Hauling Debris to the Dump
2007.04.28
I’ve completed a little more demo work here and there. I also spent some time a couple weekends ago sorting out the huge pile of debris in the middle of the room. I stacked the wood in a pile at one end, and the drywall in a couple piles elsewhere.
This morning, Nate came over so we could haul off a couple loads with his truck. I decided that we would pass stuff through the egress window next to the laundry area, rather than go up the stairs, through the main part of the house, off the porch, around the front of the house… etc.
We spread some plastic over the top and tied it all down with every bungee cord we could scrounge up. Then we headed to Wood Waste Management, on NE 47th north of Columbia Boulevard. Cost was $16.
On our way back, we stopped by Lowes, and I bought a “spider” strap, to make tying down the next load a lot easier.
We filled up the truck again, this time mostly with drywall and carpet, and a few pieces of wood left over, and other miscellaneous debris. Then we headed to the dump… er, sorry, Waste Transfer Station… at the north end of Front Avenue.
It’s amazing, and sad, all the stuff people throw away. I don’t know how often they cycle the piles out of this transfer station and off to a landfill somewhere.
According to the scales, we dumped 640 pounds of debris, which cost me $31.
It was around noon when we got back to the house, so we went to eat lunch. There is more to take to the dump (mainly batt insulation and a couple hollowcore doors), but I also need to finish demolition, so I decided we’d go some other day. At least with most of the piles gone, it will be easier to move around in there.
More Demo, Part II