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Just purchased a house in Brentwood TN that has a storage loft built in.
We don't have much stuff (and don't aspire to acquire a bunch of stuff) so we don't need or want the loft.
I've called the installer already (his company's name was on the loft) and he's going to get back to me in a couple of days with an estimate to remove it, but I'm wondering if there is someone who might be able to use all the lumber and materials who might pay me to remove it (or at least remove it for free or low-cost).
Naturally, I would want a professional and someone who is covered by insurance.
Any ideas?
Sorry if this is a somewhat random question
Last edited by JMT; 04-06-2011 at 03:53 PM..
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What sort of problem is there with leaving the storage area intact? Not enough room to get your vehicles in the garage???
I really would doubt you would ever find even a hard core "free cycler" type that would do this sort of thing for free AND do it well. Taking things apart in way that they can be reused is very very labor intensive -- pneumatically driven nails and modern construction adhesives make "disassembly" all but impossible. Demolition is probably the only way to remove this...
Don't you ever expect to re-sell your house? There are very few people who don't value extra storage. You're throwing money away. (If you don't use it, you could rent out the space in some neighborhoods.)
Just purchased a house in Brentwood TN that has a storage loft built in.
We don't have much stuff (and don't aspire to acquire a bunch of stuff) so we don't need or want the loft.
I've called the installer already (his company's name was on the loft) and he's going to get back to me in a couple of days with an estimate to remove it, but I'm wondering if there is someone who might be able to use all the lumber and materials who might pay me to remove it (or at least remove it for free or low-cost).
Naturally, I would want a professional and someone who is covered by insurance.
yeah, even if it isn't for resale, leave it b/c you might need it.
I guess it really depends on why you don't want it there. if you have a real reason, ie want a lift in your garage and its in the way, or want to build a raquetball court and need the headspace, ok demo away. otherwise... no one is going to remove for free, and they can't really reuse the wood.
you can put christmas decorations up there for the year, or your patio furnature up there for the winter, or whatever.
Quote to remove it from the installer was almost $1000.
I hear what y'all are saying in terms of keeping it for resale value. I had considered that, as I think we'll probably only be in the house for 3-5 years.
Hadn't considered renting out the space! In my old city (NYC) I could probably have rented it out as an apartment! :P
I guess it really depends on why you don't want it there. if you have a real reason, ie want a lift in your garage and its in the way...
This is exactly why I'm going to be removing a loft in the garage. That, and we don't keep "stuff" around that we're not actively using anyway so for us it's basically a huge shelf up in the air for dust to settle on.
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