On Friday, November 12, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Paul Nash wrote:
I looked around Deja, but couldn't find what I wanted to know, so here
goes...

I'm considering ripping out some drywall and replacing it, for a number of
reasons including that somebody put a nice walkway between two of my
bedrooms with bi-fold doors and I don't like it at all. Anyway, I was
wondering what the standard way of getting rid of the old drywall is...just
drive it to the dump? Give it to some sort of recycler?

What are the odds that my walls have lead paint in them, and does that
matter? (for disposal -- of course I should be careful with dust when
gutting the old stuff). My house was built in '65.

Thanks...

-Paul

But a Bagster from Home Depot for $29.95 and have Waste Management haul it away (for $150 or so). Burying waste building materials is just a bad idea. Filling wall cavities with it is even worse.

On Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:42:51 -0700 (PDT), Yankee Builder
wrote:

On Friday, November 12, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Paul Nash wrote:
I looked around Deja, but couldn't find what I wanted to know, so here
goes...

I'm considering ripping out some drywall and replacing it, for a number of
reasons including that somebody put a nice walkway between two of my
bedrooms with bi-fold doors and I don't like it at all. Anyway, I was
wondering what the standard way of getting rid of the old drywall is...just
drive it to the dump? Give it to some sort of recycler?

What are the odds that my walls have lead paint in them, and does that
matter? (for disposal -- of course I should be careful with dust when
gutting the old stuff). My house was built in '65.

Thanks...

-Paul

But a Bagster from Home Depot for $29.95 and have Waste Management haul it away (for $150 or so). Burying waste building materials is just a bad idea. Filling wall cavities with it is even worse.

Hey, Mr. Peabody, get into your Wayback machine and set it to sometime
after the turn of the century. I'm sure your advice is no longer
needed by Mr. Nash.

On 6/23/2015 8:40 PM, wrote:

I got the trash man to haul away all of the destruction material from
a bathroom remodel, twice. (2 bathrooms in 2 years) and a wall I took
down in a kitchen remodel. The trick is to bust it up into bags that
are less than 40-45 pounds each. (check your local trash regulation) I
did spread it out over a few weeks but there were 10-15 bags every
time. I made a point to be out there when they came and helped load it
in the truck. Bring a few Gatorades with you. (I offered a beer but
they wanted the Gatorade)


A $5 bill works wonders too.

Yankee Builder wrote:
On Friday, November 12, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Paul Nash wrote:
I looked around Deja, but couldn't find what I wanted to know, so here
goes...

I'm considering ripping out some drywall and replacing it, for a number of
reasons including that somebody put a nice walkway between two of my
bedrooms with bi-fold doors and I don't like it at all. Anyway, I was
wondering what the standard way of getting rid of the old drywall is...just
drive it to the dump? Give it to some sort of recycler?

What are the odds that my walls have lead paint in them, and does that
matter? (for disposal -- of course I should be careful with dust when
gutting the old stuff). My house was built in '65.

Thanks...

-Paul

But a Bagster from Home Depot for $29.95 and have Waste Management haul
it away (for $150 or so). Burying waste building materials is just a bad
idea. Filling wall cavities with it is even worse.

There is no deja.

Greg

Just take your junk on a moonless midnight ride and toss it into a ditch somewhere. Easy-peasy.