Recycling an old house!

gibo_ie

Hi all,
I will be going building again soon and this time will need to demolish a house in the process. This time i would like to be as environmentally friendly as possible. I was thinking maybe:

1. to use a tree shredder to shred the rafters, floorboards etc into woodchip and use in the new gardens..(if i can source a tree shredder)

2. use an industrial cursher to turn builders rubble of bricks, plaster and roof tiles into aggregate and use this as filling etc on the new builds. (if anyone knows where to rent this machine also would be great) (seen one on cdeireland.com but anyone know anymore about these?)

So any other ideas on how to demolish and save some of the environment in the process?
Tanks!
M

Rudolph Claus

I will be going building again soon

Just asking out of interest but are you a part-time builder or what do you mean by that statement.

Yeah, the wood shredder idea sounds good.

gibo_ie

yeah, part time i guess. Building is my hobby but i do have a real life job too
I have a number of houses in Ireland at the moment and room for a few more affordable built houses which i rent out. Thinking of selling these though.

It is just such a huge waste to demolish and dump everything especially in this time of rising tempratures and sea levels...any more ideas much appreciated.
Cheers
M

squire1

gibo_ie wrote:

1. to use a tree shredder to shred the rafters, floorboards etc into woodchip and use in the new gardens..(if i can source a tree shredder)

2. use an industrial cursher to turn builders rubble of bricks, plaster and roof tiles into aggregate and use this as filling etc on the new builds. (if anyone knows where to rent this machine also would be great) (seen one on cdeireland.com but anyone know anymore about these?)

Tree shredder, there are a few hire companies out there that will hire out self operated industrial shredders. I've used 8" and 10" and they are simple enough. Cost around €600 to €800 a week so a skip might still be more cost effective:o

To get in a guy with a machine would cost in the region of €1000 per day.

There was a hire crowd in Dublin that was promoting their new range of mobile crushers in Punchestown last year. I have asked about them since and they have got rid as they were a real pain in the **** to keep maintained. They were intended for the DIY hire market but untrained operators just messed them up.

There are a number of crushing companies that will go to site and do crusing on a day rate but they are not cheap. It will probably cost you less to get it carted away in a skip.

If you want to persue this and need contact details for a few people I can PM numbers of people I have used in the past.

It's a great idea to do your bit for the environment but honestly, recycling one house would be just a drop in the ocean compared to the amount of construction waste that goes to landfill on a daily basis, purely because that is still currently the cheapest option.

paulocon

It's a great idea to do your bit for the environment but honestly, recycling one house would be just a drop in the ocean compared to the amount of construction waste that goes to landfill on a daily basis, purely because that is still currently the cheapest option.

Sorry to point out the obvious but have to make a start somewhere..