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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Hobbies, Crafts, & Houses > Need help bringing an abandoned property back to life
 
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sharkytm
Oct 9, 2003

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Location? I'd rent a 40 yard roll off and get a good respirator with p100 cartridges (the low profile 3M ones are great), and get to work. Clean out/demo is the easy part, and you might be able to get some help from friends if you provide the safety gear and food/beer.

Expect that every bit of drywall in the lower floors are going to go away, along with the insulation. Mold spreads, and the only way to deal with it in this case is a full "to the studs" gut. If the panel or writing got wet at all, expect to rip it out.

sharkytm fucked around with this message at 22:58 on Jun 3, 2017

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sharkytm
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RoryGilmore posted:

I actually already had one of these kicking around, which is specifically for mold, so I think it'll do the trick. But I'll get the low profile one for friends.

It's in NYC so getting a lot of this removed with a dumpster is going to be expensive, and hard to fit, but I'll call around and see what I can manage. I can put 6-7 bags of trash out 2 days a week for free however, including furniture on some days, and drywall/whatever in low amounts. But there's soooo much stuff that I can't let that be the only way of disposing things.

Regarding air conditioners and refridgerators that are in the house, I know the city will pick them up if I schedule them to.


Get quotes on a weekend dumpster rental. It'll go way loving faster than making 15 bags of trash a week. I've done a couple gut jobs/hoarder cleanouts, and a dumpster is the only way to go. Lots of stuff doesn't bag well, and you'll tend to lose momentum if it takes months to get the first step (cleanout) done.

That full face respirator is good, but it'll be hotter than a half face and glasses.

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