Making Money ... and a Renovation Update

At the end of last week with a car loaded up and jingling all the way, we took a trip to the scrap metal recycling merchants that turned out to be reasonably near us in Preston.  We both had a guess at how much our offerings would be worth.  We had heard from a few sources that the price of copper was at an all time high, so I guessed at £200 and Alan at a slightly more conservative £150.

Which one of us was the nearest?

We had a copper water heater like the one in the top photo, which I borrowed from Google Images, and the pipes in this photo.  You can see our actual water heater in the last walk through YouTube video that I made at the start of March.  We also had all the stripped out electric cables that Alan had pulled out from under the floors and up in the loft.

The scrap metal yard was a fascinating place, we were pointed to the right 'weighing in' area and had to unload onto the scales, first the tank, then the pipes and finally all the wiring, which were all individually priced.

 

Then we had to drive over to the office, show proof of identity and give our bank details, as all money is paid straight into your account these days to discourage theft of metals from church roofs etc. as this then gives a complete transaction trail.

Anyway, what was the total I hear you shouting ... it was £509 of which £106 was for the old copper boiler.

So I was the closest, even if I was a long way out.  😀

We treated ourselves to breakfast at Barton Grange Garden Centre on the way home to celebrate.

Now the bungalow is completely stripped out, we also got our planning permission through last week, so the alterations to the front of the bungalow will be allowed, and the garage is now almost finished.  The next steps will be to take a couple of walls down, and then start filling in the floor space again.  We will be using the bricks from the walls to fill in the floor, you don't get much money for selling off old blocks!!

Sue xx