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djmb74
11-21-2009, 01:14 PM
A few blocks from me someone is building a house and I guess the workers messed up on the framing and they tore a bunch of it out and threw it in a dumpster. Loaded up a truck twice with 2x4's. 2 of my boys are pulling out all the nails. Gonna cut the to equal length stain them and use them as the sides for a few new vegetable beds I need to build... I am so glad I found that before it ended up going to the land fill!!!!
stumpy4700
11-21-2009, 05:09 PM
Free wood is great wood
Scuba_Dave
11-21-2009, 05:23 PM
You are going to use reg wood to hold dirt?
djmb74
11-21-2009, 06:13 PM
yes...
Scuba_Dave
11-21-2009, 07:22 PM
That's going to rot out pretty quickly, especially in Florida
Is it going to be off the ground ?
djmb74
11-21-2009, 07:48 PM
it is what it is... but ya all my boxes are off the ground. Gonna seal the wood then I cover the insides with sheet plastic...
With my coldframes I use a "sacrificial strip" of 2x2 screwed in to the bottom . When this rots out it's easily replaced. A sheet of plastic would help with the inside of the raised beds.
conejov
11-22-2009, 09:16 AM
Good to know im not the only one who wanders around salvaging things. I like to drive thru subdivisions that are just being built to dig through their bin and get wood.
djmb74
11-22-2009, 09:42 AM
a lot of contractors are so wasteful especially the ones that are building a single custom home for someone. They don't get as concerned about spending someone else's money when they don't have a a few boss's to report to...
While getting all the wood out there was also almost full large box of deck screws in there...
momoese
11-22-2009, 11:45 AM
You should see what the movie industry throws away. Not just cabinet grade maple plywood used for the camera dollies, but all sorts of appliances, furniture, lumber, you name it! The people that work on the sets usually get first shot at it, but some of the stuff goes home with higher ups.
Dalmatiansoap
11-22-2009, 12:05 PM
Hmmm, wouldnt be great to be there after they make new jungle film. Man can hope for some extra planting material :ha::ha:
:woohoonaner:
lorax
11-22-2009, 01:05 PM
Yes, but many jungle films now are shot on-location in jungles, or else the background footage is shot on-location and digitally composited into the greenscreen shots of the actors, because we wouldn't want Mr. Fancypants to get a bugbite, would we? Film and theatre tend to recycle their big plants....
Scuba_Dave
11-22-2009, 03:08 PM
Yeah, plastic liner works wonders
I have very little scrap from building my addition
I burn any scrap left-over - small pieces
momoese
11-22-2009, 03:10 PM
Film and theatre tend to recycle their big plants....
Or rent them
lorax
11-22-2009, 03:16 PM
Good point.
Abnshrek
11-22-2009, 11:30 PM
Let's see you guys aren't alone. I picked-up a $1800 treadmill that only needed the key card($5), my wheel barrel, and I bet I made $300 in rummage sales on other peoples trash. :^)
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