What scrap metal is typically hiding in a shed or garage?
Short answer: Sheds and garages commonly hold old tools, steel shelving, bicycle and mower parts, aluminium ladders, spare pipe and fittings, old extension leads and cables, car parts such as exhausts or wheels, and leftover offcuts from past jobs, and sorting them by metal type before selling usually gives a better result than selling everything as one mixed pile.
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Old spanners, hammers, shelving brackets and fasteners are mostly steel, which is worth setting aside in bulk but is the lowest-value common metal, while some tools with brass or copper parts deserve a separate pile.
Garden and workshop equipment
Aluminium ladders, mower decks, trolley frames and old bike parts can all be worth separating, but remove any plastic, rubber, fuel or oil first, since clean metal is easier to sell and safer to handle.
Leftovers from past projects
Offcuts of pipe, wire and sheet metal left over from renovations are often the highest-value items in the shed, so check old corners and buckets before assuming the pile is only steel.
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