Sunday, February 8, 2015

Architectural Salvage

I checked out two architectural recycling centers south of downtown Seattle today: Second Use and Earth Wise. Both places were clean, well-organized and not cheap. And both had some amazing one-of-a-kind items.

There were several examples of large slabs of wood--slices of trees, really. Second Use had four or five 25' benches made from trees brought down in a fire in 1995. They had annular slices, too. I wonder if the Trees House really needs dead tree corpses as decoration. They also have cool old signs, and artifacts like radiators. Given the style of the house, these old things would probably be for the yard.

These places also buy stuff, and I showed them a photo of the bathroom cabinets. $10, the guy said. They had similar cabinets for sale for $35. They seem to like matching sets of 14 or more that they sell as a package.

I have a lot of stuff to get rid of:

  • (2) oak cabinets recently removed from the MBa
  • (12) white kitchen cabinets with chrome clam handles
  • Vanity cabinet (MBa, Ba2, Ba3)
  • (2) solid wood 36" x 1-3/4" entry doors - oval glass, small leaded glass
  • Dutch door (Br3)
  • (6) 6-panel interior doors
  • Door with single pane glass
  • Sliding glass (dbl-pane) door
  • (2) Sliding vinyl windows (Br3, Ba3)
  • (2) bedroom windows (MBr, Br2)
  • Corner window with 1 awning panel (Kitchen)
  • Greenhouse kitchen window
  • Skinny leaded glass (MBa to greenhouse)
  • Glass panels from outdoor greenhouse
  • 6' wrought iron stair and landing railing
  • Kitchen sink
  • Master bathtub
  • (2) Shower enclosures
  • (3) Toilets - [Second Use: must be perfect and low-flow]
  • American Standard oval sink (MBa)
  • (2) One-piece vanity top and sink (Ba2, Ba3)
  • Mini-refrigerator
  • Refrigerator
  • Dishwasher
  • Electric Range
  • Over-range Microwave
  • Doorbell chimes
  • (2) In-wall coffee makers "Brew Express"
  • (2) In-wall electric heaters
  • (3) wall sconces (MBa, outside Br3)
  • (2) bathroom light fixtures (Ba2, Ba3)
  • Post light
  • (2) Fan/light units (MBa, Ba2)

Earth Wise Architectural Salvage 3447 4th Ave S, Seattle 98134. Drop-off 10-5
Second Use 3223 6th Ave S. Seattle 98134. Drop-off 9-5

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