"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot)
05/07/2015 at 07:30 • Filed to: House ownership
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"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot)
05/07/2015 at 07:30 • Filed to: House ownership | 0
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Ok, I have two pieces of house frame in my backyard. What’s the best and/or easiest way to dissemble them? I was thinking of maybe reusing them somewhere else.
They are there because a few years ago a tree fell on the house while the previous owners were still living here. After they repaired the house, they just left them in the backyard, trying to burn them in the firepit. They didn’t get far because these things are like 20’ long still, so now there are mine.
I can probably dissemble them to slowly get rid of them by putting them in the garbage (I higly doubt they’ll take a 20’ frame), but if any pieces are in good condition, I figure why not keep them in case I need them.
So thoughts?
XJDano
> zeontestpilot
05/07/2015 at 07:38 |
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Put it on Craigslist. Hue hue.
But seriously, someone will take it for free. Or get a saw cut it up, burn or a pry bar and remove brackets, use wood for other projects if it's not rotted too bad.
thebigbossyboss
> zeontestpilot
05/07/2015 at 07:41 |
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Pry bar.
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zeontestpilot
> thebigbossyboss
05/07/2015 at 07:54 |
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Simple yet effective, will have to buy one then
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zeontestpilot
> XJDano
05/07/2015 at 07:55 |
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Theres a partial treehouse next to the house, it'll be cool if it was finished, :).
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thebigbossyboss
> zeontestpilot
05/07/2015 at 07:58 |
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They usually aren’t too much like $15-20 if that.
f86sabre
> zeontestpilot
05/07/2015 at 07:59 |
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Easiest thing would be to get a saw and chop them up for firewood. Those plates are called gang nails and the can be a pain.
The structures there are called trusses by the way. May also be referred to as rafters in some parts of the country.
OPPOsaurus WRX
> zeontestpilot
05/07/2015 at 08:02 |
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zeontestpilot
> f86sabre
05/07/2015 at 08:13 |
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But it’s treated wood, which really shouldn’t be burned because of the chemicals in it. I have normal wood for the fire pit, as we heated by wood this past winter.
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zeontestpilot
> OPPOsaurus WRX
05/07/2015 at 08:15 |
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Ha, I could, but 1. The wood is treated, 2. ‘Where’ I could it would be interested, there’s too many dead leaves around.
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OPPOsaurus WRX
> zeontestpilot
05/07/2015 at 08:45 |
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I’ve been burning house parts for years. I had to replace a couple of the main beams, one was sagging and the other had been half eaten. they burn forever. The old wood paneling from the kitchen goes up scary fast. It was kind of amazing it was behind the stove.
You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> zeontestpilot
05/07/2015 at 09:00 |
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Since those are trusses they shouldn’t be treated, they are probably just weathered from being left outside. Since trusses aren’t exposed to weather there would be no reason to make them out of treated lumber.
The nail plates will be a major PITA to pull apart and there is a chance that the boards are also glued together on the joints. Best bet is to cut them apart and sacrifice the bits of wood around the nail plates.
itschrome
> zeontestpilot
05/07/2015 at 09:35 |
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fire?