Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Mar 31, 2011 10:48 pm has anyone had experience/success in selling off their fixtures, fittings, roof tiles, floor boards, kitchen and bricks before demolishing it? And if you have how have you done it. hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ Re: Demolition, salvaging home 2Apr 01, 2011 7:31 am Ebay. Be careful to allow enough time it get people to pick stuff up too, you don;t want to sell it then have to stall the demolisher because there is stuff waiting to be picked up. Also be aware that most demo companies have margins for salvage so find out if there is a price difference for having them take the salvage. You won't get much for any of it unless you have specific wanted items. Wood heaters are good but the rest will probably get less than $50 per item. Kitchen might get a bit but it depends on what you have. We had a 1yr old range hood but our oven and cooktop were shot so we didn't bother selling those. Windows can be good to sell but it really is a hit and miss thing, there are so many windows for sale and lots with bad descriptions that turn people off looking through them. GLGLGL Re: Demolition, salvaging home 3Apr 01, 2011 8:20 am I sold everything I thought was worth something on eBay. I started the bidding very low, normally $1. I’m not convinced this was the best place to sell though. Everyone seems to want an absolute bargain on that site. One guy who bought my awning wasn’t happy with the $160 he was paying. It was a $700 awning 18 months earlier so I thought it was a bargain. The fees for selling are quite high when you sell more expensive items like a kitchen for $1000. I found it very time consuming to take photos, write descriptions and meet people at the property to uninstall and pick up items. I’d still do it again though as I got about $3500 and I’d prefer to have the money rather than give it to the demolition people. The demolition company wasn’t going to give me any discount on the price for the items. The items were all fairly new ranging from 18 months to 4 years old so really you get nowhere near what they’re worth new. I still have a few items to sell that we took but haven’t had the motivation to do it I found some items were a bit hit and miss such as security doors and doors in general. My slideout rangehood only sold for $10, pretty disappointing. There was a lot of demand for my oven, built-in robe, kitchen and split system air-conditioner. Had some interest in the wood and roof tiles of the property but we didn’t really bother with it. We were too busy organising ourselves to move out of the property. We just let someone take some roof tiles off the property for free. Re: Demolition, salvaging home 4Apr 04, 2011 1:32 pm We had a demolition sale recently that was a total waste of time. Advertising in the local paper cost $100 (also advertised on gumtree and put signs out locally) and we got about $120 back. A lot of time wasters offering $10 for this and that, then standing around waiting for them to come back and dismantle things with no tools. Maybe that's just Sydney but our experience was - don't bother. Re: Demolition, salvaging home 5Apr 04, 2011 1:48 pm If you have period items you might do well but 'run of the mill' items go for low amounts I often browse ebay but not looking for 'modern' items Most that are demolishing warn that items must be picked up by a certain time or bad luck also bring your own tools if the items are still on the house - all of those things will reduce your chances Re: Demolition, salvaging home 7Apr 17, 2011 11:39 pm thanks for the responses, I have tried a house relocation company, as they clear and level the block after they remove the house, and it wouldn't cost me anything because someone would buy the house and it becomes their cost. I do recommend this as a very valid option to any house on stumps. But because the house is small and split level they think it is less likely that anyone would like it, so off to ebay what I can and the rest can go to the demolisher. hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ Re: Demolition, salvaging home 8Oct 15, 2011 1:58 pm j&r We had a demolition sale recently that was a total waste of time. Advertising in the local paper cost $100 (also advertised on gumtree and put signs out locally) and we got about $120 back. A lot of time wasters offering $10 for this and that, then standing around waiting for them to come back and dismantle things with no tools. Maybe that's just Sydney but our experience was - don't bother. thanks j&r... that seems to be the conclusion I am coming to. I was more interested in recycling for my conscience more than the money, but I haven't got the time to fiddle around with the process. Seems like such a waste. Thanks for starting this thread edscl - what did you end up doing? SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: Demolition, salvaging home 9Oct 15, 2011 5:11 pm In the end I didn't ebay anything. I used a demolition team that recycle what they could, they also recycled our palm trees, apparently they were worth something. Windows, kitchen, doors and some bricks, floor boards, stove went to their salvage yard for sale. remainder bricks and roof tiles were to be crushed for future use as road base. I sold the oven to a local primary school to use in the canteen (I did sell it cheap, I was just happy the school could use it and didn't want to be paid). The dishwasher went to a house up the road. The demolishers take into consideration what they can sell and that is factored into their quote. I actually found our demolishers reliable and would be happy to recommend them to anyone. - Impact Demolition and Asbestos Removals. SunshineT - let us know what you end up doing. I