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I was recently buying some reclaimed lumber, it was quite expensive. It occurs to me that 6000 homes depending on how old they are might be worth that much in
by swalsh 12y ago
I was recently buying some reclaimed lumber, it was quite expensive. It occurs to me that 6000 homes depending on how old they are might be worth that much in materials alone.
- Havoc 12y agoI was under the impression that most US houses in that price range will be cheapish wood and drywall? Not sure you'd get much reclaimed lumber worth anything out of there. Still - innovative idea.
- waterlesscloud 12y agoThese are older houses, most of them likely made from much better materials. Still, with the kind of weathering an empty house would get in Michigan, a lot of it could be totally ruined.
- atwebb 12y ago> most of them likely made from much better materials. Unfortunately lots of lead paint as well. It is still a very real issue.
- kyleblarson 12y agoYou mean like asbestos insulation and lead paint?
- sedachv 12y agoI spent a few days checking out abandoned houses in Detroit this July. Most of them were built before the 70s and have plaster-on-slat walls with lead paint on top. Because of the heavy rains the wall studs and floor joists are rotten. I remember one house where the floorboards were so wet and rotten they didn't break through when I stepped on them, they sagged through like mud.