My father recently bought this property in a very desireable area. Formerly a working horse ranch, the area has now been developed into one of Wichita's most upscale areas. The plan is to bulldoze the sprawling ranch and possibly develop on the property, but I am welcome to strip anything of value inside beforehand.

Here's a little Bio on the property with some vintage photos.
http://www.lahamdevelopment.com/wilson_estates_history.html

It really is a shame this home can't be saved, but sitting abandoned for five years and multiple acts of vandalism have really taken its toll on the massive home.

Clearly, no expense was spared on this place. Hopefully you guys can help me figure out what's worth stripping out for scrap.





Starting with the kitchen. I plan on removing the hood over the range and light fixture for scrap copper. As you can see, there is a lot of paneling throughout, but I'm not sure the wood is worth my time.





The Grand Entryway: The marble floors are incredible, but is it worth the time and energy to remove? Pretty nice chandelier as well.




Living Room/Bar: The counter tops of the bar are stainless steel. Does that have scrap value? More marble, mirrors, and very nice carpet throughout the huge living area.





My only other potential valuable scrap material is in the bedroom closets. All of them are lined/built out of ceder.



Any other ideas of valuable things to pull? The AC unit looks very new, as well as the water heater.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Damn, I would rebuild that house....




How big is it?

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Tyler, you sound like a crack addict "what scrap metals can I get". . lol. . .

On the real, that house is cool. . .

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-Current Stable-
'78 MB 450SL-C 107.024.12.020783 #3840 <Kayleen>
'85 FORD F250 6.9L Diesel <Allison>
'98 Lexus ES300 <Rachel>
Long Gone...
'74 Chevy G10...........................'99 GMC Yukon 4X4
'83 Chevy Suburban 6.2 diesel .....'99 SAAB 9-5
'90 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS............. '01 Chevy Tahoe
'98 Nissan Altima .......................'02 MB ML320
'88 Chevy Suburban V2500 4X4 6.2 diesel

7000 sf++.

Its beautiful, but sits on a very valuable large lot. The finished basement has flooded multiple times, making the entire home a serious health hazard as well.

It also has a guest home, greenhouse, and a 5 car garage with a huge workshop.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

any tools in the workshop? drill press, band saw?

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". . .back before accountants designed cars"

-Current Stable-
'78 MB 450SL-C 107.024.12.020783 #3840 <Kayleen>
'85 FORD F250 6.9L Diesel <Allison>
'98 Lexus ES300 <Rachel>
Long Gone...
'74 Chevy G10...........................'99 GMC Yukon 4X4
'83 Chevy Suburban 6.2 diesel .....'99 SAAB 9-5
'90 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS............. '01 Chevy Tahoe
'98 Nissan Altima .......................'02 MB ML320
'88 Chevy Suburban V2500 4X4 6.2 diesel

Funny you should mention that. In the guest house there's still clothes, furniture, and random crap (including spoons with their handles bent off).

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Fair enough.... Shame, as its nice...


I would pull the marble, its worth it to transplant it...



If your up to it, heres a few things of value:

Copper Piping
Stainless Piping
Copper Wiring
Appliances
Metal Ducting

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

It'd make a hell of a funeral home...

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2002 Ford ZX2
2 x 2013 Honda Civics

If possible, carve this lot out of the bigger property, fix up and sell.

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MB-less

Looks like a good place for the next Mercedesshop GTG!

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Peach Parts W124.128 User Group.

80 280SL
85 300SD
87 300TD
92 300D 2.5 Turbo
92 300TE 4Matic

My house was in that kind of condition when I bought it. Got it cheap and now nobody knows its past.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Could be the new "Clubhouse!"

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Calogero, from the movie, "A BRONX TALE."

I don't think you'll be able to get the marble off the floor, assuming it was laid properly. The stainless steel counters are worth money. The base cabs are probably useful or at worst recyclable.

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1984 300TD

Crown molding?

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2006 Mustang Convertible 4.0 Eaton Supercharged

All of the marble, any fixtures, the reach in refridgerated set-up, along with the S.S. top.
Any older switches, and hardware. The fireplace mantle.
The wood paneling, if you can line up a buyer - check with recycled homes stores...even if you have to check the phone book in a farther away, larger city. They would also be interested in the french doors, and the round window in the foyer.
Image 0012 is taking forever and a day to load...guessing that is the one of the kitchen...what kind of applicances?

There are people out there, who would pay good money for some retro stuff.

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09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D