that leap of faith.” read more...