how would you sell 150 year old lumber from house, still standing?
 

People have already stolen some of the wide flooring.

Here's what He told me about the houses out in the back field, he wants to tear them down, just to keep people out, and to clear up space in the field.

basically, he would like to have someone remove them, to keep people from sneaking on the property, and to have more room for farming (its in the middle of a field now)

he thinks he can get someone to pay him for the wood, and them to remove it. i doubt that, but you never know.


location:
eastern NC (about 10 miles off I-95 inside SC/NC Line)


age:
rear part of house should be about 150 years old (1x12 flooring)
front part should be about 100 years old (1x6 tongue & groove)

tobacco barn should about 65~70 years old.

appliances, and anything else in the house or barn, are "finders, keepers".
if you want it, you haul it off & sell it.
have not been lived in, in about 45 years.


work:
Buyer to disassemble, remove, do whatever is needed.
the old part of the house is supposed to be assembled with wooden pegs, but I did not see any.
field is accessible by heavy equipment (used to farm peanuts)
owner has a medium sized Back Hoe that he can use to lift & load parts of the house, and a dump truck if needed, to help haul locally.
all buildings up for sale to make room for more peanuts.
trees could be purchased also, since they will need to be cleared to get to house & work easier.


pictures online:
http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...scb/Old-house/

sorry, but these are cell phone pics, we just rode out there to see the peanut farmers, and He started talking about getting rid of them.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...e/IMAG1138.jpg



http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...e/IMAG1142.jpg


http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...e/IMAG1151.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...e/IMAG1139.jpg


http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...e/IMAG1133.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...e/IMAG1149.jpg

LMK you guys think, the DTR is home to some heavy thinkers (& shrew murderers, as of late....)

I think he'd be doing good to find someone to take it all away, let alone PAYING him for the stuff, but that's just me.

Heck, by the looks of some of those pictures, I'd go live in them! A couple of those look like the breakroom to be honest.

[laugh]

Nobody is going to pay him for the wood if they have to tear them down. Normaly if you tear it down, it's yours. No charge.

If you can find someone who is restoring a home of a similar vintage, they might be willing to pay for the right to cherry-pick what they need and remove it themselves but you would have to find the right person needing those types of supplies.

I have run across a couple of people who like to build rustic furniture from old barn boards, etc. Maybe you can look for that type of business/hobbyist and contact them.

You need to find the right market. It's only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. A little advertising time on craigslist on a lot of cities may net you something, but it's doubtful.

I'd call the fire department and ask them if they'd want some field training, take the metal items to the scrap yard.

A picture frame shop might be interested in some of the wood as well..

Was watching "This old House" on PBS awhile back. They were interviewing some people who do it for a living.
However, none of them paid for the wood.

A little closer and I'd probably take some of the wood flooring. That's probably long leaf pine flooring and real 2x4s. Wood pre-1940s is very dense and some of the best. I'll take any of the hinges, door knobs or hardware off your hands. I'm remodeling our 1930s home and trying to keep the existing look of things. Old stuff is cool! Most likely, if you're wanting to sell the wood you're going to have to remove it all and have it readily avail for someone to pickup. FYI-I saw a CL add for longleaf pine $12/bdft

Several of the members on here will like you for saying that.

[laugh]

I would clean that away from the sight in a heartbeat. Too bad it's too far away from me. I get old wood and I make crosses and give them away.

If it wasn't on the opposite side of the planet, I'd come and get it.

And that might bring up a liability issue..

You being one of them..



Donating it to the fire dept might be the best option..

I did smile when I read it.

I thought it was a shrewed observation.

I didn't say antique....[laugh]

You probably wouldn't be able to sell it all for peanuts...[roll]