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Final Basement Inspection & Hazardous Item Assessment

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Live walk through of a House Demo

What happens here

Inside the exterior-accessed basement, the contractor points out the extremely low head clearance, making movement difficult. He identifies a gas line, an old water meter, and two old water heaters, all of which require special disconnection and removal. Scattered old porcelain sinks and two old toilets also need to be hauled away. He highlights a rare antique wringer washing machine, which, while historically interesting, must also be properly disposed of. These items collectively contribute to the complexity of the project and must be factored into the disposal plan. He also notes a paint can that will be subject to county hazardous waste rules, and he shows the exposed stone foundation walls covered in stucco.

Goal: Complete a thorough inspection of the basement for all items requiring special handling

Tools and materials

  • Antique Wringer Washing Machine — Large appliance, requiring removal and proper disposal
  • Flashlight — Illuminating dark basement areas for detailed inspection
  • Gas Line — Utility connection requiring professional disconnection
  • Paint Can — Example of hazardous waste requiring specialized disposal and documentation
  • Porcelain Sinks — Plumbing fixtures requiring removal and disposal
  • Stone Foundation — The main structural base of the house, covered with stucco
  • Toilets — Plumbing fixtures requiring removal and disposal
  • Water Heater — Appliance requiring removal and recycling
  • Water Meter — Utility component requiring professional removal

What they say

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a house like this and you're like look at that oh look at that and pretty soon your house looks like a hoarder home what else do we got bunch of porcelain sinks down here okay here's the gas line comes in right through here oh what is down here now look at there's absolutely no headro I can't even stand up in this basement here I'll get between between the there we go now I can ah what are we looking at for a foundation okay um we are looking at it's a stone foundation so it's just got stuck over the top of it to make it look prettier so this stuff will crumble when I'm tear tearing this house out this stuff we can turn this almost into dust now we can't leave it all behind especially this this site because we got to turn it into a parking lot so we've got to bring structural fill soil in compact it and bring it up oh here here we go this is how they used to get in and I bet that's the living room so somebody boarded up their access from uh ins inside the home to make to give them more floor space uh each their own okay so water meter here we go this has to be removed separately I've got to bring the meter in to St Paul's water and utilities drop that off got an old uh water heater and a bonus old water heater yay couple other things we got to haul away let's see what else we're doing here okay here the XL Energy we still have we're still connected so that has to be taken care of we know we've got gas in the house we saw the gas line in fact here it is this is a gas water meter look at the cobwebs down here everywhere doesn't smell that bad down here either that or my nose has kind of been desensitized a little bit what else do we got so now let's go let's go through some pricing you know a house like this doesn't have a whole lot of debris we'd probably price out the clean out oh God there's cobwebs everywhere clean out of this house maybe 300 bucks a dumpster a simple 10 yard dumpster a couple different trips to different recycling places and we're good to go uh what else are we going to look at um disconnecting the the water and the sewer that has to be done by a licensed plumber that's going to average now I got to get a quote but you're going to average is going to be anywhere from 2500 bucks or so depending on if it's in Bedrock okay especially in this area the found the utilities can be embedded in rock now I know down in Arizona it's common and in other parts of the country that's just par for the course but here we have all sorts of materials we…

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