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Reclaimed materials / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

Where to buy and sell used building materials

...materials that could be used again, but when buyers can’t find sellers, otherwise usable materials are being sent to a land fill. There is a growing amount of used building materials that can be found at online classified websites such as Craigslist and Kijiji, but finding what you are looking for can be very hit and m...

Wall assemblies - renovation

Should I be renovating my home or tearing it down & rebuilding?

...materials as well as the amount of waste that will be sent to a landfill. From a material conservation and sustainability point of view, that would always be our recommended course of action if the costs aren’t too prohibitive, as upgrading existing buildings always comes up on top in terms of a full lifecycle analysis...

Tiny house

DIY tiny house for less than $3,500

...materials found on Craigslist and salvaged from the landfill, Jenine Alexander built herself a super affordable Tiny House. Since first building this sweet little home on wheels, she has actually completed two more. If you're interested in DIY Tiny House projects, be sure to check out her blog where she writes about sm...

Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

Reclaiming sunken timber from the log drive

...materials go, it doesn't get much better than this. The end product is of superior quality, and you are essentially cleaning up rivers and saving forests at the same time. And from an historical point of view, there is a Canadian heritage that is being brought to the surface here. Making useful building materials from ...

Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

The rise of urban logging

...reclaimed materials and tree milled on site © Colleen Mahoney Now you know more about working with renewable and sustainable building materials. Find more pages about sustainable construction below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. Find hemp building materials here Where to buy and sell used bu...