Used Building Materials

If youre serious about recycling and living a more eco-friendly lifestyle; you may want to consider used building materials for your next building or remodeling project. Before you start thinking that you dont want someone elses junk; remember it is building material, not underwear. Most salvaged materials are perfectly fine to repurpose.

Many urban areas have re-use-it centers. There you can find kitchen and bathroom cabinets, windows, doors, shutters, and flooring. If youre like me and cannot resist checking out stuff on the side of the road; you can often find windows, doors and cabinets there as well. The price is definitely right. Demolition companies are realizing the value of carefully removing and reselling architectural details from old buildings. I watching Auction Kings last night and they sold some spectacular wrought iron doors for thirty dollars each as well as French doors for the same price. You can actually save about 50% or more buying used building materials.

EBay, Craigs List and other swap sites are good sources for used materials as well. I have seen a lot of ads for patio blocks, used bricks, and slate that are free. You just have to move them yourself. Even in a modern home, an old stained glass window can really make a statement. I found a fanlight window and two side pieces at a yard sale for a dollar. They were beautiful beveled glass and I snapped them up, put hangers on the back and used them as wall art. My slate walkway was free. Ok, moving that heavy slate was a chore, but its pretty now even though it took my husband two years to admit it had been a good idea.

Using old flooring, barn boards, and reclaimed mantels is increasingly common these days. You cannot watch a home decorating program without seeing these things incorporated into new homes as well as restored homes. I love old stuff. I think it adds personality to your home, but I respect that some people simply find reusing things distasteful. I just hate seeing beautiful old buildings destroyed to make room for some modern monstrosity or parking lot. Reusing the materials allows the craftsmanship of a bygone era to live on.

If youre on a tight budget, want to save the planet, or just love old things; consider checking out some used building materials. Youll save money, the planet, and have an interesting home.






 

Building Salvage News:

 

B'desh Building Collapse: Army to End Salvage Campaign
Bangladesh Army is planning to wrap up its 20 days of salvage campaign at the ruins of a garment factory building that collapsed last month, even as toll from the country's worst ever industrial disaster rose to 1,127...


State looks to recycled asphalt for roads - Chillicothe Times-Bulletin (blog)

State looks to recycled asphalt for roads
Chillicothe Times-Bulletin (blog)
EURWe recycle and use over a million tons of reclaimed materials on our highways annually as a matter of everyday practice,EUR said Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann L. Schneider. EURWe believe Total Recycle Asphalt will take Illinois to a new level of .

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Get Ready For Some Slow-downs Around I-88 and York Road - Patch.com

Get Ready For Some Slow-downs Around I-88 and York Road
Patch.com
The Tollway is committed to minimizing the environmental impact of construction by reducing, recycling and reusing materials. The new asphalt overlay on I-88 will incorporate recycled materials including warm mix asphalt, reclaimed asphalt pavement, .

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Top 5 Green Building Materials For Your Home - Greener Ideal

Greener Ideal
Top 5 Green Building Materials For Your Home
Greener Ideal
Standard decking has moved on dramatically over the years and composite decking can now provide a green choice for your garden. Made from reclaimed and recycled materials, composite decking does not use any new timber so it leaves our forests intact.

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Bangla army to end salvage campaign as collapse toll hits 1127
Bangladesh Army is planning to wrap up its 20 days of salvage campaign at the ruins of a garment factory building that collapsed last month, even as toll from the countrys worst ever industrial disaster rose to 1,127...


Flooring from Reclaimed Truck Decking - Closets Daily

Flooring from Reclaimed Truck Decking
Closets Daily
Viridian Reclaimed Wood introduces Truck Deck, a line of domestically sourced flooring and paneling derived from reclaimed red oak and white oak truck decking. Viridian upcycles the wide planks of heavy oak decking used in giant tractor-trailers into .
Viridian Transforms Truck Decking into Flooringwoodworkingnetwork.com

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Bangladesh workers find survivor in factory rubble
The death toll from a garment factory building that collapsed more than two weeks ago outside the Bangladeshi capital soared past 1,000 on Friday, while the list of the dead from a fresh fire at a sweater manufacturer showed the entanglement of the industry and top Bangladeshi officials...


Collapse toll hits 1,127, Bangla army to end salvage campaign
The Bangladesh army is planning to wrap up its 20 days of salvage campaign at the ruins of a garment factory building that collapsed last month, even as toll from the country's worst ever industrial disaster rose to 1,127...


 

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