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Dump Scrounge

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Jack Straw, Nov 21, 2015.

  1. Jack Straw

    Jack Straw

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    I dropped my garbage off at the transfer station and found a pile of steel roofing in the metal dumpster. I got 25 pieces of 8' and 12'. Now that's a good morning. I see another woodshed in my future.
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  2. papadave

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    Holy cow, Jack....you hit paydirt.
    Pics of the shed, of course.
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  3. Well Seasoned

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    It's better then the home depot, great score
     
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  5. schlot

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    Great haul!
     
  6. Ralphie Boy

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    More gooder den money in da bank! Yous one lucky dog!:D
     
  7. Ashwatcher

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    Wow, I'd tried scrounging for weeks, even stopping at houses where scrap metal roofing has laid for years=Nope!

    Ended up paying 11. a piece for 8' at HD that got damaged in Wed wind---Great score man!
     
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    I'd call that a fantastic find! This stuff is hard to beat for covering wood piles.
     
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    That is a SWEET green box(what they call the localized collection areas here) grab! They stopped folks from taking anything from our recycle/trash collection spots. Unless you make nice chitchat with the operator, then you mite be able dive in the dumpster a little bit.
    My wife is happy they stopped allowing "repurposing" but I'm still:mad: about it:rofl: :lol:
     
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    Jackkpot !
     
  11. old 040

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    now just to find some good beams to put it together, it think this guy needs better ones!!....nice freebie score!.........:D IMG_8868.JPG IMG_8845.JPG
     
  12. schlot

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    Nothing a couple rolls of duct tape can't fix. :)
     
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    Nice find my friend! :thumbs:
     
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