Saving this house’s wood from landfill (about $15k worth)

HOMEWRECKER: I love wood. When the old farmhouse at Outward Bound Australia was set for demolition I couldn’t shut my trap and said ‘give me three days before the excavator arrives’. In the baking heat of summer, me and my old schoolmate salvaged 3 ton and 15k worth of bug-free timber before the giant arm of an excavator had its way with the building.
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[@BeauMiles]

Hi folks. One of my new podcast ideas is 'commenting on comments' so I'll be picking fun, question-asking, oddball comments to...comment on, so Goodonyas! Comment away and the good ones will make it on the pod! B

[@curtishunnicutt5194]

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[@Digital-2_4_6]

(For your podcast) G’day Beau, Adelaide bloke here. Given all the stuff going on around the world, are you worried about your daughter growing up in a very challenging and terrifying world, and if so, do you have any advice for people who might empathy burnout from worrying about it. Love ya content, can’t wait for more. 👍

[@cokesniffing1]

Will your podcast be here on your KZbin channel or will it be on a different site?

[@mountainconstructions]

Suggestion... Comment after a bottle of red

[@rob9782]

What is your biggest goal that you haven't reached yet? And how did covid hit you? (or not) Love your channel!

[@artful1014]

A mixture of David Attenborough, Steve Irwin and a bloody legend is how I would describe Beau. Peace and love from Ireland boss 🇮🇪

[@Tjullert]

This one!

[@BeauMiles]

Imagine that baby. Good luck parents!

[@FEAKIN]

@@BeauMiles Cry-Key

[@matthewloughran4281]

Ná Èireann

[@ronyay3586]

He's far from a posh Aussie . He's more like a Steve Irwin / guy Martin. I'd even announce Fred dibnah . Not David bro

[@nigelbutler2983]

i wished everyone cared as much as BEAU😢

[@thelightrunner2612]

That was my family home as a kid for the first 11 years of my life. Great memories. Thanks for doing it justice Beau, great to see that it will have a new life. :D

[@floydgondolli7321]

Hey that was my meth lab for 2 years great memories 🙏

[@Hashslingingslasher-]

Hey that was my sqatters location for 2 weeks. Hopefully beau salvaged my sleeping bag

[@dinglehops491]

Wow, you found my first butcher shop, fond memories for sure.🤣

[@transatlant1c]

@do oby maybe he did and just decided not to film it!

[@jacksonhalliwell7621]

That was my nan's fifth brothel... So proud to see you giving it so much love

[@mooglywoogle4264]

I demoed a house in Utah. The amount of high value material being scrapped was unbelievable. Copper pipe, appliances, roof tiles, lumber, furniture, all crushed and trucked off to a landfill. It made me realize that there are so many business opportunities in salvage and re-selling.

[@MrJlucRober]

Don't worry, as cooper is becoming more and more difficult to extract (needs too much water that is becoming a rarity in these areas), in less than 10 years the good ole time of scrap dealers will come back in your country ! On the other side of the pond, all reusable material like glass window, PVC pipes, doors could be bought from second hand in some specialized stores.

[@Surrealitivity]

The people who authorize and demolish buildings are short sighted. Makes no sense.

[@ownlywon]

let me know next time, i have some projects lined up and lumber is expensive, if its within 10o miles of slc ill come grab it

[@donnavorce8856]

Damn straight Mooglywoogle.

[@mediocreman6323]

It comes down to cost. Dismantling a building is a lot of work, recycled materials have to bee cleaned up, checked, sorted, packaged, which adds extra cost when compared to new material. Given electric wiring, where a lot hinges on its function - a faulty cable could even cause the building to burn down - they also have to be tested thoroughly, which would happen in the factory for a new cable. But I agree, doing it like our ancestors, and reusing basically everything, this really is the future. We just need to adapt to the idea.

[@RareEarthSeries]

An honest inspiration in a truly dishonest time

[@BeauMiles]

This is cryptic and think and I like it

[@Medalea]

Read your book, listened to every podcast episode, watched every video,… Every new one is like a cold glass of water on a hot day. Really appreciate you making these!

[@BeauMiles]

Thanks Lien. Positive feedback...

[@A.Mere.Creator]

Eucalyptus hardwood framing, probably old growth too. That wood is too valuable to rot in a landfill and can last hundreds of more years. Thank you for saving it, but mostly thanks for showing us how its done in such an easy to watch video. You're a huge role model of mine. As for a question for the podcast, how do you determine when its time to let go of material. Things are always useful but what's the line between collecting vs hoarding.

