I have no idea if Mother Teresa was talking about demolishing old houses and taking the waste directly to a landfill. But, I highly doubt it.
However, the quote applies to what we do with our salvage business, and you know how I feel about that. For that reason, we are gearing up to start deconstructing old houses again, and we are in search of our next project.
The most excellent very good news is that Mark and I finally convinced Chad, my younger brother, (pictured in his younger days below) has joined us in our business. He has mad skills (carpentry, masonry, welding, car repair) … and loves old houses as much as we do, and is anxious to get started.
Do you have an old house you’d like to recycle? If so, please do contact us.
P.S. A sincere “thank you” is extended to Andy Blair for allowing me to share and slightly modify his perfect-for-the-quote image.
So glad to hear that you and Mark are getting back to work. I know you really needed your time off from the deconstruction, but y’all have such a passion for this business, I just hated to see you two out of it and would also greatly miss your photos and experiences along the way.
Keep Mike and I informed of where you’ll be working when you can and hopefully we can come see y’all every now and then. Pleased to hear that your brother will be joining the team as well. Will John be working with y’all as well?
Can’t wait to hear about your new adventures!….as for mine, they are not as exciting, but I’ll send you a PM to get you up to date with my adventures!
Love you both and miss y’all bunches! Drue
I’ve been in the barnwood salvage business steady for over 15 years mostly in Montana. I currently available 2 semi loads a month to a client in Idaho. I average 2 crews steady a month. I could run 4 crews a month steady here in Montana if I could find hard working dependable help & not run out work. I had 4 crews working last month & put 3 semi loads out. I just, the last 2 days, measured up almost 50,000 b.f. of gray 2″ corral planks & 1x windbreak we’ll be swapping out in eastern Montana. That wasn’t all there I had to measure. Jeff Swanson dba Swanson Easy Deconstruction of Livingston, Mt. @ (406) 224-2161.
I currently average 2 semi loads a month to a client in Idaho. I won’t run out of work. I’ve got 200,000+ b.f. lined up ahead of me to salvage & constantly getting more work all the time.
Well I know where there is one right now, but it is in Missouri! I was told by a city worker, that there is a house the lady wants off her property but I would have to take it all…..I wish I had the means to take it all down and recycle it….god knows I could use some lumber for this project! One day I might be able to turn this old church into a salvage business….but for know its is enough work attempting to make it livable….
It’s a bummer that the house is not closer to us. We have talked about traveling to distant places, but we are not sure it’s worth the time and cost.