i agree that must be the way ...only draw back is in some places the use of
used materials for the building of structures does not meet the building
code....i guess one way to get it to meet the code would be to hire an
engineer to certifie it.....wonder how much is saved then? ive used salvaged
materials before and the nails and old wood some times cased more labor than
its worth... good luck..
Bruce
1949 chev 1/2 ton
varanus@phoenix.net wrote:
> This may not be for everyone but it sure seemed good to me. A friend
> and I are building a shop on his property from used materials. We
> found a house that was going to be torn down and bought it for $500
> (approx. 2000ft2). The inside was shot. But structurally, it was sound.
> We moved it piece by piece to his property - trusses, roof, walls -
> everything. We are putting it together now. We salvaged a steel roof
> from another location. We won't need much to complete the framing
> and roof. We'll have to pour a slab and wire/plumb the building but
> the cost will be minimal. Given the humidity here in Houston, our
> biggest expense will be to insulate and buy some nice sealable garage
> doors. Plus we got a bunch of oak harwood floors, windows, sinks,
> tubs, doors, plywood, siding, conduit, etc.
> I liked using the used materials route myself. I hate to see good
> materials wasted. It's recycling. I also use used materials for all my
> lizard enclosures ;)~
> There's plenty of good materials out there if you look and they can be
> had for a fraction of the price of new and good old fashioned labor.
> Eric
> PS - hope this isn't socio/political diatribe :)
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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