Hundreds of vacant properties are being removed in Dayton.
Abandoned houses become eyesores and bring down property value, but crews took down a house that can now be replaced with something new and useful.
John Scott’s company Blade Cutters is contracted out by the City of Dayton and this was just one of many on his list.
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“Probably do about 300 total for the city,” Scott said. “We’re doing about five or six hours this week, demolishing the home way so kind of revitalizing neighborhoods, one house at a time.”
To bring the roof down, Scott even let News Center 7′s Kayla McDermott take control as seen on News Center 7 at 5 p.m.
Crews gather up the pile to head to the landfill, with some exceptions.
“We’ll recycle the concrete, the metal, the wood, some of the wood, the doors, salvaged and then sold,” Scott said.