Demolition waste?

[Ccat]

What are we supposed to do with the waste from demolishing part of a burned out structure? 

Thanks,

Ccat

[Punaperson]

My experience with this type of situation may not be what you want to hear.

A little over a year ago, I looked at buying a house that was a 'fire' sale - some of the house/garage had been involved in a large kitchen fire, and part of the house was relatively untouched except for smoke damage. I had my contractor friend come to look at it and give advice. He said that all the demo waste would have to be trucked to the Kona landfill. After paying a crew to safely take down the damaged parts, and then paying a large truck to haul it to Kona, the $ did not work, and I didn't follow up. ( I did make sure that my homeowner's insurance covered demolition and removal. )

Depending on the volume of material, the only other alternatives might be to either bury/compost onsite, or fill a pick-up truck full everyday and and take to the transfer station, hoping the county guys don't recognize you.

[Chas]

Not sure you have to worry about someone "seeing you". From the county website:
"Maximum one (1) residential load (rubbish or construction & demolition material) per day.  Maximum three (3) cubic yards per load. (SW Rule 9-15)"

How much is there? You can probably do two truckloads a day if you go to two different locations.

Before I built, I had many years of accumulated green waste. I considered getting someone to remove it. It was about 2 to 3 dump truck loads worth. I couldn't find anyone to do it, plus I figured it would cost too much, so about 30 or 40 truckloads later (My pickup is small) it was gone!

[Punaperson]

Chas - good suggestion, but a lot depends on the size of the debris.

The house I looked at had charred roofing pieces 16' long, and lots of 8' 4x4s, all of which would have to be cut to fit into most truck beds. Someone more handy with the right type of saws than I am could probably make it all work, but it wasn't something I wanted to tackle. Also, there were lots of window glass shards all over everything, making it even more of a challenge.

[achutch3]

Depending on how much time you have I +1 on Chas suggestion.  Between Pahoa, Keaau, and Hilo you could get rid of it over time.  Get yourself a sawzall and go nutts!

[punikahakaiferret]

Great suggestions; all.

I've always heard the best way to get rid of anything around here is put it out on your curb with a sign on it saying $5. It'll be gone within an hour.

[Ccat]

What are we supposed to do with the waste from demolishing part of a burned out structure? 

Thanks,

Ccat

Well, much of the wood is burned up, charcoal and charred, really.  

So, is it legal to make a compost pile of that burned stuff on your property?  

That would minimize trips to the landfill for the rest of it.


Ccat

[dobanion]

Burn barrel? Little bit at a time? If you do it right, no smoke.

EDIT: On second thought, no. Assuming most of the wood is pressure treated. Burning it down to ash releases some of it into the air, and the rest will be concentrated in the ash, which is pretty much HAZMAT at that point.