Commercial Interior Projects
The Gathering Place Renovation of First Wok, West Dover Vermont - December 2017
This dining area and kitchen were gutted to make way for a senior day program.
Battenkill Family Health Center, Arlington Vermont - February 2017
Several apartments were gutted to make way for an expansion of medical facility to include dental offices. Much of the materials were reused on site.
“As far as your team goes, you received rave reviews. The owners mentioned you and your staff as being courteous, clean and thoughtful. They and I, also mentioned the fact that you were able to salvage and reuse a lot of the materials that typically end up in the dumpster….
I would like to thank you and your team for your efforts and I look forward to working with you again.”
-Kevin Longe, Site Supervisor
ReArch Company
Steak-Out Restaurant Interior Gut, Brattleboro, Vermont - October 2017
A dental clinic hired us to remove interior finishes a former steak house. Ceilings, insulation, mechanical systems, and Sheetrock were removed prior to the rebuild.
“Great company”
-Matt O’Clair General Contracting LLC
“Thanks for everything. You and your team did a great job.”
-Barbara O’Dell, Owner
True Point Practice Solutions
The Gathering Place Renovation of First Wok, West Dover Vermont - December 2017
This dining area and kitchen were gutted to make way for a senior day program.
Battenkill Family Health Center, Arlington Vermont - February 2017
Several apartments were gutted to make way for an expansion of medical facility to include dental offices. Much of the materials were reused on site.
“As far as your team goes, you received rave reviews. The owners mentioned you and your staff as being courteous, clean and thoughtful. They and I, also mentioned the fact that you were able to salvage and reuse a lot of the materials that typically end up in the dumpster….
I would like to thank you and your team for your efforts and I look forward to working with you again.”
-Kevin Longe, Site Supervisor
ReArch Company
Steak-Out Restaurant Interior Gut, Brattleboro, Vermont - October 2017
A dental clinic hired us to remove interior finishes a former steak house. Ceilings, insulation, mechanical systems, and Sheetrock were removed prior to the rebuild.
“Great company”
-Matt O’Clair General Contracting LLC
“Thanks for everything. You and your team did a great job.”
-Barbara O’Dell, Owner
True Point Practice Solutions
Partial Residential Deconstruction and Tear-Out Projects
Victorian Pre-Demolition Salvage, Bellows Falls Vermont July 2017
The school district and demolition contractor gave us the opportunity to salvage items early in the project.
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Garage Deconstruction, Northampton, Massachusetts - May 2017
The homeowner hired Deconstruction Works to remove the rear portion of this garage on a tight site for rebuild. We were able to preserve the grandfathered side-yard setbacks.
“(Deconstruction Works were) fantastic to work with!!!! I highly recommend these people, they do wonderful work. A great company that got my job done quickly and with the utmost professionalism. Thanks!!”
-Donald Heaton, Homeowner
Victorian Pre-Demolition Salvage, Bellows Falls Vermont July 2017
The school district and demolition contractor gave us the opportunity to salvage items early in the project.
Garage Deconstruction, Northampton, Massachusetts - May 2017
The homeowner hired Deconstruction Works to remove the rear portion of this garage on a tight site for rebuild. We were able to preserve the grandfathered side-yard setbacks.
“(Deconstruction Works were) fantastic to work with!!!! I highly recommend these people, they do wonderful work. A great company that got my job done quickly and with the utmost professionalism. Thanks!!”
-Donald Heaton, Homeowner
Whole-House Deconstruction Projects
Victorian Lady, Chester Vermont - March 2016
A local oil company, after trying to give the building away, used our services to create positive goodwill for their redevelopment of the corner lot.
“In 2015 Champlain Oil Company went through the permitting process in Chester, VT to build a new Jiffy Mart at the corner of VT Route 103 and VT Route 11. It was a long process involving 6 hearings but we finally received approval on 9/21/15. There was an existing house on the subject property that had some history to it but wasn’t on the Vermont State Register of Historic Places. Questions from concerned citizens came up at the hearings about what our plans were for the house. We answered that we would like to give it away and hoped that someone would move it. We agreed in the hearings to try and find someone to remove the house to save it. After the approval from the Town of Chester was handed down we placed a sign in front of the house for a couple of months advertising that the house was free for the taking. We had dozens of calls on it but no one was ever able to come up with a serious plan to feasibly move it.