[@kattihatt]

Hoarding is a sign of a mentally ill person.

[@nealvaughn2340]

I second the podcast question!

[@Phil_J]

That's a huge one - what's the line between a collector and a hoarder. I don't know which I am yet!

[@bigchickenking9576]

I'm about on the edge of hoarding with bike parts - my excuse so far is 'I'm not a hoarder as long as I put labels on my boxes' .

[@Phil_J]

@@bigchickenking9576 yes yes yes! I've probably got enough bike parts to build a few more than the 9 I already have in my garage!

[@muh_bread_art]

You remind me of a carpenter I know. Always trying to save good wood or materials from buildings that are being broken down/renovated. Most times my brothers and I felt obligated to help on the jobs he's done. For some reason it brought a tears to my eyes. Maybe because we are all busy with our own lives now, and even though it was hard work, I realize now that those were precious hours spent. You remind me of my dad.

[@pablocruzgilmour]

Beautiful words mate

[@iamapat]

🫡🥹

[@sadbinoo]

great poem

[@Jarmezrocks]

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[@kurts64]

Great words

[@scareyaf]

I've recently quit my job and am having both an existential and mid life crisis at the same time. On top of that I just visited my grandfather who's on his last legs. The combination of my Pop's truly staggering stories of a time bygone and your uplifting spirit and ethereal production quality is truly making what is a most unpleasant time in my life just that little bit more bearable. So, thankyou Beau. I've just binge watched all your videos and you have no idea the comfort you've provided me.

[@jefffozzee7742]

Well said I’m also on the same journey scareaf, love beau’s video’s and it’s different from the so called reality crap on tv, keep up the great inspiring videos beau 10/10.

[@GIJoe032]

I've gutted and torn down hundreds, if not thousands, of structures, and in my ignorance, never thought anything of it. I truly appreciate how you showed what can be saved in these circumstances if you've just got the gumption to do it. Thanks for taking the time do it and filming it for us to be inspired by.

[@LiamDC23]

The point about feeling a sense of ownership over something like a piece of rubbish even when it isn't yours really hit home. If that was a more common feeling then maybe we'd all be in a better place.

[@gregspencer795]

Yes love the way Beauisms often put into words what some of us feel! As another Outdoor Ed teacher we often come back from remote locations with canoes filled with rubbish that we now ‘own’, and if we’re lucky treasure that we can repurpose 😁

[@BeauMiles]

I do actually think we feel it, Liam. It's acting on it that perhaps needs a jump in take-up? In any case, I need to do more myself, so I get it. (that is, I feel other things that are wrong and don't act, so I'm not much different)

[@drewsandersmedia]

HOW DOES HE NOT HAVE MILLIONS OF SUBSCRIBERS? IT BLOWS MY MIND. Its great content, but even if you didn't like the subject matter, the filmmaking is exquisite, the music he puts on the video is always so tasteful and moving. The part where Beau talks about wishing he didn't care...man, just what an insight! I really resonated with that! Everytime I see a new upload from Beau I put my phone down and find the biggest screen I can watch it on!

[@mrpc2621]

Haha, any screen works, as long as I can watch it ASAP coz I know it will be good 😎

[@Beaujamin]

Couldn't have said it any better!

[@charliexoxox]

just bought a new (to me) tv and blessed it with this as the first video… so i get ya

[@chrisoxley7148]

It was his insight comment that hooked me. I feel that way too. That and balls of steel ! That's a huge project annnnd ... no hesitation. , jus get'n at it !

[@BeauMiles]

Cheers, Drew. Love the sentiment of phone down and cinema time. Very endearing. Goodonya mate. Ta for the thoughts

[@vlogtr3k]

Loved this one! Just last year our (wife, 2 kids, and I) house was eminent domained to be leveled down and turned into a soccer field. I talked them into salvage rights and pulled every copper pipe, every cast iron radiator, hundreds of feet of electric line, every other 2x4 just to keep the house standing, out of the place. Ended up buying an 1890s fixer upper and used a ton of that material in the new place. Might have a new building as a house, but knowing part of our last home now sits behind the drywall in the new place is its own kind of consolation.

[@BeauMiles]

Well done mate. That's what I should have done with this building- a proper take down. But time, time, time of the essence...

[@RussellNelson]

Good on ya (my father taught me that phrase. He spent time in Australia during WW II on R&R, off duty as a pilot.).

