Architectural Salvage:

ARCHITECTURAL
SALVAGE:
WHEN SHOULDN’T IT COME
DOWN?
ALTERNATIVES TO
DEMOLITION
NOT A GOOD IDEA FOR A LOGO
DEMOLISH ONLY WHEN
ALL THE
ALTERNATIVES HAVE
BEEN EXHAUSTED
REASONS TO DEMOLISH
THE AVERAGE COST TO
REHABILITATE A HISTORIC
STRUCTURE, INCLUDING
THE ACQUISITION OF THE
PROPERTY, RUNS FROM
$90 TO $150 PER SQUARE FT.
UNLESS THE PROPERTY IS A CULTURAL
AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARK
THE RULE OF THUMB IN THE MIDWEST.
DEMOLITION CAN BE CONSIDERED IF THE
COST PER SQ. FT. TO REHABILITATE
EXCEEDS $200
WHY SALVAGE?
ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE
SAVES AUTHENTIC
MATERIALS, PARTS &
CULTURAL ARTIFACTS
LANDFILLS ARE A CRISIS IN AMERICA
SALVAGING PRESERVES EMBODIED ENERGY
SALVAGING SAVES PRECIOUS
OLD GROWTH LUMBER
SALVAGING SAVES PRECIOUS
HISTORIC BRICK & STONE
DEMOLITION
VS
DE-CONSTRUCTION
WHAT SHOULD BE SALVAGED?
80% TO 90% OF MOST
STRUCTURES CAN BE
SALVAGED
WHAT CAN ARCHITECTURAL
SALVAGED BE USE FOR?
HOW TO DE-CONSTRUCT A BUILDING
•SAFETY FIRST!
•FOLLOW ALL FEDERAL STATE
AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
•LEAD PAINT RESPIRATORS
•HARD HATS
•GLOVES
•EYE PROTECTION
•EAR PROTECTION
•A GOOD GENERATOR
•PRY BARS
•RECIPROCATING SAWS
•CHAIN SAWS
•SCAFFOLDING
•LADDERS
•SLEDGE HAMMERS
•CONSTRUCTION LIGHTING
• INSURANCE
• PERMITS
• READ & JOIN A DE-CONSTRUCTION
ORGANIZATION
• ENROLL IN ONE OF MANY DE-CONSTRUCT,
COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAMS
• TRAILERS