I tore down a pool deck in my yard over the Spring...and now I've got
tons of 2x4's and some 4x8 posts. Right now, this stuff is just
sitting in a pile in my back yard rotting away.
I sort of intend to knock the nails out of the wood and place it all in
good order in the shed for use on future projects around the house --
but so many other things have to get done first that this stuff might
sit in my yard for a year, maybe two, before I can do anything with it.
Does anyone have good ideas on what I could do with used lumber? Would
any body want it if I stuck a sign in the yard, or something? Would
people pay for it?
Thanks,
Pious
BTW, I'm in Kansas City, Missouri
Check out this group http://www.freecycle.org/
They have boards in most city's- also is the stuff "treated", there
are discusions on disposal of it and the problems that go along with
it. Some cities won't take it.
Personally I would run a metal detector over any used lumber before any
tooling. Easy to mis snaped nails/screws.
Storage -stack it on old pallets to keep off ground and stick the
layers so air can move around it
cover with tarp but keep the ends open for air.
just some ideas
Pious Audio wrote:
> I tore down a pool deck in my yard over the Spring...and now I've got
> tons of 2x4's and some 4x8 posts. Right now, this stuff is just
> sitting in a pile in my back yard rotting away.
>
> I sort of intend to knock the nails out of the wood and place it all in
> good order in the shed for use on future projects around the house --
> but so many other things have to get done first that this stuff might
> sit in my yard for a year, maybe two, before I can do anything with it.
>
> Does anyone have good ideas on what I could do with used lumber? Would
> any body want it if I stuck a sign in the yard, or something? Would
> people pay for it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pious
>
> BTW, I'm in Kansas City, Missouri
Thu, Jun 15, 2006, 9:29am (EDT-3) [email protected] (Pious=A0Audio)
doth sayeth:
<snip> I sort of intend to knock the nails out of the wood and place it
all in good order in the shed for use on future projects around the
house -- <snip>
If it's treated wood, do not use it in the house, or any projects
peoples or pets will come into contact with it.
JOAT
Politician \Pol`i*ti"cian\, n. Latin for career criminal
On 15 Jun 2006 09:29:09 -0700, "Pious Audio" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I tore down a pool deck in my yard over the Spring...and now I've got
>tons of 2x4's and some 4x8 posts. Right now, this stuff is just
>sitting in a pile in my back yard rotting away.
>
>I sort of intend to knock the nails out of the wood and place it all in
>good order in the shed for use on future projects around the house --
>but so many other things have to get done first that this stuff might
>sit in my yard for a year, maybe two, before I can do anything with it.
>
>Does anyone have good ideas on what I could do with used lumber? Would
>any body want it if I stuck a sign in the yard, or something? Would
>people pay for it?
I keep lots of reclaimed framing stuff. If you've got the room, get
it up off the ground with some 4x4s, stack them flat and cover with a
tarp. Or the shed, somewhere you have some room and it won't irritate
the neighbors. It won't fall apart in a year or two, and the stuff
costs money to buy new when you need it- sometimes a lot of money,
depending on the project.
As far as sticking a sign in the yard goes- if I saw it, I'd come take
it. I regularly put bags of shavings from my lathe on the curb with a
"free mulch" sign that tells the species of wood inside on it, and
they're always gone within an hour or two.
But that's for free. I don't know if anyone would pay you for it
unless it's in pretty good shape, though it couldn't hurt to try.
See if there's a craigslist for your area. See if a Habitat for Humanity
location could use it. Find a forsale newsgroup.
People always want free crap/stuff.
Clint
"Pious Audio" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I tore down a pool deck in my yard over the Spring...and now I've got
> tons of 2x4's and some 4x8 posts. Right now, this stuff is just
> sitting in a pile in my back yard rotting away.
>
> I sort of intend to knock the nails out of the wood and place it all in
> good order in the shed for use on future projects around the house --
> but so many other things have to get done first that this stuff might
> sit in my yard for a year, maybe two, before I can do anything with it.
>
> Does anyone have good ideas on what I could do with used lumber? Would
> any body want it if I stuck a sign in the yard, or something? Would
> people pay for it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pious
>
> BTW, I'm in Kansas City, Missouri
>
On 15 Jun 2006 09:29:09 -0700, "Pious Audio" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I tore down a pool deck in my yard over the Spring...and now I've got
>tons of 2x4's and some 4x8 posts. Right now, this stuff is just
>sitting in a pile in my back yard rotting away.
>
>I sort of intend to knock the nails out of the wood and place it all in
>good order in the shed for use on future projects around the house --
>but so many other things have to get done first that this stuff might
>sit in my yard for a year, maybe two, before I can do anything with it.
>
>Does anyone have good ideas on what I could do with used lumber? Would
>any body want it if I stuck a sign in the yard, or something? Would
>people pay for it?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Pious
>
>BTW, I'm in Kansas City, Missouri
Not exactly the kind of recycled lumber I'd personally want. If you
want to use it, then get a metal detector to find all the fasteners.
Personally, I'd try to give the lumber away.