Homeowners often place newspaper underneath wood flooring during installation, largely to prevent squeaking. When you’re in the business of salvaging old flooring like we are, it’s common to come across these old newspapers.
Read full postEvery day, livable homes with usable building materials get demolished.
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Earlier this summer, a group of 11 artists used five Capitol Hill homes to show off their craft. Rather than simply hanging paintings on the wall, they used less conventional methods to display their art, making the house part of the art.
Read full postChecking out the basement before the building would get demolished, he discovered some items that shouldn’t belong to Second Use showroom but instead should belong to the Washington State Historical Society.
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People use glass blocks for a variety of purposes, both decorative and functional.
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Our 2010 field crew expresses some apologies for not updating more regularly. Personally, I’m relieved because I don’t know how many more blog posts I can manually transfer. Kidding, mostly. Check out the post to hear about their week back in 2010.
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A Clyde Hill job excites our field crew in 2010.
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Our field crew reports on that week in 2010, and a job from Mercer Island with some real treasures.
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Another summary of what we were salvaging one week, back in 2010. Oh, and an offhanded note about Patrick’s teeth?
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This merch from 2010 is doubtfully (no, definitely) NOT still lingering at Second Use, but it’s fun to read the excitement of the field crew for their recent finds.
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