"N8N" wrote in message
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On May 19, 4:06 pm, "
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Good grief! The condo above us was just sold, for half the price the
previous owner paid. The last owner spent about a year remodeling and
redecorating...all new flooring, new kitchen, some changes in bathrooms.
Now the new owner has hired a guy to take out all of the flooring. I
understand the new kitchen cabinets will go, too. Makes me want to cry.
I took a look in the dumpster...couldn't make out a brand name on it,
only "Made in Germany". Looks new, tongue and groove. I think it all
looks cheap, but perhaps this stuff isn't worth saving. I don't know
the owner, or how to contact him, or I would suggest saving the stuff
and offering it to whomever wants to pick it up.

Post a "curb alert" on Craigslist. At least the kitchen cabinets will
go quickly. I could use a set myself for garage storage.

That's assuming the demo crew know how to remove things properly. I always
cringe when I watch the DIY kitchen shows and see clueless DIYers removing
countertops and cabinets with a SLEDGEHAMMER. Unless they were installed
very strangely, they should just unscrew from whatever they were mounted to.
I think it's terrible that people destroy perfectly good fixtures just
because they're "dated". Sure, upgrade your kitchen, but you could at least
donate perfectly serviceable fixtures to Habitat for Humanity or some other
group. About 15 years ago we had an upstairs toilet tank crack and destroy
half the kitchen while we were away. That's when we discovered that the cat
sitter who was paid to come twice a day came only once every 2-3 days. Water
had clearly been gushing for at least 48 hours. So...we had to replace the
entire kitchen, but some of the cabinets and one of the countertops was just
fine. They were good quality, although discontinued, WoodMode cabinets, and
there were 6 of them. The HfH people were THRILLED to get them. They even
came to pick them up. And we fired that cat sitter.