Renovations are where the most metal gets wasted, because everything comes out at once and it all goes in the same skip. A bathroom strip-out alone is usually worth setting aside for.
Bathroom strip-out
- Taps, mixers and shower fittings. Brass under the chrome. The plating does not change what is underneath and these are among the better paying items by weight.
- Copper pipe. Whatever comes out of the wall.
- The old hot water system, if it is going at the same time.
- Towel rails and accessories. Often brass or stainless.
- The old bath, if it is steel or cast iron rather than acrylic. Heavy, but it is metal.
Kitchen
- The sink. Stainless, and usually the biggest single piece.
- Tapware. Brass again.
- The old oven, cooktop and rangehood. Steel shells with motors and wiring inside.
- The dishwasher. Steel, a motor and a pump.
- The old fridge, once it has been degassed. The compressor is the valuable part.
Shed and garage clear-outs
This is the one that surprises people, because none of it looks like much until it is weighed together.
- Old extension leads and power boards. Insulated copper, and most sheds have a box of them.
- Dead power tools. Copper motor inside every one.
- Brass irrigation and sprinkler fittings.
- Old alloy wheels standing in the corner.
- Car batteries.
- Offcuts of pipe, conduit and roofing from jobs years ago.
How to run it
One corner of the driveway, or a couple of bulka bags. As each thing comes out, metal goes in the corner and everything else goes in the skip. It costs nothing and no one has to make a decision twice.
When the pile is done, ring us. We will come and get it free, weigh it in front of you and pay on the spot. On a decent reno that is a few hundred dollars that was otherwise going to cost you money to dispose of.