All of the lions, tigers and bears along with the rest of the crew of animals at the Oakland zoo are about to experience a major expansion. After 13 long years of planning, community meetings, replanning and renegotiating the Oakland Zoo received its final approval to expand the zoo by 54 acres. Part of this expansion will include a 17,000 square-foot veterinary hospital, an aerial gondola, an overnight camping zone and a brand-new California trails exhibit. This exhibit is going to prominently feature all those critters who call California their home including condors, mountain lions and of course the grizzly bear. The project plans on kicking off next month at a big groundbreaking ceremony for the animal hospital. If all goes according to schedule the expansion should be complete by 2015. Not only will this expansion be a welcome treat for the animals but it’s also going to mean a lot more with jobs instruction for local workers.
With a job this big there are all kinds of contracts to be bid on. Along with all the labor, material and equipment costs there will be an issue concerning the waste removal. That’s going to be a pretty hefty contract when you consider all the land that has to be moved around to make room for all those grizzly bears! It’s inconceivable for any construction site not to generate huge mounds of waste. We’re not just talking waste as in materials that aren’t being used but actually all the garbage that is created. These are all the scraps of wood, pieces of rebar, hunks of drywall and other debris that finds its way onto the trash heap at and of every day on a construction site. This is trash that needs to be cleared out almost on a daily basis.
As any construction worker will tell you, the best environment to start working on is a clean one. With all the drilling, sawing and plasterwork that happens on a construction site that environment can get very messy. That’s why the end of the day time is dedicated by the workers to clean up this space and toss all that trash onto the junk heap. When they come in next morning still be able to get right to work without having to navigate around all that trash. In a perfect world waste removal team why the show up late at night or early in the morning to get rid of that trash.
Iyou have your own smaller remodel job you’ll still need to consider what you’re going to do with all your trash. You can designate any area of your backyard to pile up all the debris but this is certainly not something you want to keep around. Even if you’re not going to have a daily pick up of the trash it makes sense to schedule a pickup of your construction waste at the end of the week with an appointment from a professional team of junk haulers like Junk King Alameda. Take a tip from the pros and make sure your garbage is taken away the right way.
A typical moving day is equal parts excitement and trepidation. You just want this whole process to be over with and not have any damage caused to your stuff. You also want to look beyond the unpacking of all the boxes and being settled into your new living space. Once that has been accomplished you wonder what all the fuss was about. There are some moving day tips that can help you make for a smooth operation.
First of all, you want to do whatever you can to avoid confusion on moving day. Hopefully you will label all your boxes properly to let the movers know where they belong. You should also make corresponding signs or labels of the doors of your new home. Sure the movers will know exactly where the kitchen is but will they really be able to tell the master bedroom from the guest bedroom from the office? If that’s where you want your boxes to go then just take a note to the doors to let them know the right space. When it comes to your big pieces of furniture you should already have a plan laid out for just how you want them to be placed. You could try this with a floor plan you sketch out that you can share with the movers so they know exactly where you want things to go. And yes you’re well within your rights to change your mind once you see the furniture in the space!
The next tip to keep in mind is to make sure you’re covered on both ends of the move. If you’re having movers pack up your house you want to make sure you or someone you trust is there to supervise the action. And you should wait until the last item is on the truck before you head over to the new house. If you are watching everything leave your home and go on to the truck there should be no question of a lost or damaged item.
If you are bypassing professional movers and calling on friends to pitch in make sure you are just as organize for them as you would be with the professional movers. Your friends shouldn’t be packing boxes for you; that should be done well in advance. And make sure you’ve got plenty of cool drinks and snacks standing by to take care of your friends. A well fed group is a happy group.
Also, if you have a dog or young kid moving day is the perfect time to find a sitter for both of them. You don’t want to worry about either one of them getting trampled on.
Finally the best advice for a smooth moving day is not to move any of your old junk with you. This should mean setting up a junk moving day separate from the big move. On this day you can hire a junk hauling crew like Junk King to take away all that stuff you’ve discovered you don’t need any more. If you’re getting it fresh start with a new place you don’t want filled with old junk.
Let Junk King take care of loading, sorting, donating and sitting in the line at the recycle center for everything else - while you enjoy what you really want to do!
Our knowledgeable staff is ready to answer all your questions and book your free estimate in less than 5 minutes. Say goodbye to clutter and let us handle the heavy lifting for you.