Not to be a killjoy, but do you guys really feel comfortable advising this person, obviously a minor because he says he is under the age of 18, to rent a machine and attempt demolition of a building knowing that he has absolutely no prior experience doing demo or running heavy equipment and he appears to have no supervision on the project?

I would urge you to consider the liability you may be bringing upon yourself, as a professional demolition contractor that a court would find knew, or ought to have known, the danger you are putting this boy into by advising him the way you guys are.

It may be fun for him to wreck the building, but as I suggested in an earlier post, he should ask some local demolition contractors to take the building down for free as a charitable donation to a community service project?

While it might be great fun for him to hit the old building with a bobcat or a mini-excavator, he could get hurt following your advise. If a contractor in his area wants to get him covered under his policy, and supervise what he is doing, fine.

Otherwise, I would be very careful in what you say to this young fellow. This whole thing sounds very fishy. Please be careful, all of you.