Originally Posted by
Abuilder
Sledge
What is the final plan for that apartment/building? You are removing things that would normally stay in a remodel.
ABuilder:
The Property owner has a warehouse of stock. Basically, anything that is outdated, broken, not code or just plain worn out... all gets pulled and replaced. So as an example the bath fan that I pulled- it wasn't even the make and model of what is currently utilized in these apartments- Plus it was horribly dirty and was on its last leg. So It got pulled and has already been replaced with a new one. Same with the plugs and switches. I pull all the old ones and replace everything with new.
Now on the other side of the coin things like the front and back door to the duplex apartment- they are steel- they could be scrapped- but they stay because they are in good shape and will be re-used obviously. Each apartment also has 2 wall
A/C's in it. As long as they are functional.. they are cleaned and left in the apartment.
So in a nutshell-- as long as it works or is in acceptable working order, it stays.
I have had apartments that the entire HVAC was replaced.. so thus you would have seen a huge pile of 3" 4" and 5" Galvanized pipes, elbows, starting collars, etc. This apartment has the HVAC already where it needs to be.. so again it stays. I work to replace only what is necessary to replace and thankfully the client trusts my judgement and is happy that I work to re-utilize what I can and only spend money on replacing what REALLY needs to be replaced. (Boy that is a lot of "Really's... Really!)
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