We probably do 4-5 boiler/furnace removal jobs each month. Definitely not my favorite project to tackle on a semi regular basis, but now is the time of the year and money is money! Anyway we've had a few jobs recently where the bulkhead stairs were either destroyed or non-existent! Thankfully this most recent furnace was one of the smaller ones (4-5 sections, maybe 3 ft tall each), and not one of the monster units that we come across here and there.
Anyone else just love dismantling and pulling boilers and furnaces out of cobwebbed basements? Well add-on the fact that the only way to avoid bringing the dirty messy sections up through the house and over carpets is to bring a step ladder to bypass the stairs and lug the pieces out that way, and you're in for some extra fun!
Couple things to take away from this... 1. Always ask before you show up if there is a bulkhead and if the bulkhead stairs are safe (or even there, lol)! 2. Make sure to charge a little extra (if you charge) for the extra hassle!
I actually like to charge a little more if there's no bulkhead too, because you have to be all that much more careful to be clean and not make a mess on your way in and out. It's more time consuming as well. Anyone who's scrapped boilers or furnaces knows this is a fact!
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