Scanning the forum and happened to look over and notice that I still have not replaced the metal bifold closet doors that I scrapped a year ago. What are you missing?
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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Scanning the forum and happened to look over and notice that I still have not replaced the metal bifold closet doors that I scrapped a year ago. What are you missing?
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That is great. I am sure more great stories will be shared here. I am going to add this to the "You might be a scrapper thread" and give you credit.
Thanks for the laugh.
Keeper of the Cooler!
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I rent, I can't participate.
Tho when the landlord finally replaced my fridge an water heater i got both. lol.
An I did replace the dryer when it died, with one I got from a free pick up on CL.
Sirscrapalot - No hug for you! - The Hug Nazi
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I guess I'll tell my story about this.......Bought my first home at 20........After failed marriage lost all my kids, my job, and my sanity I proceeded to scrap the entire house.........Sold all appliances, pulled all copper from walls, ETC...ETC...........Thank the lord today I'm clean and sober and living in a NEW HOUSE.........I did drive by the old house and someone did fix it back up I bet they were pissed about that one..........I figured it would get bulldozed but I guess it was cheaper to fix
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I salvaged a nice two hour fire rated commercial steel door and used that for a storage room in the basement.
My place was built back in the mid 70's and the standard back then was to use 1/2" copper for the hot and cold water mains. I sized the cold up to 1" and the hot up to 3/4" because you get better flow that way. All of the old copper and brass got sold at the scrap yard.
Kinda the same thing with the heating system. It had a 3/4" feed & return and because of the way it was piped the house wouldn't heat evenly. I sized the mains up to 1" and put each piece of baseboard on it's own loop so that it could be throttled up or down as needed. It improved the flow so much that a circulating pump really isn't necessary anymore. All of the old stuff got sold at the scrap yard.
Got a bunch of coaxial and phone cable that's slated to be torn out. Where everything is wireless these days it doesn't make sense to have it there anymore.
Aside from that there isn't much else.
Afterthought: I was just down in the basement working in the shop and remembered.
I added a couple of extra 275 gal fuel oil storage tanks. Both tanks along with the fill & vent pipes were salvage along with many of the black iron fittings. ( I pressure tested them to 15 psi beforehand. )
The 80 gallon stone lined hot water storage tank off the woodstove was salvage. It got cleaned, pressure tested, chlorinated, and painted before being installed.
The propane lines were originally 3/8" copper. They were replaced with 1/2 black iron pipe & fittings. That black iron was 75% salvage. (The new stuff that was Chinese made actually wouldn't thread as well as the old stuff that was made here in America 50 years ago.)
There are two extrol water pressure tanks. One was original to the house. The other one, much larger and with a 30 gallon drawdown, was salvaged. Those tanks are so well made that they last indefinitely. What happens is that the 90 deg elbow at the bottom plugs up with mineral rust from the water. All you have to do is clean them out with acid and then chlorinate the tank. It's good to use again.
There's the old propane clothes dryer. It was only five dollars at an auction. It doesn't look like much but it's been running strong for over 10 years now. They don't make em' like that anymore !
Last edited by Scrappah; 09-09-2014 at 06:34 PM.
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The andirons from my unused fire place. Nothing fancy, nice hunk of yellow brass.
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Time for a story. In 1999 I burnt down our entire home trying to deep fat fry a turkey at Easter. To many details that it will be summarized with the statement: The fire was so hot that it popped nails out of the studs in the walls. Totaled the house. Did all of the demolition and was not a scrapper at the time so all metal went into dump boxes. Paid to have all of the metal hauled to the landfill. Rebuilt the house and doubled it's value by redesigning it, serving as the general contractor, buying all materials on sale, living in a mobile home on site, and learning about the insurance industry. The mistake in this challenge is one reason for a devotion to a new lifestyle as a scrapper has been a goal.
So now this knowledge is being used to remodel an old farm house that is our ranch. As metal is removed it is replaced immediately. The scrap is sold and directly applied to the materials needed to replace it. Still buying all materials and tools on sale and hope that this is a wise business decision. So to address this thread, the remodel considers the scrap and ROI while improving the lifestyle. Hoping to replace fixtures with antiques when it is possible.
A new business model for scrappers, approach a recent disaster area and offer to do complete clean up for scrap metal value. If you have the equipment and knowledge, it could be a great pay day.
Keeper of the Cooler!
