All the 200 lbs of lumber that we have are bad. I don't think that there is anything you can do with them, and some of them are warped. Where can I go to dispose of this lumber? I called a service and they charge too much.

Thanks for your consideration.

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Pfoley58 t1_itd70s5 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 7:13 PM

Usually local transfer station (fancy word for dump) has a bin for construction debris. Pay by weight, not a bad price. Not sure what the rules are in city limits.

Ioseb_Hates_Money OP t1_itdc4uv wrote on October 22, 2022 at 7:49 PM

I'm calling them up now, and they're mostly closed. Do you have a referral that you can share with me?

hummingbirds_R_tasty t1_itdk263 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 8:43 PM

call a trade school with a carpentry shop. they can use it just to cut down and teach kids not to cut fingers off.

Peeeculiar t1_itdkyru wrote on October 22, 2022 at 8:50 PM

Cut it small. Drop in the weekly trash, like when Andy was getting rid of his excavations in Shawshank.

Or a small fire pit if it’s not pressure treated.

timdoggies t1_itdvqyx wrote on October 22, 2022 at 10:08 PM

Burn those motherfuckers. Burn.

jambonejiggawat t1_itdfsic wrote on October 22, 2022 at 8:14 PM

James G. Grant Co., Inc. (617) 361-2716 https://maps.app.goo.gl/frQWeroVBBiwfs5u5?g_st=ic $250 minimum, but that’s for up to a ton I believe. It’s as far south as you can possibly get in Boston- it’s basically Milton. But it’s also the only private dump in the entire city (ironically meaning that the public is free to use it, for a price).

Or… chop it all up into 12” sections and toss it bit by bit into your regular trash. That’s how we do it when space is tight. 200 lbs of lumber will only fill like 3-4 heavy contractor style trash bags.

Fearless_Split9772 t1_itdxx7f wrote on October 22, 2022 at 10:25 PM

I second grant disposal. Easy in and easy out. Inexpensive.

ChucciePhinster t1_iteaupz wrote on October 23, 2022 at 12:05 AM

Is it truly unusable? You can try posting it on your local no-buy facebook page and someone might take it off your hands to burn or build a chicken coop

Ioseb_Hates_Money OP t1_itebz6r wrote on October 23, 2022 at 12:14 AM

I'll give that a try! You're not the first person who told me that I can donate this away. However, we have this door that's in awful condition. It appears to have some wood veneer "peeling" off. It's like wood covered in a layer of a more pretty wood, and the pretty wood is "peeling" off.

ChucciePhinster t1_ited6rg wrote on October 23, 2022 at 12:24 AM

I'd try the no-buy group first and folks might take some of it - I don't know about the door in particular. But if you can get the amount you're trying to get rid of down, it'll be cheaper overall.

MoltoAllegro t1_itdlgo2 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 8:53 PM

You might have some luck with junk removal services or renting a skip for a day.

psipher t1_itegfm4 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 12:49 AM

Are they all curved? And average length?

I can probably take a bunch of it I’ll take some of them off your hands.

Ioseb_Hates_Money OP t1_itep9ul wrote on October 23, 2022 at 2:01 AM

i'll give it away for free on FB.

HaElfParagon t1_itekws6 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 1:25 AM

Just burn it

Only-Ad-7858 t1_itels7d wrote on October 23, 2022 at 1:33 AM

Perfect firewood. Post it online, someone will want it.

RJE2 t1_iter4ne wrote on October 23, 2022 at 2:17 AM

Facebook marketplace

Masshole1981 t1_iteomvm wrote on October 23, 2022 at 1:56 AM

Burn it