Forum Archive: Demolition

I’m in the process of replacing a rather poorly constructed fence. I have a bunch of pressure-treated wood lattice that’s up for grabs. Mostly 4×8 sheets – the edges are damaged from removal, but they are certainly good enough if you wanted to add some trellis to your existing fence or something. It’s out front and ready to go – post if you’re interested, and I’ll send the address.

I took down some plaster and lath and now have 4 bags of just individual lath wood strips, no plaster on them. Any use for it? Anyone want it? My Dad has been taking it to use as firewood, but he has all he can handle. If interested, let me know, hoping for a chance to reuse/repurpose it– otherwise, to the curb it goes.

yes you heard it a fiberglass concrete rock hollow inside. about 5 feet long and 2 feet deep by 2 feet tall. tried to smash it/ got a hole in the top thats about it. tried to smash its sides bounced. tried a saws all with a cement blade ,it burnt the blade. and it did not knik it.

Hi, we are preparing to move in and need to remove all the appliances so that we can start cleaning and preparing for reno / demo. Can anyone suggest on a service crew, and general estimate for the job?

JOB:
Remove:
- garden floor : fridge, washer / dryer, stove
- 3nd floor: fridge, stove
- 4rd floor: fridge, stove

Clean-up service
- 1 floor total clean-up.
- 3 floors clean and sweep.

I’ve heard so far quotes around 500+tax for the appliance removal.

thanks!!

Looking for the closest location to NYC to dispose of construction material.

I’m looking for someone to break up and remove a concrete patio so that I can replace it with irregular bluestone slabs. Have anyone to recommend? Thanks.

I recently personally and carefully removed 160 sqft of non-friable asbestos tile from my home. It is now bagged and ready to go.

I can’t find anything online about the legal requirements for disposal. I’d like to know if I can take it to a dump myself? Or just put it on the curb?

Old posts run the gamut on this. Does anyone actually know the law or know where the dump is that I can take it?

Hi,

I have two questions I was hoping to get some help with.

We went away for the holidays and missed the big blizzard, but when we returned a car sized, aging steel shed in our backyard collapsed under the weight of the snow. The side walls are still up but the roof is caved in and the whole thing doesn’t seem very stable.

My first questions is can I get into any trouble get any kind of fine for leaving this in its current state for any extended period of time, ie. until the snow melts and it’s easier to take down? It is a private house that we recently purchased, and it’s on our property, there’s no reason for anyone but us to go back there.

And should I contact our insurance? Is this something they would cover to have safely removed? Would it change our rates?

Thanks for your input, this is new territory for us and your advice is appreciated.

Cheers.

Can anyone recommend a good, responsible lead abatement company that is trustworthy and can do a project in a co-op?