[@praxisrebourne]

The 1st 1 minute and 30 seconds is one the best thing I have seen on KZbin.

[@00SirSativa00]

Kinda bullock’s that this went live on KZbin 2 months ago, and the algorithm just now decided to show it to me in all its glory. What’s the point of me subscribing if it doesn’t even show me the good stuff I’m subscribed too!? Love ya Beau. Good on yah mate.

[@ParkerMax]

I never click post notifications as fast as I do for the new Beau Miles video!

[@ryanjosephfeist369]

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[@moynster]

The cinematography, the narration and the purpose of this video gave me goosebumps. You’re a legend mate, absolutely wonderful to see that old wood continuing to make good memories. The world would be a better place if more people had your mindset

[@patcummins6036]

Thanks mate! As a 78 year old with that lifetime spent buggering around with timber and having fallen off two roofs, I no longer have the inclination or the balance to run roof rafters anymore. My timber work in retirement is now used pallets, driftwood washed up on the local beaches, and kerbside timber. I really enjoyed that post(!).

[@SpazTc01]

“The Forrest lives on. I love it” Brings a smile to my face

[@TimSnowPhoto]

The introspective sadness at 10:30ish, the wondering “why do I have to care” is something I wrestle with constantly…all too often I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders as if I can somehow end racism or a war singlehanded or salvage every last bit of wood before it hits the landfill…it legitimately keeps me up at night. At the end of the day the world needs people like you because imagine the flaming shitheap we’d be leaving for future generations otherwise. I will admit though that my wife and I often discuss how amazing it would be at times to be blissfully unaware or situations around us and live life with blinders on but what’s the fun in that? Keep it up, amazing production as usual (the drone shot of the ceiling collapsing onto the floor below was outstanding!) but as always we are here for the story and the inspiration. Cheers from Montreal!

[@StormOwl3679]

Hi Tim, this is something that I too struggle with on a daily basis. Why do I have to notice all the terrible things in the world and act like things are ok when they're not? Wouldn't it be better to just carry on with my life blissfully unaware like so many others do? I'm lucky to live a privileged middle-class life but unfortunately that means there is only so much I can do to improve things.

[@BeauMiles]

Thanks Tim. Indeed. the weight of the world is rarely on my shoulders, but I do sometimes get glimmers of it. Gee I like Montreal- some of the best days off in my life there (worked in VT for a decade). Goodonya Tim

[@adeadgirl13]

That's the envy you sometimes feel for the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.

[@Shepherdd__]

I know I would struggle with those same thoughts if it wasn't for my faith. I know it because I used to have those exact same thoughts, this feeling of having to carry the weight of the world's environemental problems, just with my little actions. Now I've learned to trust in my God first, who can solve all of this problems in a second, or motivate enough people to make the change (though it recquires them to comply). I still do efforts, but it is not a burden anymore, because I know God cares more about the environement than I do.

[@WoodnessGoodness]

Now I don't feel so bad for keeping everything until I find a use for it! Legend Beau, an absolute legend.

[@pcatful]

I save wood until my wife makes me get rid of it.

[@redsampler2017]

@@pcatful 🤣😂🤣

[@hollyrusson]

This made me tear up. My family was displaced from my childhood home, which was the former office of a early 1900 timber company (aka lots of good wood). The house was torn down along with 100+ year old trees on the property and taken to the dump. the lot has now been empty for years waiting for someone to build a mansion. As you said, these houses are more than buildings. That home held so much for me and I can’t even describe what it would mean for me to even have a single brick of that home. It makes me feel ill to think that my home literally was thrown away and those materials were wasted. I wish I had the opportunity to do what you’ve done here. Thanks for sharing, Beau!

[@gabrielleszafir]

💚💚💚

[@BeauMiles]

Thanks Holly for the story. I know, we're a daft mob sometimes with our waste- even me as a waste-less kinda guy. Lots of people who lived at OB over the years have been in touch wanting a stick of wood - (to make something out of), which is an excellent sentiment

[@jennyleef1775]

Sadly we watched the house next door to us be demolished and all taken to the dump. The house was just shy of 100 years old and the timber floors and beams in the ceiling were all lovely, our home is also over 100 years old and I cringe at the thought knowing that sadly once we have gone and the kids sell the home a developer will come and put three homes on our block, just like on either side of us. 😭

[@loril.mangold8160]

@@BeauMiles you could make them a small relica bird house

[@eleonorabartoli2225]

I am so sorry to hear that, and for you. Just a crazy suggestion, but maybe you can go to the place and pray, talk to what used to be, their spirits would appreciate it, they are probably still there.💛

[@Edited6]

10:30 "During my first coffee break this morning, I said nahh'N had a little bit of a moment... I was thinking, y'know I don't even really like this, the fact that I've got to care." Damn, that hits like a falling log... Your passion is remarkable, and it's shame it always seems to come at the price of mornings/nights like this. Thanks for caring dude.

