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20 October 2005

I like looking at interior design books and magazines. Loft books. Nest Magazine. Etc. I also like smashing things up. So I'm curious: →[More:]1. Do you have any links to sites that have lots of pictures of lofts/homes/interior decorating/neat furniture? 2. How much would it cost to demolish a house? For #2, I know that would depend on the size of the house and where it's located, but just ballpark figgers: your average city dwelling. What would it cost to demolish it and have all the debris removed? What else would be involved? (Permission from city/permits/wha?)

post by: dobbs at: 00:47 | 6 comments

1. I have a subscription to Dwell, if you pay the shipping you can have all my back issues. They're full of modern, nifty, reasonably priced stuff.

2. Dunno. But as a kid one of my finest moments was when my parents were remodeling and I was allowed (encouraged even!) to take a sledgehammer into my brother's room and RIP THE FUCKING WALLS OUT. Ahhhhhh.

posted by cali 20 October | 05:07

2. not cheap. I'd guess at minimum it would be 5,000USD. You'd be renting at least one dump truck and a bulldozer, as well as paying for inspections and permits. Much of the debris from a demolished house is classified as industrial waste, and has to be specially handled.

posted by reflecked 20 October | 06:26

Demo-ing produces *huge* amounts of crap. You'd need a number of dumpsters, I would think, even for a small house. Think of a number, then double it. If you want to rebuild, you'd also have to deal any existing footings/pads/basement holes, etc., put a new pad in. You'd also need to get contractors in prolly to officially disconnect all services to code. That's just the beginning ... Any self-respecting demo firm should be able to give you a basic quote.

Maybe you could run it as a self-discovery/team building camp for stressed out yuppies?

posted by carter 20 October | 08:32

2. How much is a book of matches?

posted by Hugh Janus 20 October | 09:09

Hugh, that would just make a bigger and more expensive mess to clear away. You need heavy explosives to be truly effective ... and an alibi.

posted by reflecked 20 October | 13:51

Hmm. I would have thought much more than $5k but I don't know shit aboout these kinds of things. cali, I already have a ton of Dwells, but thanks!

None of y'all got links, huh? I thought this was METACHAT! :(

posted by dobbs 20 October | 18:54

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