Paddy Galore! Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 hi gents, back on the tools with the council again and i've got another few baggies full of scrap taps and pipe, i've also got a few kg of bronze crickle window casement handles. just wondering if anyone knows the prices before i ring the scrapman monday. cheers, paddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 I assume you are going to give the money to the council as surely it's theirs isn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 I assume you are going to give the money to the council as surely it's theirs isn't it no it's mine, perks of the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 hi gents, back on the tools with the council again and i've got another few baggies full of scrap taps and pipe, i've also got a few kg of bronze crickle window casement handles. just wondering if anyone knows the prices before i ring the scrapman monday. cheers, paddy. Braziery/taps 3.20kg Clean copper 4.00kg dirty copper 3.60 kg all approx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Paid by cheque only these days and you have to show photo ID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Braziery/taps 3.20kg Clean copper 4.00kg dirty copper 3.60 kg all approx thanks mate, just to quiet the anal among you, there are no recycling facilities at the works yard, everything that's cleared from the houses is put in the skip, end of. so being the ecological god that i am i recycle all the metals and save the company a bit in skip space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 (edited) They can still class it as theft. Edited April 27, 2013 by B725 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Paid by cheque only these days and you have to show photo ID don't mind that at all, hardly fortunes being made a grand total of £150ish last year for scrap sinks, taps etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 (edited) Paid by cheque only these days and you have to show photo ID Thats what the law states and they are trying to promote, but how can it be inforced , just not enough police to do it Edited April 27, 2013 by fruity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 They can still class it as theft. no, we're allowed to take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 no it's mine, perks of the job. My dad used to say the same. He was a plumber for the council for about 20 years. I remember as a kid being given the job of sorting out the copper and brass. I especially liked having the flatten the copper ball valves with a large hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 as an aside, how much is cast iron going for? probably not much but i did 2 baths last week, bloody heavy, must be at least 70kg each by my guess, does anyone know how much they weigh exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 My dad used to say the same. He was a plumber for the council for about 20 years. I remember as a kid being given the job of sorting out the copper and brass. I especially liked having the flatten the copper ball valves with a large hammer. i'm not just "saying" it's mine though. it really is. they used to weigh it in many years ago and divvy up at the end of the year between the blokes, but everything has changed now, and we all keep and collect the stuff ourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 (edited) as an aside, how much is cast iron going for? probably not much but i did 2 baths last week, bloody heavy, must be at least 70kg each by my guess, does anyone know how much they weigh exactly? Not even worth bothering with or rads anymore, where i take my scrap its showing .18 , yes 18 pence per kg close of play yesterday I would say more than that, average around 120/160 kg i would say depending on size Edited April 27, 2013 by fruity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Not even worth bothering with or rads anymore, where i take my scrap its showing .18 , yes 18 pence per kg close of play yesterday well that's over £20 for a couple of old baths! just need a hand getting them down from a block of flats gents, i'll split the proceeds with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 the best bit of the job though is finding a big box of pg tips left by the previous tenant yesterday, along with a half decent gutting knife and bales of binbags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Result lol Aamazes me some of the stuff we used to find and what people leave in a empty house the best bit of the job though is finding a big box of pg tips left by the previous tenant yesterday, along with a half decent gutting knife and bales of binbags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 The skip in my neighbours drive seems to be like a neodymium magnet for every ***** within a 10 mile radius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 I would say more than that, average around 120/160 kg i would say depending on size really? phew blinkin eck! i must be stronger than i thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 well that's over £20 for a couple of old baths! just need a hand getting them down from a block of flats gents, i'll split the proceeds with you Blimey we smash ours with a big hammer and bring the bits down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 really? phew blinkin eck! i must be stronger than i thought definitely cast not steel are they , cast are usually as tightchoke says, smash up and bring down the bits heavy lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beesley121 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 have you got your waste carriers licensce mate? i had to finally buy one as it seems more and more people are getting fined for weighing things in without one. Now that you have to register with the scrap merchants using photo ID, theres no getting away from them your also also have to declare it as an earning with the taxman theres a paper trail everywhere now, gone are the days you weogh something in and get paid cash. Im now paying tax on copper off cuts that i weigh in even though ive paid my taxes when i bought it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Anyone have an idea of scrap aluminium prices? I have still not got rod of all my old aluminium window frames which are outside...is it worth the bother of taking to scarp man? There's 30-40kg I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Anyone have an idea of scrap aluminium prices? I have still not got rod of all my old aluminium window frames which are outside...is it worth the bother of taking to scarp man? There's 30-40kg I reckon. .60 pence ish per kg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Just stripped some industrial mains boards ,all clean heavy copper bars capable of caring 2000 amps so heavy duty stuff , put them on scales at work 275 kg, they weighed some in three year back got 19 grand, before my time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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