also found that at the end I just wanted the house gone, and the hardest part of that was electrical abolishment. hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ Re: Demolition, salvaging home 10Oct 15, 2011 5:19 pm edscl In the end I didn't ebay anything. I used a demolition team that recycle what they could, they also recycled our palm trees, apparently they were worth something. Windows, kitchen, doors and some bricks, floor boards, stove went to their salvage yard for sale. remainder bricks and roof tiles were to be crushed for future use as road base. I sold the oven to a local primary school to use in the canteen (I did sell it cheap, I was just happy the school could use it and didn't want to be paid). The dishwasher went to a house up the road. The demolishers take into consideration what they can sell and that is factored into their quote. I actually found our demolishers reliable and would be happy to recommend them to anyone. - Impact Demolition and Asbestos Removals. SunshineT - let us know what you end up doing. I also found that at the end I just wanted the house gone, and the hardest part of that was electrical abolishment. thanks edscl!! that sounds like the approach that would suit us - one company that can recycle bits and do the demolition. I will try to get my head around what individual pieces we may be able to give away. I like the idea of giving something to our local school (especially as DS starts kindi there next year!). btw, what sort of price range did you pay for your demolition? We had a quote from State Demolition for $17,000 which seemed a bit high. But I guess it depends what is included... (eg. sewer capping, asbestos, concrete cutting etc.). SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: Demolition, salvaging home 11Oct 15, 2011 5:40 pm We demolished our house last year in Melbourne. We wanted to recycle as much as we could, interestingly enough the companies who were prepared to do lots of recycling were the most expensive. I ended up finding out what the demo guy would only send to the tip and I put it up on Freecycle. We had tried to sell the house to a removalist but we had access problems so that was a no go. The house was a 50's weatherboard with few redeeming features for sale but it was really great to see how it was able to be reused. By the time the demolition crew came for the big pull down we had removed all tapware, bathroom, windows, carpets, doors, carport, robes, curtains, awnings, front fence, pavers, retaining walls, weatherboards, ducted heatings, air conditioners, decking and even the kitchen sink...lol. Re: Demolition, salvaging home 12Oct 15, 2011 5:52 pm linnibea We demolished our house last year in Melbourne. We wanted to recycle as much as we could, interestingly enough the companies who were prepared to do lots of recycling were the most expensive. I ended up finding out what the demo guy would only send to the tip and I put it up on Freecycle. We had tried to sell the house to a removalist but we had access problems so that was a no go. The house was a 50's weatherboard with few redeeming features for sale but it was really great to see how it was able to be reused. By the time the demolition crew came for the big pull down we had removed all tapware, bathroom, windows, carpets, doors, carport, robes, curtains, awnings, front fence, pavers, retaining walls, weatherboards, ducted heatings, air conditioners, decking and even the kitchen sink...lol. wow - good on you linnibea! That is what I call resourceful (and dedicated to taking all those bits out SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: Demolition, salvaging home 13Oct 15, 2011 7:21 pm By the time the demolition crew came for the big pull down we had removed all tapware, bathroom, windows, carpets, doors, carport, robes, curtains, awnings, front fence, pavers, retaining walls, weatherboards, ducted heatings, air conditioners, decking and even the kitchen sink...lol.[/quote] wow - good on you linnibea! That is what I call resourceful (and dedicated to taking all those bits out [/quote] Haha thanks Sunshine, it was a done over about 3 weekends, everyone had to remove what they wanted and basically I just stood around making sure they all got what they put their hand up for. I forgot to say that we also freecycled all the lights and a fair portion of our garden, soil, plants and volcanic rocks. It was actually a really good experience, everyone was just happy they were getting something to help them out. I am sure some of the stuff was resold but I figure if they wanted to do the dirty work to get it out they could do what they liked with it. We also freecycled my late fathers very full garage a couple of years ago. Now that was amazing! Even after his four sons, two sons in law and 5 grandsons had all had a go at taking stuff home it still looked like it hadn't been touched at all. Took 45 mins to clear it out via freecycle....fantastic!! Re: Demolition, salvaging home 14Oct 15, 2011 7:45 pm linnibea By the time the demolition crew came for the big pull down we had removed all tapware, bathroom, windows, carpets, doors, carport, robes, curtains, awnings, front fence, pavers, retaining walls, weatherboards, ducted heatings, air conditioners, decking and even the kitchen sink...lol. wow - good on you linnibea! That is what I call resourceful (and dedicated to taking all those bits out [/quote] Haha thanks Sunshine, it was a done over about 3 weekends, everyone had to remove what they wanted and basically I just stood around making sure they all got what they put their hand up for. I forgot to say that we also freecycled all the lights and a fair portion of our garden, soil, plants and volcanic rocks. It was actually a really good experience, everyone was