Pre-Demolition Sales

01/01/2025

04/13/2023

We’re having a fabulous sale this weekend in Haverford, PA. The house is not being demolished but is about to undergo major renovation and there is plenty of very high quality items available for sale. All the details and loads of pictures are on our website at the link below and a sampling below!

https://www.predemolitionsales.com/april-15th-16th-sale

04/13/2023

A terrific pre-“renovation” sale happening this weekend in Haverford, PA. Beautiful items for sale. All the details and plenty more pictures are on our website. Link in bio! See you there!

03/03/2023

We’re having a sale this weekend, March 4th and 5th in Gladwyne, PA. This was rescheduled after being postponed last weekend. Plenty to see and buy! See you this weekend. Use the link in our bio for more pictures and info!

02/24/2023

We’re having a sale this weekend, February 25th and 26th in Gladwyne, PA. Held a sale there before the holidays but because of the busy-ness of the season and bitter weather, attendance was poor. Plenty to see and buy! See you this weekend. Use the link in our bio for more pictures and info!

08/10/2022

Huge Pre-Demo Sale this weekend, August 13th and 14th. The old Archbishop Prendergast High School is being gutted and new owners hired us to salvage and recycle all that we can! Join us! And if you’re an alum, you’ll find a piece of history! See link in bio for more details and pictures! www.predemolitionsales.com/aug-13-14-sale-aphs

08/10/2022

PRE-DEMOLITION SALE AT THE HUGE ARCHBISHOP PRENDERGAST HIGH SCHOOL
Lansdowne Ave at Garrett Road in Drexel Hill, PA
Next to Monsignor Bonner High School
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TONS OF PICTURES ON OUR WEBSITE!
https://www.predemolitionsales.com/aug-13-14-sale-aphs

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The property has been sold to Delaware County Community College. The front of the building will be retained but gutted. Everything else is coming down. In keeping with the College's desire to recycle everything possible, they have requested the Pre-Demolition Sale folks to assist them in this endeavor.
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Sale to be held this Saturday, August 13th, 9am to 4pm, and Sunday, August 14th, 10am to 2pm.

The building started out in 1907 as an Orphanage. Exterior doors and windows will be for sale at a time closer to demolition. Gym and convent sale later.
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Things for sale now: All kinds of interior doors ($75 each which includes the jamb, trim on both sides, all hinges, and the door k**b), and transom windows (windows between classrooms and hallways). Miles of 2' x 4' suspended ceiling ($1 each). Drop-in ceiling fluorescent lights ($10 which includes the bulbs). All kinds of wood flooring. Church pews - we recognize that no one can use big church pews, so we brought in Union Carpenters who cut down and refinished the just 14 pews that were still there, to a 2-3 person size ($425 each). We were told that the more than 100 year old pews are probably chestnut wood. Also, now available are all the wood parts of the pews. A large, beautiful cabinet in the church sacristy, used to hold the priest vestments ($950). White marble water font ($500). Pile of used bricks. Much wood mouldings, chair rail, trim, etc. Very unusual - all the stairway balusters are iron not wood. Probably 1,000 of them ($5 each). Pull down and lock security screens ($300). Bookcases. Trophy/award cabinets. Claw foot tubs ($150). Old subway tiles, bathroom partitions. Fire extinguishers. Emergency shower units in labs, lockers, stanchions, curtains, shades, small chandeliers, folding chairs, fiberglass "shell" chairs (mid-century??). "Msgr Bonner" gym hanging wall pads. How did they get over here?!
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Auditorium - we have removed many of the seats and rebuilt them to be sold separately ($85). Minor caution - if you lean back too far they could tilt. Locate them against a wall or screw to the floor and it won't happen. Complete rows of seats are still available. Stage lights. Stage curtains. Roll-around elevated platforms.
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Kitchen - there is a small, stand-alone all stainless steel kitchen. $1,000. Maybe faculty kitchen? Then, for the main kitchen: "Blodgett" 2 door pizza oven - $1,000. Stove, "South Bend" - $1,500. Ice maker $900. Giant stainless steel hood $4,500. Roof exhaust fans. 2 walk-in "Penn" units. 2 fryers (Pitco & Star). 2 runs of stainless steel drain boards with deep sinks. 2 grease traps. Long run of stainless steel food service counters.
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Large "Archbishop Prendergast" sign at the gym doors. Huge slate steps at the back door, heading to the gym. Lots of cleaning fluids, brooms, mops, etc.
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TRUCK LOADS OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS MOVED INTO THE CAFETERIA!