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Speaking as one who lives in a area where it can become a disaster area whenever hurricane season is upon us...please make sure you get permission people. If you don't you will find yourself in a world of hurt. The law, insurance companies, an the locals really really..an i mean really dislike people coming in taking items after such an event. Have permission in writing, have your paper work.
It was horrible down here after Sandy came through, did quite the number on the south end of the sand bar, an sound side. Folks had to put their stuff out for the insurance companies, an let us just say.. a lot of it walked off because of so called scrappers. More like thieves to me. If you come to a area like mine after a hurricane..GET PERMISSION! If the cops catch you, you'll be lucky if they don't lock you up an toss away the key an forget about you.
If the residents catch you doing it you'll be lucky to not be shot. You want to piss off an entire community come take their stuff while their down, an awaiting insurance adjusters. If your in a disaster area, remember, thats people's stuff on the curb, not just trash it helps the insurance folks, an hard to keep things in your house when it was knocked over an blown away. Hurricane, tornado's, flood zones, etc. So yea..use freaking common sense. GET PERMISSION!
This post is only directed toward scrapping in a disaster area. Your regular curbco days are not included.
Sirscrapalot - I live in a hurricane zone. GET PERMISSION!
Sirscrap....but .......should we get permission???
Just kidding, don't shoot me. I've done quite a bit of storm work and one of the biggest challenges is dealing with the thieves.
Back to the thread currently in progress....... I've scrapped a few things and not replaced them yet. The screens on our windows (we don't open them anyway because of dust from the fields and road), the spring and chain on my shop door when the wind blew it open a little too hard. I did scrap the plumbing on the Jacuzzi laundry holder that we tore out and replaced with a nice big shower.
Keeper of the Cooler!
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Hey Pnut..you must really be related.
An no worries I figured one of the..wait for it..Pnut gallery would say something like that. lol.
My skin is quite thick if you read any of the football threads haha!
An yes sorry for the slight derailment, I felt it should be said tho after Patriots post. It's now out there so nobody can claim ignorance!
An uh..I remembered..I did scrap the stairs on my deck. Going to reuse the wood for some various items. I need to make a gate for the face munchers so they can go on the front deck with out me, an door for a storage area. I'll be taking both with me whenever i move tho.
Good thread tho! Interesting hearing about things folks done around the house.
Sirscrapalot - I give this thread 4 bales of copper. I Sirscrapalot approve this thread, your welcome.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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i once sold the axles out from under my house trailer ...i mean i didnt need them anymore...i also scrapped the tongue the first time i built on....then eventually i got all the aluminum siding also....now i have four additions on my trailer and you cant actually tell it was ever a trailer.......
i have a friend who ends up junking his wood stove every spring,,,then he will get another one give to him somehow ever fall,,,as a matter of fact its about time for him to come around asking about one
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EVERYTHING!!!
My house is a new build townhouse that we moved into 8 years ago. We thought buying a new house wouldn't have any major problems because I not very good at fixing things. I have been always really good at tearing things apart. I can still remember dropping my older sisters' speak-and-spell out the window just to see what was inside of it. "Born to scrap"!!!
Anyways, my wife and I believe our house was only built on Monday's and Friday's. There has been so many problems. During construction of the home I had the nerve to come and check the progress of workers. The frame and floors were up but on the second floor where the kitchen was suppose to be was a pile of poop. Not just like a dog had its spot, but a 2x3 foot area that was the central hotspot to crap. Port a john was right down the street, too far I guess. I went next door where the neighbors was being constructed and their shower had just been installed. The tub was full of at least 2-3 inches of urine. So, I went to the main office and dragged some idiot to see the problem. They blamed it on raccoons, so lame.
Too many problems to list, so many things we already replaced. Every repair guy that comes in can't believe the place passed inspection. Oh well...
"It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage." Indiana Jones - Raiders of the Lost Ark
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rassin frassin oil burning furnace was the FIRST thing to go when we bought our house. This decision has payed for itself tenfold in the 5 years we have been here. so furnace, oil tank, baseboard heaters, copper grounding wire, copper fuel line, and one kick board electric booster. Good riddance
There ain't nothing wrong with an honest days work. Anyone who says otherwise is a fool.- Old Man
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My grandmas house is fairly old so in the laundry room she had some copper hangers and hooks so I replaced it with steel and added those to my copper bin
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