The future of the house looked grim until I received a call from Erich Kruger, …of Deconstruction Works. After several conversations we determined that a total deconstruction of the house was a great way to save most of the parts of the house since no one could take it away whole. Working with Deconstruction Works was very beneficial to Champlain Oil because of the tax break we will receive for the materials salvaged. The deconstruction process also showed the Town that Champlain Oil truly wanted to make an effort to do something with the house and not put it all in the landfill.
I received a note from the Chair of the Chester Development Review Board that said “thank you for choosing to “de-construct” the house in Chester to make way for your new building. I know there was probably a less expensive option for clearing the structure, but the slower, careful deconstruction being done is creating a “good feeling” in town about the removal of the house. I know this has been a long process, frustrating at times I’m sure. As a resident of Chester, I just wanted to let you know the idea that the wood and historic elements are being saved and will be reused goes a long way toward the town’s people feeling good about the change.”
We will certainly be contacting Deconstruction Works again in the future when we run into a similar situation. They were very professional and did the job exactly as they said they would.”
-Matt Wamsganz, Planning, Development & Construction Manager
Champlain Oil Company, Inc.
Custom Cedar-Sided Home, Woodstock Vermont - May 2017
The owner of this home was motivated to downsize while preserving the value of the home they had built 30 years earlier. The home was removed to the sub-floor to accept the moving of a smaller cabin onto the site.
“From the first fifteen minutes of phone conversation with Erich regarding our imagination with this project we knew we were heading down the right road.
The very moment you guys arrived on the scene, the clarity and solid focused approach to the labor every day put us to bed every night knowing we are still on the right road.
You guys are a rare crew in the construction field. Your conversations, focus, energy, & attention to detail with clear attention to do it well with full respect to the environment is refreshing. Your attention to each other, the kindness, respect, integrity, ability to listen and be heard….we are impressed with your method of operation.”
-Ned MackSoud & Kathleen King, Homeowners
Small Cabin Removal, Hanover (Lyme), New Hampshire - July 2017
Adjacent landowner purchased this lot for a viewshed. We recycled and reused a large portion of the recently re-modeled home for a charitable tax donation benefit.
"Erich Kruger and his Team are amazing. The Team completely deconstructed a 976 sq. ft. house on property my husband and I recently purchased. The house was deconstructed per our contract agreement and on schedule. Erich and his employees work nonstop, and the job site was always left in order and neat at the end of each day. There was always an open line of communication. All questions or concerns were immediately addressed in both a professional and congenial manner. I highly recommend Deconstruction Works…..Many thanks to Erich and the entire Team.”
-Sandra Cozzo, Homeowner
Victorian Lady, Chester Vermont - March 2016
A local oil company, after trying to give the building away, used our services to create positive goodwill for their redevelopment of the corner lot.
“In 2015 Champlain Oil Company went through the permitting process in Chester, VT to build a new Jiffy Mart at the corner of VT Route 103 and VT Route 11. It was a long process involving 6 hearings but we finally received approval on 9/21/15. There was an existing house on the subject property that had some history to it but wasn’t on the Vermont State Register of Historic Places. Questions from concerned citizens came up at the hearings about what our plans were for the house. We answered that we would like to give it away and hoped that someone would move it. We agreed in the hearings to try and find someone to remove the house to save it. After the approval from the Town of Chester was handed down we placed a sign in front of the house for a couple of months advertising that the house was free for the taking. We had dozens of calls on it but no one was ever able to come up with a serious plan to feasibly move it.
The future of the house looked grim until I received a call from Erich Kruger, …of Deconstruction Works. After several conversations we determined that a total deconstruction of the house was a great way to save most of the parts of the house since no one could take it away whole. Working with Deconstruction Works was very beneficial to Champlain Oil because of the tax break we will receive for the materials salvaged. The deconstruction process also showed the Town that Champlain Oil truly wanted to make an effort to do something with the house and not put it all in the landfill.
I received a note from the Chair of the Chester Development Review Board that said “thank you for choosing to “de-construct” the house in Chester to make way for your new building. I know there was probably a less expensive option for clearing the structure, but the slower, careful deconstruction being done is creating a “good feeling” in town about the removal of the house. I know this has been a long process, frustrating at times I’m sure. As a resident of Chester, I just wanted to let you know the idea that the wood and historic elements are being saved and will be reused goes a long way toward the town’s people feeling good about the change.”
We will certainly be contacting Deconstruction Works again in the future when we run into a similar situation. They were very professional and did the job exactly as they said they would.”
