The story so far:
So, I just got a call from my grandmother about a house she's been "renting" out. She's been letting my aunt and uncle live there for the past year or so. My uncle had cancer and they were there to be closer to some specialized clinic. Now that the cancer is gone, they're moving out in May. My grandma said the house wasn't worth it and she's "seriously considering" having it torn down. She said I could scrap it out for all it's worth if she decides to get rid of it. You all have no idea how psyched I am.
This is an old house, so everything is copper: the water lines, wires, etc. As far as I know, there's no PVC pipe or whatever the new stuff is called. The furnace, water heater, boiler, and everything else has to go. The only catch is that I can't have the stuff that's good enough to furnish another apartment she owns. I'm hoping to make at least 1k if I scrap everything. That means ANYTHING that can get a quick buck on craigslist. I'm starting to save my 5 gallon buckets. I'm going to need them.
I'm gonna try to post pictures every few days and make progress reports once I start, kind of like Instaed did with the mobile homes. Also, if anyone knows of a cheap company near Binghamton, NY that takes down houses, please send me a PM with the company's contact info. I told her she should burn it down and collect the insurance instead of paying someone to take it down LOL.
On a side note, I made my first official trash day find. A bit of duct work, a bathroom vent, some aluminum trim (the stuff you put under doors) and a small peice of aluminum drain pipe.
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