The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-01
SECONDHAND BUinnIyo MirEsIALs.
The Great Variety OF Things Fouud In tho
Yards and store hon-es of the D.eirr..

The Great Variety OF Things Fouad In the
Yards and Storeaou-es OF the Dealers.
There are in the city dealers in second hand
building materials who will buy entire build
ings and contract to take thom away within a
specified time. II you we're in n hurry they
would take down and carry away a Ave story
house In five or six days; but ordinarily thoy
would be from one to two weeks aboutit II it
is brick building the bricks are cleaned and
usually they are sold on the spot to dealers.
These old bricks delivered. bring about half
the price OF new.
The ntst thing dono in tearing down n house
Is to take out the plumbing. This all goes to
the yard VI the dealeE A little Of 1t may be
sold again for plumbing purposes. but only a
very little; il is mostly soil TO dealers in old
metal Then they take on the roof: the tin is
cut in strips and removed carefully; 10 IL ire
uuently sold for uso again as roofing for
sheds and like purposes. Then they 90. at the
orally; this all goes to the yard The flooring
that Is good is sold again for flooring. and the
uses. A great aana.ity "f the timber taEeS
out Of n house is sold for tlrewood in Ioads con-
tanning about a cord at about 81 q load, and
great deal of II Is sawed and split into kindling
wood before Il is sold
lfyou should GO through the buildings and
see . great variety OF things. for they buy
buildings OF all kinds churches. school-
structure whatever. You may lind there pretty
nearly everything that may ordinarily he found
within walls and many things from outside of
them. For instance iiagstones. sidewalk
vault lights. iron tencos. signs, Of course with
the original lettering on them. Here are some
foieht, Tor the deaer will buy the
inside of II house which 10 to he refltted, You
will llnd here chandeliers. shelving. radiators.
Office partitions. school desks. mantels five
hundred mantels OF all sorts. Some of the
wooden mantels Of colonial styles will sell sec
ond-hand for twice what they cost new. and
some 81 the marble mantels will bring more
here. fifteen hundred doors Of almost every
sort and OF many sizes. You can bay door
for half II dollar. ami from that they run gem
orally to about two dollars but there are some
great ahogany doors for which they ask SD or
so n pair. There are hand rails here and
window sashes In almost any quantity. While
many Of these things will sooner or later be
want. and these are finally broken up AMI sold
In the case ~ u door.afer removing the glass
and metal. IL is sold MS tlrewOod.
The dealers pay hut small prices for build
ings that are to be removed: sometimes they
get the buildings as pay for removing them:
sometim mes the owner pays to have the build
ing taken away. Perhaps half OF the material
that is taken to the storrhousa and Yards
OF the dealer IL sold again to builders
and carr enters: there may he individual
customers whn want u few sashes. or doors,
or caps and sills II may be that an economical
church society building n church wants sec
ond-hand Iews. 1t would he difficult to aay
lust what prices the secondhand material
brings. Much of 1t l. sold very cheap. and
some Of II Tor n quarter to a half it's original
cost iron beams frequently sell for the orig
iual price.