just happy they were getting something to help them out. I am sure some of the stuff was resold but I figure if they wanted to do the dirty work to get it out they could do what they liked with it. We also freecycled my late fathers very full garage a couple of years ago. Now that was amazing! Even after his four sons, two sons in law and 5 grandsons had all had a go at taking stuff home it still looked like it hadn't been touched at all. Took 45 mins to clear it out via freecycle....fantastic!![/quote] hhmmm ... you have got me thinking and a little inspired ... But 3 weeks of getting stuff out also means 3 extra weeks of rent ... hm... SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: Demolition, salvaging home 15Oct 15, 2011 7:53 pm hey Sunshine, you can do it in whatever time frame you want, we had the time so it was no big issue to us. You have to be out a month before all the services are abolished because they all state they need to allow a period of 20 working days to get it done. We moved out start of September, arranged demolition for mid October ( we gave ourselves an extra fortnight in case there was delays anywhere) and did all the recycling in between. We also took plants ourselves that will be replanted when we shift back in. If I knew then what I knew now! That was all last year and due to council dramas we only actually started building in Sept this year. fun fun fun. Re: Demolition, salvaging home 16Oct 15, 2011 8:58 pm Our demolition for a 14 square single storey home was just over $11k, it took 6 business working days. We demolished at the beginning of July and our house is only in it's second week of build. We were hoping to start the build in August, so if you know exactly when your house will start you could delay renting, and work out a good timeline. but unfortunately it is a costly expense while you are doing a knock down rebuild. I have to admit our council has been great, but abolishing the electricity was a nightmare hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ Re: Demolition, salvaging home 17Oct 16, 2011 1:01 pm Hi linnibea and edscl! Thanks for your posts. Wow - I had no idea utilities needed THAT much lead time. We really have to get cracking on this I think. Maybe we will have some lead time to get rid of stuff then...? Why was abolishing electricity a nightmare? SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: Demolition, salvaging home 18Oct 16, 2011 2:00 pm the retailer and the wholesaler don't communicate properly. The retailer in our situation kept saying that they removed the electricity from our house, that was right to a point, there was no power to the house. However the wires, and meter box where still there. And the retailer would not send off our request to the wholesaler because they thought nothing had to be done. It wasn't until we rang them a few times asking why it hadn't been done, and the demolisher rung them they did something about it. It took about 6-8 weeks. The power pit took about 5 weeks. The gas was removed within a week. A good thread to start would be "how long did it take to abolish gas and electricity so you could demolish you old house" hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ Demolition, salvaging home 19Oct 16, 2011 2:51 pm edscl the retailer and the wholesaler don't communicate properly. The retailer in our situation kept saying that they removed the electricity from our house, that was right to a point, there was no power to the house. However the wires, and meter box where still there. And the retailer would not send off our request to the wholesaler because they thought nothing had to be done. It wasn't until we rang them a few times asking why it hadn't been done, and the demolisher rung them they did something about it. It took about 6-8 weeks. The power pit took about 5 weeks. The gas was removed within a week. A good thread to start would be "how long did it take to abolish gas and electricity so you could demolish you old house" SpAusNet had the underground electricity done in three working days of making the call and faxing through the request for my place. That entailed going under the road on a diagonal to get to the communal boundary where they put the pit. As for removal of the electricity, ignore the retailer completely apart from a final reading. Go straight to the distributor, deal with the section that most resembles "new connections" as that seems to be who does removals as well and if faxing through a request to any service provider, get the fax machine to spit out a transmission report. Re: Demolition, salvaging home in Melbourne 20Jun 03, 2014 11:49 am Our demolition will be occurring in the next couple of weeks (in Ashburton, Melbourne). Our demolisher is still to take the bricks, floorboards and tiles but after that is finished, there will essentially just be a shell of a house left on the block. Everything else was available for us to salvage if we wanted. After our neighbours took a few items from the house (eg wood heater and kitchen), we employed the Melbourne-based company Sell4You to sell everything else that could be salvaged. Our salvage day occurred last weekend, and I can recommend this company to people in Melbourne. On the nominated pickup day, we had approx 15 different groups come to the property and remove items (like doors, windows, toilets etc). Someone even bought the laundry and dug up the box hedge in the front yard. The company organised everything, although we chose to be present on the day to assist the purchasers carry material to their utes (it was quite fun actually). I wanted the house salvaged to reduce the amount of material going to landfill, so making money wasn't the primary objective. 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