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I’m a developer and have built 124 houses all with wood taken from job sites. It has helped me tremendously to maximize my profits.

No! Just because you see a dumpster, doesn't mean it's trash, doesn't mean it's going to a landfill. A lot of these go to transfer stations were it gets sorted for recycling.

Up close, I like the rift sawn pattern a lot, but as flooring, I think the dark, blackish lines make it look dingy. I'd stain it darker for flooring, and stick with natural for closer uses, I guess. Other than higher price, my big concern would be, before I went cutting it, what's in all that "soy glue"? 🤔

Twice I have encountered neighbors doing repair work, one was putting up a new fence and another was rebuilding a shed. I asked if I could have some of the scrap lumber and they were more than happy to give it to me. The guy replacing the fence had 4x4 posts that I cut the rotted bottoms off and the shed guy was throwing away 2x4's that were in good shape but a few had paint on them. I set them aside and was able to use them on my next project.

Ur right dude its true

As a kid, we built all of our skate ramps with free lumber from the dumpsters at construction sites.

Why need a warranty with a lifetime guarantee of a product? I bought the Pittsburgh 1500 lb wheel dollies. Almost stepped up to the best model with the membership but they did not have it in stock. The ones that bought are very good. I moved a car in ten minutes.

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It was a shame to see Sears go down with their brick and mortar stores. Sad day in the USA. The Sears Tower still stands tall. Owned by the Willis group now what ever that is.

Looks like OSB. Could be used as MDF or MDP in furniture, and because of the velocity of growth, could be cheapper than any wood. It have a great potential in poor countreis that wood is pretty expensive. Here in Brazil probably would be used like MDF finished with some veneer or formica.

No mention of unions in this video. Wonder which rich think-tank is funding this guy…

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Lumber hack! Steal wood. Genius 🤣

As a Mason I have seen entire skids and even truck loads of bricks be buried

I used to work Security for years. Spent a lot of time on construction sites. My Boss wouldn’t allow us to remove anything that was heading to the dumpster because he said it looked unprofessional even if we were given permission. I showed up one time while he was covering a shift & sure enough, he was loading up! Turns out, he didn’t ask for permission and lost that contract. Cameras! 😂 I have scored some decent scraps just by simply asking & being polite about it. As a School Bus Driver, I go past many construction sites. So far we have free-cycled our big back yard with raised garden beds, expanded deck, huge wood pile for the fire pit etc. It’s great to be able to save money! ❤

I've spoken to contractors who take all extra unused materials from jobs they've done and sell it on the side on places like Facebook Marketplace. Have a look at how many people outside of a business have lots of cabinets, tiles, lumber, slabs of stone countertops, etc. Some, who know the paying clients just trust they'll do a great job will give a list of items the clients "need" with items that they don't need and wind up keeping them to sell later. Lots of scammers out there.

I have been saying that we could replace a lot of wood and plastic products with hemp.

Put tracking inside the tools let the cops take care of the rest

This was true back in the 80s but most contractors don't have much waste left now days, they really optimize their material input better now days. All that's left is short cut off pieces usually 18" long or less, not worth my time other than use as bon fire wood.

In Ireland, we build proper houses, not just firewood shacks. So this isn't possible here

Very informative. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Awesome video! They definitely have some deals, but ive gotten burned in the past a couple of times. Knowing how to navigate it better helps a ton, and i know will help save some $$$ that can go to more projects. You got my subscribe for this alone lol. Interested to see what other videos you have

As a retired person I try too save money on everything I buy, and I have been aa Harbor Freight customer for years. I have never had a tool break and I don't buy their best just their regular tools. I have a mig welder that cost just 129.00 and it is great too have in the shop to repair my yard tools and equipment. Don't underestimate their quality.

This isn't new. I was told by many other tradesman that plumbing was a dieing trade and one day we could demand our own prices. 25yrs ogo. So this isn't new news. No one wants to work hard labor jobs anymore.

I only use the red and blue pallets ! I just spray paint them all white and re stain them to look nice and sell them

I had a welder that got submerged in water during a basement flood, and I walked in with it in a trash bag, to keep the water from leaking all over my car/their store, and they just replaced it with one off the shelf. No questions asked

Show up with donuts.