“WE RECYCLE”

The property has been sold to Delaware County Community College. The front of the building will be retained but gutted. Everything else is coming down. In keeping with the College's desire to recycle everything possible, they have requested the Pre-Demolition Sale folks to assist them in this endeav...

04/08/2022

We sold a lot last weekend, but more to sell, and more items added - Sale is this Saturday, April 9th only, on Jaffrey Road in Malvern/Willistown Township, Pa. More detail and lots of pictures at the link in our bio!

04/01/2022

Pre-Demo plus Contents sale this weekend, April 2nd and 3rd in Malvern/Willistown Twp., PA! Some great finds! Use the link below for more details and pictures!

https://www.predemolitionsales.com/april-2nd-3rd-sale-malvern

12/10/2021

PRE-DEMOLITION SALE
This Saturday, December 11th, 9am to 4pm, and
This Sunday, December 12th, 10am to 3pm

Lots of pictures on the website - use the link below.

Black Rock Rd. in Bryn Mawr, PA. Look for our signs on the corner of Black Rock and Old Gulph Road, that usually go up about 15 minutes before the sale starts.

Large, classy, clean house and grounds. Garden ornaments, brick and stone walls in various types of stone. Absolutely fabulous "sunken garden" fountain. A "must see" $4,000 steal. Two good size flagstone patios. Truck loads of ready to replant pachysandra. Bring a shovel and empty boxes. $25. a square yard. If you ever wanted to skip the lawn forever, we have the answer. Google it before you come and you will appreciate the value.

Fabulous front entryway including a beautiful, large, brass "box" lock, complete. Lock alone, online for $1,000. Beautiful mill work. Cabinets, moldings, doors (some unusually tall), mantels, 3 story staircase. You will agree, the flooring is beautiful. Can't be bought today, random widths and unusually long lengths. All insulated glass sun-room. Perfect kitchen, with giant storage. 5 bathrooms. Whirlpool tub, window treatments, light fixtures/chandelier, expensive (was) carpeting, washer, dryer, radiators, quality radiator covers, cast-iron baseboard, newer Weil-McClain high efficiency boiler, 3 separate central air-conditioning systems. Something we rarely see, a thru-the-wall "bread/milk/?" delivery window, with 2 small metal doors. One on the outside wall and then the other in the kitchen.

Lots more, all the pictures on the website tell the story.

Bring your friends, tools, measurements, and maybe shovel, and maybe a flashlight.

WE RECYCLE

Black Rock Rd. in Bryn Mawr. Look for our signs on the corner of Black Rock and Old Gulph Road, that usually go up about 15 minutes before the sale starts.

11/19/2021

50% OFF everything this weekend, November 20th and 21st!

We’ve had a sale at this massive estate a couple weekends. It’s so big we’re doing one half of the property now and one half later. This weekend will be the final sale for the first half, and everything is 50% off!

This Saturday, November 20th, 9am to 3pm and
This Sunday, November 21st, 10am to 3pm
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50% off EVERYTHING!
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218 Strafford Avenue, Strafford, Radnor Township, PA. "Spread Eagle Village" is a shopping area on Lancaster Avenue (Route 30). The Estate is BEHIND the Village, and across from "The Wayne Farmers' Market". Look for our signs on the corner of Eagle Road and Strafford Road, in Radnor Township.
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See lots of pictures on the website!
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YES we have recycled a lot at earlier sales at this huge property.
YES there is still a lot more to recycle on this half of the property. And Yes, this is the last recycling event over on this half of the property.

We will soon begin recycling everything over on the other half.

This weekend, with everything 50% off:
Shrubbery, lots of flagstone, shutters, flagpole. Beautiful front entry, "Pella" slider, some insulated glass windows, quality window treatments, beautiful carpeting, wood flooring that you can no longer find today (all the walnut flooring is now sold), some bathroom fixtures, elevator, some HVAC equipment. Main kitchen is now gone, but nice kitchen in pretty apartment is available. Much "smalls" still available, with much more having just been added this week.

Bring your friends, tools, and measurements, but no children please to a demolition sale. Thanks!

218 Strafford Avenue, Strafford, Radnor Township, PA. "Spread Eagle Village" is a shopping area on Lancaster Avenue (Route 30). The Estate is BEHIND the Village, and across from "The Wayne Farmers' Market". Look for our signs on the corner of Eagle Road and Strafford Road, in Radnor Township.