[@mracdcjailbreak]

You made me feel sad about the wood that was left over, and I think if you can convince people to feel emotions for inanimate objects, then thats the sign of a good storyteller. Good work, Beau

[@TheParronators]

Tell you what those Aus demolition blokes are class, in the UK you would have been shouted out then locked up for being on a job site. Not only did they work around you they then helped you out. Top lads, another great video:)

[@rikvanderlinden7717]

In a world where we buy something from IKEA just to throw it out three years later and repeating the process again and again, a message like this hits home more than ever. Just like you yourself once said, we have to be less materialistic, but use more. Can't wait to see what magnificent things will arrise from all that timber. You did the world a little favour again, good on ya!

[@BeauMiles]

disposable furniture is a pet peeve. Made to break (great book) is a horrible type of culture to buy into. Well said Rv

[@DavidDel88]

Agreed. Although I’ve had 2 ikea cabinets now for over 10yrs. They still make ‘em and this year I’ll be turning one into a built in. I still agree with the overall sentiment. All that waste when we have all these supplies in front of us.

[@loril.mangold8160]

Make more conscious choices, Don't buy from IKEA, you already know it's junk

[@williampirkola1841]

Beau - you’re a gem in this world. Never stop story telling mate!

[@Hagfan789]

My brother worked at a place that used Southern Yellow Pine 2"x6"x8'(&10's) to ship their materials & products back & forth to other companies. After a few trips they would just toss em out. We made three trips to his company & acquired enough 2x6's to build the entire addition on my home. With enough extra's to build shelves & 3 work benches with too. When opportunity knocks, Answer!!

[@ttnyny]

@12:12 There's yet another reason to care for the wood in addition to the ones you list: if it is left to rot in the open air, it returns to the atmosphere as CO2.

[@guranefter5233]

Beau, in a way this might be the "best" one yet. But then again, that's what I feel every time you release a new film.

[@petercross6960]

Beau Miles is THE example of what many of us should aspire to be. Beautiful outlook, beautiful family, beautiful friends. I am amazed and regenerated after bingeing on a few of these vlogs

[@WogsRus1]

how can demolishing a house, be so well narrated and shot. I bloody love your movies.

[@hitenmistry3479]

I wish more people and companies would take time to try and salvage as much building materials. All these pieces of wood could make hundreds of things. ❤❤❤❤

[@kostheraven]

" The forest lives on" is probably the most beautiful message I have heard about the salvaging of wood scraps

[@colbywilliams7595]

I also eat people's leftovers, rescue old pallets and other junk and pick up trash on the side of the road. I loved this video.

[@Ty.ty.ty0]

They say don't cry over spilt milk, but Beau has just taught me to do exactly that, and highlighting how much value we already have around us. Not crying over spilt milk is selfish, and the preservation of what we have is a driving force we should hold tightly. Thank you for another video finding beauty in the oddest of places

[@jtaitslick]

Beau, thank you for your passion. I get teary eyed when I hear you get excited about a piece of wood... or recycling plastic bottles... or eating beans. You are an inspiration to others, even 51 year olds half way around the world. Cheers from South Dakota!!

[@sophiacook9790]

Some times while watching your videos I feel just a little bit more human. A little bit more grounded. Thank you!

[@damiancaesar1686]

That feeling of 'it's too bloody hard ' yet I keep another piece of wood, recycle screws, bolts, washers and nuts. Built the kids a 5 metre high fort (my viewing platform) from recycled pallet racking, old form ply, star pickets I had lying around etc. I drive myself nuts trying to reuse everything especially when I see the waste dumped everywhere. It'll keep happening and as I try to keep less stuff I always think of who I can pass it onto. Thanks again Beau, inspirational. Give everything another life and people another chance. ✌️

[@l.s.11]

It's devastating seeing it getting demolished. I wish you (or really, anyone else) had more time to salvage it. Such a shame it will go to waste when it can be re and up cycled. Good job doing the best you could, Beau. What a legend.

