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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
I’m not, but it sounds like a good idea. I’m astounded by the good material contractors throw out just because the clients are paying time + materials and builder is in a hurry.
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Time is money, labor costs more than the material. As lumber prices rise more care will be taken to minimize waste.
There was a time homesteaders would burn down a barn sift through the ash and collect the nails and recycle them or a bent nail would be straightened and reused because they were expensive. Now no one gives a nail a second thought.