Salvage Yard
 

Anyone know of an architectural salvage yard in the area? We are looking for things like sinks and hardware.

Thanks!

Spears Brothers Salvage in Belmont on Route 106; it's easy to drive past without seeing at as it is behind the gate, down the hill & behind the trees about one mile beyond Lakes Region Community College. They have a building with items like cast iron radiators, sinks, doors, fireplace mantles, doorclosers, & old cast bronze pitcher handle entry locksets, etc.

Spears main biz is building wrecking and probably the salvage is open one day/week on Saturdays or something.

Another large (and pricey) salvage is Vermont Salvage in Manchester near the river in Romeo Chagnon's old place. Also, Vermont Salvage's main location is over in White River Junction, Vermont and that place is huge and has (had?) lots of interesting old items.

My info could be stale as it's been a few years.

check out...

Name: Blue Moon Salvage
Street: 15 Depot Street
Rumney, nh 03266-3201
Phone: (603) 786-2222

regretfully their webpage is under construction

Will look into all these. Thanks so much!

Also, there are some great things to be found at Habitat for Humanity ReSale stores. The concept is folks donate items from construction rather than discard and they are resold as a fundraiser. There are some real gems to found.

The Manchester location has been closed a few years ago to make room for the new I-293 exit ramp.

Where?
 

Where is one in our area?

Habitat
 

There is one in Dover:

http://www.senhhabitat.org/restore/index.asp

Here is a NH Chronicle segment on this particular store, there are a lot of new items but patience can grab you a really cool older architectural piece that was taken off an older home:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMVbnfNwNpM

Kidder Wrecking in Plaistow has a large salvage operation. They're on 121A.

A little closer is the Lee Circle Antiques. They always have a lot of clawfoot tubs, pedestal sinks, asst. hardware.

There's a place on Kaime Rd. off from rte 28 in Pittsfield called Seconds to Go. Was run by an old timer named Mr. Feeney who used to run the dump down there. Last time I stopped by, seemed desolate. Fear the old timer might have passed on.

you guys could've had some nice knotty pine from my neighbor's house on Paugus Bay. He's gutting it and putting sheetrock up. It's a shame. It all went in the dumpster. I have knotty pine in my house, and I think it's gorgeous! Why would anyone want to replace it with ugly sheetrock??

I agree with you c-man. But for some reason lots of people don't seem to like wood. I notice a lot on HGTV the people don't like the wood. I really wonder why. (That is with the exception of wood floors.) It is so much classier. Maybe someone out there can tell us why they don't like it.

The wood is harder to damage too. Sheetrock, you just hit it lightly with something and it makes a hole in it! Then it's a job to patch it, if you put a ding in the wood, you just fill it with wood putty and call it a day!

My kids are bad enough, I would not want to add to what I already have.:laugh::laugh:

From what I understand from my clients, is that they want ease of cleaning, that would be the reason most commonly given for replacing wood with sheetrock.

I personally think its a shame to paint wood in general, you are basically erasing the story that that board has to tell. There is an adage in contruction; "Caulkin' and paint, make a carpenter what he ain't."

FLL—'You Listening?
 

Especially as imported sheet rock has modern-day complaints. (And that 8-inch knotty pine panels are so expensive to buy!) :eek:

Over the years, my knotty pine panels have endured a few ice-dam roof leaks—leaks that would have totally destroyed drywall. (Which would have necessitated repeated insurance claims—raising everyone else's premiums!) :mad:

:look: I do see an opportunity, though. :idea:

Discarded knotty pine panels could be restored to original by running them through a Craigslist planer and resold. :)

Big Jim's
 

You never know what treasures you might find at Big Jim's Bargain Outlet in Allenstown

The link has reviews, a map and directions. I haven't been in years, but I'd love to hear what you find!

I've bought many doors and windows for my commercial property in the past. Good deals but the place is not really a salvage store. Most of the merchandise is purchased overstock from manufacturers.

Big Jim's
 

Oh really? As I said, I haven't been in years, but that's how I recalled it. Thanks for the correction!

I believe there is a Habitat re-sale store in Ashland now. I remember an article in one of the papers a few weeks ago. If i come across some sort of info on it I will post something.

www.pemivalleyhabitat.org/restore

Never knew this place in Ashland existed....will have to check it out....good to know....here's the website for Vermont Salvage in White River Junction, which was always pricey....but seems to be even more expensive now...

www.vermontsalvage.com

... a shabby old porcelain and cast iron sink removed from a 75-year old house for a remodel looks like they try to get $500.....unbelievable....good grief.....crazy prices for cast-off stuff...