[@SomeUserInternet]

I felt the same watching the video. From what I understand the building was unused for years. Now, if people were allowed to come and take what they want for their use, the demolition company would probably only have to deal with broken glass, insulation and a few rotten logs. What was wrong with the roof tiles, so they can't be reused?

[@gnome8873]

The world needs more Beau. Your approach to life and your philosophies you live by are not only entertaining and interesting they are extremely educational about the world as a whole.

[@meatcreap]

Really impressed with this bit of film. Thanks for following your instincts and taking us along with you, Beau. You're a treat to someone who has a tendency to get discouraged with our world. Thanks to you and your team :)

[@aaronrothenburger4178]

I just helped my neighbor who is rebuilding his house take out the wood and corrugated tin on a house and barn here in Arizona. It was over 110F on some days. We saved all we could, but the excavator was on a schedule. It's all dust and dirt now. Soon to be 40 rental houses on 10 acres. It's a shame what goes to waste. I know how you feel.

[@djf8619]

After my Dad retired, he bought an old 2 story house for $500, that had been abandoned for years and years. He took it apart and built a cottage for himself near a lake. This cottage actually turned out to be bigger than the house we lived in since I was 2. All the nails had to be removed, and the boards planed. They were beautiful. He was so happy with the finished product. I think the work was the joy. He only got to enjoy living in it completed for about 4 years before he died.

[@joraver]

This sentiment of yours Beau, it fills me with energy and hope and dreams. Thanks for that

[@MatthewKodatt]

I wish more people did this. Thank you

[@funsimulator7246]

Appreciate this so much mate. I'm a full-time beekeeper and understand just how valuable our forests are. To see quality building materials go to waste is such a shame. We need more of this!

[@KyleBrightman]

Beau, I can relate to you. Last year I removed all the lath and plaster in a 2 car garage. I removed every nail from each lath board. I filled 5 boxes the size of dining chairs with lath boards perfectly packed like matchsticks and left the on the curb to donate to whomever would need them. I filled a large holiday cookie tin with nearly 9 lbs of steel nails for recycling. It made me happy knowing those materials were not going to a landfill. We are cut from the same cloth, despite being on opposite sides of the earth. Kyle (Ohio, USA)

[@novampires223]

I’ve salvaged old lumber and used it as wall boards in a large bathroom remodel, they were varnished several times. The nail holes have rust trails, just beautiful. Greetings from the Oregon coast. Thank you for rescuing as much as you could.

[@edptv3421]

Every Time I watch one of Beau's videos I get filled with a feeling that we all are taking apart in something greater then ourself, and in many ways it is true. It can be easy to forget that sometimes, thank you Beau. Keep up the good work.

[@DavidDel88]

I feel the same way! I just got over 100sqm of hardwood flooring from a house that would’ve been put in a tip! The catch was demolishing it myself. Took 6hrs with a friend and the cost of a trailer. In the end the flooring will cost the same as laying fake laminate but its so much nicer and helps save the 🌎. So worth it. It’s bonkers what we throw away.

[@emilymatheson1854]

I always lament that a lot of companies care more about efficiency than about saving what can be saved. We don't have infinite materials but we demolish like we do. Thank you for saving what you could, Beau. Also, you and your editors know what you're doing. You swelled the music when the excavator hit the house. Damn near cried

[@dusty_lalik]

The world needs more Beaus

[@flourishplantman]

Agreed

[@FaithyX0X]

Found you last night, first video i watched was making your wife the little shed. You bring such comfort even in your chaos, I love your vibe and energy. Great video 👏🏻🤍

[@philipnixey436]

You're a good man Beau. I used to work in the film business, and it broke my heart when all the huge sets were trashed and smashed into giant bins to be dumped at the tip.

[@YueGoHigh]

Beau you really are an inspiration. I'm sorry that you sometimes feel alone in caring for these materials and our environments, but I know there are others like you, because I'm the same way. I will find a way to reach out to you when I make it to your neck of the woods, and would love to spend some time bringing these materials back to their previous glory and to buy you a pint for trying to make the world a better place one amazing video at a time. Cheers mate

[@coedlan]

Oh man, I love that you think about owning someone else's rubbish and that you cannot put down that urge to save the materials. I feel exactly the same, about both things. My house is like a scrapyard, full of skip finds and discarded things, waiting, one day, to be reassembled into a new house on a new piece of land.

[@lindaellin559]

Thanks for caring for this old house. We need to make the most of our resources - renew, repurpose, recycle re everything. It feels criminal to knock down that house without reusing! Thanks for getting in there to get what you can!!