I was working a job, and the customer was building a new house and two small outbuildings. Two thirds of the way through the house work, they wanted to cancel the smaller out building, but the material was already paid for, and the labor was factored into the cost. The owner apparently had more money than patience, so they said that was fine, and they were going to just throw away the whole lift of 2x. It must have been close to 150 sticks, so I ended up bringing as many as I could fit in my car each day for the rest of the job. I probably got 80+ before we finished up!

FIRST OFF contractors & Builders are two different entities. So, lets get that straight. Contractors are for the most part of the are hacks. The Builder hires the hackers. The hackers hire hackers to construct a pile of junk. They make thousands of dollars of waste that costs more to dispose of than the hack job they did. The supplier provided the Builder, then The Builder, provided a crap lumber. You really want to use that lumber that's been sitting out on a jobsite for several weeks to months in the weather, so you can be a hack just like the hackers. There are Builders who only build their own projects and hire no hacks. Construction sites are deemed a Construction site, this mean you can't legally just walk on to it and ask anyone anything.. that's technically trespassing no matter the time of day. And yes, you can be charged for just walking up onto a Construction site if you are not authorized to be there. So, in English, meaning, you have no business there, you can't ask anyone questions because you're not supposed to be there, comprende? Technically.

When they build my development the house across the street had a pile of wood subfloor left over. Not the best wood but I now have tons of storage shelves in my garage 😊

In high school, late 60’s, a friend and I built a fully enclosed treehouse with scrap lumber from a building site. It was a great treehouse.

Without a written agreement for access to the sight , it is a setup for arresting.

I investigate this topic for a couple of years already, through RUclips videos ad comments, and I can pick a reason no one is mostly pointing at. Level of complexity for this jobs went up, while average Joe don't become more responsible or faster learner. It hard to break a hammer, not so much so with power tools and lots of other expensive equipment that is common nowadays. So by hiring a wrong person you get F$ckd two ways, by have you equipment that cost a fortune at risk being brocken or stolen, and high safety risk from not properly trained person used it. Industry as a whole lost this moment, because this complexity grow gradually and seamless for people inside industry, so there was no evident signs to change approach to hiring and keeping people. Now you more NEED than WANT trained person because if this. And no one wants to PAY for necessary training.

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This advice is only valuable if it takes less time than what you could earn at a job to buy the lumber. If it takes you 8 hours to get $100 worth of lumber, but you could have worked at a job to earn $200 in the same 8 hours, you have just lost money.

They use those scraps out dumpster when they need it. Not likely to say yes.

brilliant idea!!!! tell random idiots on youtube to go rob building sites. even better, the sort of people that go hunting for free wood most likely cant afford a good lawyer, so they get their room and board paid for 3 to 5 years. its a win-win.

What if it’s in the big trailer dumpsters that are parked on the street? Is it similar to the trash cans you put on the street for pick up?

most builders have sold contracts to private companies that remove all the construction waste hence the plywood scrap box in front of the job. removal of any materials from this box or from the jobsite is theft. the salvage buisness is highly profitable but do it legally

Everyone should keep in mind, due to inflation and possible pay reductions, not everyone will be east going and agreeable. They won't always say yes. Alot depends on your first initial impression.

Brilliant idea! I've subscribed. :>)

Now they recycle ♻️ the waste especially the copper ask all the union trades they even have mud recycle stations that are mobile

That's not how they do it on the big ones

“Have at it?” No! Always get permission! Why would you advocate that and trespassing?

Any problems with using certain wood for burning?

I was a area manager of a large hardware store and the way we handled thieves if they were confronted they would get there butts kicked before we handed them over to the police the thives stopped stealing

At the end of the builds, sometimes there are xtra doors, drywall, and other extra building materials that weren’t used, they literally throw them away. Keep an eye out , you may find some gold.

you should create a company out of this

👍 nice advice. I was just posting that on another vid. You have to be a nice guy and trustworthy. The builders and crew do not just let anyone up in the site. 👍🤠

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