Category Archives: Finds

More furniture & lumber

Posted on July 7, 2011

Early summer has been busy with the acquisition of new building materials and working on new items for the house. Through the deconstruction of houses in central Texas, I have acquired some very nice old growth lumber and beautiful flooring. … Continue reading →

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Recycled Art Fair Showing

Posted on April 11, 2011

April 16th and 17th, Echo Reclamation will be showing some art objects at the Open Space Recycled Art Fair. The fair is held at the Open Space Visitor Center on Coors and the fair times are 10am to 4pm. I … Continue reading →

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Albuquerque South Valley Reclaimed Wood

Posted on January 30, 2011

A friendly demolition company called me about a 1950’s era garage in Albuquerque’s south valley they were about to bulldoze. We managed to salvage the roof decking and framework. This reclaimed lumber consists of 1”x12” decking (about 1200 sf), nicely … Continue reading →

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200 Old Buildings

Posted on January 21, 2011

A small town in Texas has been forced to condemn about 200 old buildings that have been abandoned. We are talking to town officials about deconstructing and salvaging some of these buildings to keep good material out of their landfill.