On Oct 9, 1:01*pm, George wrote:
I'm doing some structural work on an old addition. *A fair amount of the
wood I take off is in decent shape. *(No water damage, in particular.)
It's T&G sheathing, 2x6's, and (especially) clapboards. *It all seems to
nail OK.

It would be nice to just re-use this stuff, where I can. *Is there an
informed opinion on doing this?

I recycle as much of a building as I can. I have no problem pulling
some nails and cutting off split ends to salvage as much as possible.
Nail pulling is a great chore to give visitors when you don't feel
like talking.

Older wood is better than newer wood. It just is. The only
constraint is how much time you are willing to spend to salvage a
piece. It's not just the cost of the new wood you'll be saving,
you'll be saving space in the dumpster.

R