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Building Deconstruction, Green Demolition and Decon ’13

April 29, 2013

If someone asked you what deconstruction is, would you respond: A complex philosophical movement about meaning that started in France in the 1960′s A new way of salvaging construction supplies from structures that are being demolished The age-old method of recovering useful building materials from an existing building If you answered 3, you are correct. [...]

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Salvaged Items & Rich History of Sanborn Building in Old Ballard: Notes From the Field

April 17, 2013

by Ryan DeSales, Seattle Field Crew Member The RE Store’s Seattle field crew had the recent privilege of salvaging the stately, if not slightly dilapidated, G.B. Sanborn building on historical Ballard Avenue. The three story Romanesque structure was named in honor of Ballard businessman Gustavus B. Sanborn (G.B. to his friends) and opened its doors [...]

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Outdoor Cinemas, Flying Beds & Funky Junk at NW Flower & Garden Show

March 8, 2013

Did you ever ride on a flying bed made from old stair stringers and reclaimed fir posts? If you didn’t get a chance to see it in person, we had a suspended day bed from which to watch the movie screen on the side of the “house” with salvaged beveled siding. Cabinet drawers arranged around the bed [...]

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Notes From the Field – a Window of Opportunity and a Stairway to Heaven

January 17, 2013

The RE Store’s Seattle field crew is accustomed to being under the gun. On a typical day we juggle multiple salvage jobs and/or material pickups across the Puget Sound area. Our schedule is constantly changing to accommodate the priorities of the homeowners, contractors and other organizations whose donations keep us rolling. This means that we’re [...]

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DIY Garden Shed: Extra Space or Special Place

January 9, 2013

Sheds and shacks can be a saving grace for home owners, creatives, gardeners, or contemplatives.  Have you considered a small space recently that could give you on-site storage or reprieve from the rat race? Gaetan Veilleux designed and built himself a sweet little 10×12 garden shed in Edmonds, Washington. His father was a master carpenter/cabinetmaker so [...]

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Entrepreneurs needed for construction and demolition waste

January 2, 2013

It is time for you to get out your entrepreneurial hat. Imagine tons of useful construction and demolition waste, sorted and available by the truck load. What can you dream up in the way of fabulous new products that help our dear citizenry? The supply is about to increase because the City of Seattle is [...]

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Moving Mountains and Salvaging at Sea – Notes From the Field

November 19, 2012

by Ryan DeSales, Seattle Field Crew Member The RE Store’s Seattle field crew braved the high seas, perilous mountain heights, and speeding trains this November to bring home the goods. Granted, those high seas were on Lake Union, the perilous mountains were made from Plaster of Paris, and that speeding train was actually a scale [...]

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Salvage Garden Fun at Village Green Nursery

June 28, 2012

In the White Center neighborhood of West Seattle, there is a little woodland garden oasis called Village Green Perennial Nursery.  This nursery also happens to be a great place to get ideas for reuse garden projects as well.  There are all sorts of great reuse and salvage projects at this garden center to inspire you [...]

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Notes from the Field Crew – Aerialist and Tetris-style Salvage Techniques

May 10, 2012

Greetings and salutations from all of us here on the Seattle field crew. Like you, we have also noticed that glowing, round object in the sky, which must mean that it’s Spring. This time of year brings more Salvage Service jobs and more hours spent crammed in the cab of The RE Store trucks. From [...]

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Ahh-mazing Day of Service with City Year!

December 20, 2011

We cannot fully express our gratitude to the City Year gang that had a day of service with us here at the Seattle store Monday, December 19th!  An incredibly energetic and positive group of 45 corps members took on many of our ‘wish list’ projects in the store, in the offices and in our back [...]

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