[@benzaremba6440]

I love the idea of two Australian lads with their floppy hats and hammers rolling into this job site and literally just taking out the roof of an entire building just to get after the roof rafters and floor joists. The two trailers riding off at the end had me chuckling. This video really showcases your uniqueness.

[@JulianKish]

This guy is a true legend! The way he gets excited over the simplest things in life just gives me so much joy.

[@walker008_]

You are one of the biggest inspirations on KZbin. Thanks for sharing your adventures. ♥️

[@gregwatson4056]

This short film reminds me of my Dad. I wish he got to meet you Beau. He loved working with wood, the possibilities and the rawness of it. All the best and well done on what you do. It has an impact far greater than you will ever know.

[@KevinLakusta]

I could listen to you talk forever. The way you string words together is nothing short of mesmerizing. Hope all is well and bright. From Canada.

[@LLM1987]

I love demolition. My Dad done it and I used to go to his jobs a child. He took down all sorts of buildings all across the UK. Love him and this vocation. God bless you Dad God bless you Beau. This video brought up pleasant and painful memories for me. Thank you. Luke. Peace

[@Lakehouseobust]

Thanks for adding value to a discarded home. We remodeled our place a while ago while both neighbors have torn down their old places. From time to time I feel like it's still old and has many flaws, but this was a much needed reminder that an old house has much more to it.

[@bevwinters2127]

Better even than seeing the future given to the wood and other materials salvaged by you and Heath, was seeing the excited run of May to the trailer to inspect the treasures that Daddy brought home! What wonderful life lessons you give your little girl. If only every second bloke was a Beau - our planet would look to the future with far more hope than trepidation. Thanks for another inspirational upload 🌟🌟 🌟🌟🌟

[@mradford10]

It’s crazy that it all goes into the ground… I was eyeing off the mixed hardwood tongue and groove flooring… and the bricks of the fireplace… so much goes to waste. I know it costs too much to uncreate a home and it’s much quicker and cheaper just to pull it down and truck it all away… but there has to be a better way. Good on for saving what you could.

[@AVeuthey]

You're an amazing inspiration Beau. Thank you for your videos. You have change the way I see wood and it's changed my life

[@BeauMiles]

Thanks AV. I freakin love wood. 2024 is when that wood comes to life again... Goodonya

[@SilmSlice]

Mate. I'm so glad KZbin sent me here. We are about to embark on a knockdown rebuild of my grandparents home and I have been so hesitant as it feels such a waste, recently I have been thinking about salvaging the bones and a few features to build a tiny house in honour of 4 generations of our family farm growing up in this house. I think youve just convinced me to give it a go.

[@tbags_r_yummy7072]

Congratulations on another great short story Beau. You’re a true natural story teller mate, keep ‘‘em coming please!

[@ochowells]

We need waay more Beau's in this world! You bloody well amaze me mate. you are a massive role model to me and I'm sure many others too. Keep making the world a better place mate. Love to you and all your family

[@Thundermuffin93]

Always a worthy cause. I'm excited to watch and see how you fared. Thanks for sharing.

[@h5mind373]

A buddy and I took a wood working class held in the most well-equipped timber barn you've ever seen. The instructor was an eternally cheerful fellow, like so many who work with natural products typically are. Coming from generations of wood workers, he proudly showed us his "Special Reserve Stock" lumber which had been passed down from his grandfather. Four-inch thick slabs of hickory, walnut and some elm, some of them nearly two feet wide and straight as a laser. A lifetime's supply of exotic raw material waiting to become intricate joinery and furniture in his calloused hands.

[@dmytro-skh]

such a crime to throw away these materials, you did a great job. And such a beautiful nature!

[@Holdfastt1172]

In an age where short attention spans are more common than household pets, For whatever reason Beau's videos are masterpieces of story telling and effortlessly engage my mind to the full extent of its ability to absorb new and inspiring information. I find myself always dreading the end wishing there was just a few more minutes.

[@FlopShotsForDays]

When someone asks me, “What’s your spirit animal?..” I say, “I’m a Beau.”haha Nothing beats finding a good supply of old lumber. My wife and I enjoy your videos - from Charleston, South Carolina. Keep up the great work!

[@ephronx]

Hey Beau, you the man. I love scavanging stuff and pop in at the local amentity site often - for old golf clubs and other amazing things people throw away. There are a couple of local carpenters and the like who pass on the wood they replace in peoples houses and I have made stuff with it - and can imagine the stories it could tell - if it could (I am sure I hear those distant whispers when it's quiet)...I love your stories - we need more people like you in the world.

