Newton’s houses and old plant buildings still shed metal

Newton lived for decades on appliance manufacturing, and the town’s houses match that era: solid, older, and full of copper, cast tubs, and furnaces that get replaced in one hard weekend. The metal is good when it is separated and disappointing when a whole basement is scooped into one container.

Some of the old industrial buildings still come apart in pieces — mezzanines, bus duct, and steel that has been idle. That is not a household call. If you are clearing one, say whether power is off and whether the floor will hold a truck. We do not invent a local scale price for any of it.