This isn't another post complaining about that awful asbestos remediation work that seems to follow us around from project to project.  The current demolition site we are prepping for has provided us with some interesting opportunities to reduce the amount of garbage headed to the landfill.

The house in question appears to have been built in 1952, however we now have reason to believe that maybe it was hauled in from another site and re-used in '52 as a house (judging by the hand dug style foundation it is sitting on this would make some sense).  This would make it far older than 1952, and, since it is covered in old growth 12 inch fir planks, the lumber could be multiple times the age of the house.  The house construction definitely predates the existence of sheet plywood product, fortunately the builders back then had old growth lumber that was so massive the dimensional lumber could be used instead of plywood sheeting material.  This product would be extremely costly to reproduce today.

We texted a photo of the material to our contact at red barn lumber, he is interested in having a closer look to see what we can salvage.  We will uncover the rest of the house and figure out what to do with all this old growth fir plank.  

The second major salvage operation was the removal of the kitchen cabinetry and countertops.  We assisted in the removal and loading of the material into the trailer of someone we met on kijiji.  Hopefully he makes use of the cabinets, he hauled it all away for free.  At least this saved us the tipping fees.

Here are some photos of our recent salvage and re-use activity.