[@christinalynn8143]

Yay for Recycling!!! 🏠👏 Individuals who have a heart for reusing materials, are examples of the important ideology retained in the lesson, 'waste not, want not'. A certain heart of the person to apply themselves to the hardwork and the use of creativity. 'trash to treasure' 'old to renewed, repurposed.

[@kristineflunes7024]

I really resonate with what you said about saving the wood becoming your "responsibility", and you wished someone else could do it. I feel the same way about climate; food, recycling, transportation, flying, the list goes on. When we know the harm we are doing, its impossible to close our eyes and not make the effort. And btw, this should be the default way to take down houses, we literally can't afford to not reuse everything.

[@zacharyc1996]

This makes me feel so happy! Great to see you saving these precious materials! Here in NZ its sad to see how much of our native timber goes to landfill... Im currently renovating a clients house, and saving as much Rimu, Tawa and Macrocarpa as I can!

[@RonaldFinger]

Really excited to see what you do with this. Good on you for saving it!

[@noeraldinkabam]

Lol. I was typing: “have you no friends?” And here comes the friend. Wasting that much hardwood is almost criminal. Glad you did this. Did you get the nice floor?

[@BeauMiles]

No time my friend...wished I had

[@adammcdermott5086]

Traveling through the Northeast of America and seeing all of the ½ fallen down dairy barns from the turn of the last century would be a great series. Salvaging all of that old growth hardwood and pine would be a dream job.

[@srpacific]

Beau, thank you for saving those Douglas fir planks. I don’t know where they might have come from, but i come from British Columbia where those trees grow tall and wide - and are harvested relentlessly. So, thank you for saving at least a little piece of BC for everyone else to enjoy.

[@matryan3532]

This was incredible. I’m a carpenter, and amidst the hustle n bustle of the daily grind, I don’t often enough take the time to appreciate the material the earth has provided. Thanks so much, Beau. This was incredible. 👊

[@DavidDel88]

Surely we can create some kind of connection between the guys that demolish and people who want to salvage… not just salvage companies but people. As a renovator facing a large build, I’d love to reuse frames and timber like this. It just makes sense.

[@thetalkingfly]

Beau Beau Beau, Solid, I loved it. Inspirational for sure and just good to your sweaty mug again. You are always doing rad stuff. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Steve aka The Talking fly

[@smh2804]

This gave me ideas, Thank you Beau!

[@holdingthebull]

Amazing to think that some of this Australian timber has passed down so many generations. From the timber mill, to the house framing and now to what Beau will make it.... you're right. Trees/timber are the building blocks of our world. Fan-bloody-tastic.

[@loril.mangold8160]

Without trees None of us would be alive, they produce our Oxygen, and deserve a more honored, respected place in minds, and culture than ending up in the trash, gee thanks for my lifes breath but I am going to throw you away. Beau has my respect , He is honoring life. In Native American Cultuure there is this belief that Everything has Energy, and Everything IS, ALL MY RELATION, trees produce Oxgen than humans need for life, while humans breathe out Carbon Dioxide than trees need to survive, we are related, in more ways than one. They heat our homes, provide furniture, lush soil from rotting trees, lumber for building, and the huge list goes on, everything that we can make with wood, boats, kyacks, etc.

[@TheTwoFingeredBullDog]

I'm looking forward to see what you can do with all this quality timber. Brilliant and entertaining video as always, all the best mate.

[@ianker7143]

Reminds me of the time, back in 1981, when a friend and I did something similar with the Bridgetown (WA) Lesser Town Hall - except that we were after the hand-made bricks set in mud mortar. Dave wanted the bricks mainly for floors to his mud-brick house - a nice symmetry, there, with bricks that had been set in mud mortar being reused in a house built of mud bricks). So easy to remove bricks from mud mortar (and vice-versa) but sometimes difficult to avoid 'wasting' time looking at the individual forms of the hand-made bricks, including thumbprints. Still hard work, though, removing bricks from the top of the wall down, one at a time to minimise damage.

[@bettywhite8407]

Ohh boy l definitely can relate with my cleaning old bricks. We built with old seasoned lumber, nails pulled, old brick cleaning , made beautiful fire places, inside . ♥️ Brings back memories.

[@marym.2287]

When I was a kid, my parents arranged for some road brick salvaging, my town still has a lot of red brick roads. Hauled them all home, cleaned them, knocked off bits of mortar, and made a gorgeous English garden in our front yard. I see the house is for sale now - no English garden, and the broken concrete retaining wall is gone, as is the salvaged barn siding that lined our family room. They've stripped every bit of character out of that house that my parents worked so hard to add. I'm happy I got to live through it all, though.