-Matt Wamsganz, Planning, Development & Construction Manager
Champlain Oil Company, Inc.
Custom Cedar-Sided Home, Woodstock Vermont - May 2017
The owner of this home was motivated to downsize while preserving the value of the home they had built 30 years earlier. The home was removed to the sub-floor to accept the moving of a smaller cabin onto the site.
“From the first fifteen minutes of phone conversation with Erich regarding our imagination with this project we knew we were heading down the right road.
The very moment you guys arrived on the scene, the clarity and solid focused approach to the labor every day put us to bed every night knowing we are still on the right road.
You guys are a rare crew in the construction field. Your conversations, focus, energy, & attention to detail with clear attention to do it well with full respect to the environment is refreshing. Your attention to each other, the kindness, respect, integrity, ability to listen and be heard….we are impressed with your method of operation.”
-Ned MackSoud & Kathleen King, Homeowners
Small Cabin Removal, Hanover (Lyme), New Hampshire - July 2017
Adjacent landowner purchased this lot for a viewshed. We recycled and reused a large portion of the recently re-modeled home for a charitable tax donation benefit.
"Erich Kruger and his Team are amazing. The Team completely deconstructed a 976 sq. ft. house on property my husband and I recently purchased. The house was deconstructed per our contract agreement and on schedule. Erich and his employees work nonstop, and the job site was always left in order and neat at the end of each day. There was always an open line of communication. All questions or concerns were immediately addressed in both a professional and congenial manner. I highly recommend Deconstruction Works…..Many thanks to Erich and the entire Team.”
-Sandra Cozzo, Homeowner
Outbuilding Projects
Collapsing Barn, Ludlow Vermont May 2016
This older barn, while fallen down, still had a solid metal roof and nice framing materials. It was falling over a property line and created an insurance liability.
“I had an old barn on property I bought in 2008 which appeared to be in pretty good shape at the time. However, the weather over the years took its toll and the barn appeared about to fall down. I had seen the work Deconstruction Works, LLC, was doing … in Chester, Vermont, and, through their website, emailed Erich Kruger about my barn. He came right out to look at it and gave me a price on the spot. Although there were several hurdles to overcome in the removal, it was professionally done and all materials and trash removed in the time frame I was given. I am very happy with the way the work was handled and with the fact the materials will be recycled and reused and would recommend them to anyone having a building to be dismantled!”
-Sandy Johnson, Homeowner
Garage Deconstruction, East Dorset, Vermont - May 2016
This small garage was converted to an department but was removed to clear the lot for re-building.
“(Deconstruction Works were) fantastic to work with!!!! I highly recommend these people, they do wonderful work. A great company that got my job done quickly and with the utmost professionalism. Thanks!!”
-Donald Heaton, Homeowner
Collapsing Barn, Ludlow Vermont May 2016
This older barn, while fallen down, still had a solid metal roof and nice framing materials. It was falling over a property line and created an insurance liability.
“I had an old barn on property I bought in 2008 which appeared to be in pretty good shape at the time. However, the weather over the years took its toll and the barn appeared about to fall down. I had seen the work Deconstruction Works, LLC, was doing … in Chester, Vermont, and, through their website, emailed Erich Kruger about my barn. He came right out to look at it and gave me a price on the spot. Although there were several hurdles to overcome in the removal, it was professionally done and all materials and trash removed in the time frame I was given. I am very happy with the way the work was handled and with the fact the materials will be recycled and reused and would recommend them to anyone having a building to be dismantled!”
-Sandy Johnson, Homeowner
Garage Deconstruction, East Dorset, Vermont - May 2016
This small garage was converted to an department but was removed to clear the lot for re-building.
“(Deconstruction Works were) fantastic to work with!!!! I highly recommend these people, they do wonderful work. A great company that got my job done quickly and with the utmost professionalism. Thanks!!”
-Donald Heaton, Homeowner
Commercial Projects
Crawford Auto Mall, South Royalton Vermont - April 2015
This 7,000 sq ft metal former auto dealership was removed to make way for a new town offices.
Clarke Feed Store, Barre Vermont - September 2017
This historic Barre woodframed building was dismantled yielding 1000s of board feet of lumber and beams for reuse.
Crawford Auto Mall, South Royalton Vermont - April 2015
This 7,000 sq ft metal former auto dealership was removed to make way for a new town offices.
Clarke Feed Store, Barre Vermont - September 2017
This historic Barre woodframed building was dismantled yielding 1000s of board feet of lumber and beams for reuse.