[@ianker7143]

@@marym.2287 Horrible when that sort of thing happens. we once had a house built on a hillside block - had to really work hard on the builder not to align it to the street but to maximise passive solar (deep verandahs to north and east) and views out to the Darling Ranges (Perth, Western Australia), including keeping an old Jarrah tree that would provide shade from the hot afternoon sun in summer. When we sold the house, the first thing the new owners did was to cut down the tree - probably didn't like leaves in the gutters!

[@marym.2287]

@@ianker7143 that's so sad. I forgot to mention, they cut down all the trees on the lot. We had a wooded backyard, so thick you couldn't see the neighbor's house behind or to the left - all gone. Hot sun over the entire yard. I bet their A/C bill is huge - we never needed A/C when I was growing up. People just don't think.

[@TheBasementChannel]

I’ve raced the excavator a few times as well. The amount of sweat equity in recycled timber is very high. It’s not really an economic exercise, but more of a principal. Good job.

[@RussellNelson]

In northern New York, the Amish will take a building down for you. For them, it *is* economic.

[@MatthewTranter-l8b]

Your honesty and hard work is incredible to watch. Big respect from the South Coast of the uk.

[@fritzginger15]

Great haul beau 👍🏻 this video had me smiling. There were a few tears when the excavator came 😢 When I first got into the carpentry trade I worked for a company that focuses on Reno’s but we did a lot of rebuilds really. I favorite part about work with the company is that we tried to salvage any wood we could from our demolitions. And then we would makes things to sell on the side and also make gifts for our clients. I loved and was always so proud to say that we reused pieces of wood from someone’s old home or barn.

[@quikdrawcollins1861]

I can't wait to see what second lives are going to be given to all that wood. I always appreciate your perspectives on things. Many of them are thoughts that I've had, but you are better at putting them into words than I am. Thanks for the videos and stay curious.

[@gabrielleszafir]

Ah, another brilliant all-round project Beau and team! It's awesome to watch this because it's been something I've actually thought a lot about... would even love to try to do the same thing. It's great they gave you permission - a lot of people are weird and will reject the idea of allowing someone to be able to do something like what you've done here (especially in the US) although don't ever be discouraged from asking! Makes me think about good ol' dumpster diving and how now days, grocery stores and other stores that throw away food that is still totally fine for consumption but is past date or has a small blemish, they no longer put it in bins... only because they don't want anyone to get to it! They now put it in trash compactors and store their thrown-away goods under lock and key. Stupid.

[@jacarajc]

Just curious how you found that project I'm currently in the midst of building a cabin on my truck and really need materials. I'm actually getting a second job so I can afford new wood. Something like this on the other hand would not only save me thousands. It would save trees, and continue a story. This is amazing, but I can't find how I would do this without getting arrested. Could you possibly tell us who you talked to?

[@DOfAus]

When I did similar, I reached out to a couple of Demolition companies to ask about upcoming jobs they had. Most I wasn't allowed to visit due to different Worksafe rules, but I managed to get into a couple the day before. Might be worth a few phone calls yourself?

[@elund408]

put an add on craigslist and facebook. looking for buildings and sheds to demolish for wood

[@driverjayne]

I've found ads on Craigslist before for old barns that people wanted removed from their property. Also just look up contractors in your area and ask if they have any demolitions coming up that you could scavenge

[@jacarajc]

Thank you all so much!

[@gregspencer795]

We’ve had success with sticking an ad on FB buy&sell sites and found often times someone is happy for you to come clean up their junk and make it your treasure. (Especially farmers!)

[@VitorMadeira]

Hi! I live in the Algarve (Southern Portugal) and there is this famous beach (Praia da Rocha) that has a huge walkway made of wood. Last year they made a renovation to it and (almost) sent about 1 Km [1000 meters] of GREAT wood to the scrapyard... I had to get part of that wood, and I'm glad I did not give up, but sometimes I felt like I was some alien in my own home town. Your video makes me feel that someone in the opposite side of this planet thinks just like me. *I absolutely LOVED this video! THANK YOU!*

[@TiborRoussou]

Been salvaging things for many years now; never had the chance to salvage a house! A gold mine of materials there. I wish more people cared enough to reuse or repurpose things so as to not waste our resources. Thanks for giving that old wood another life!