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building with recycled shipping pallets
Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

Building with recycled shipping pallets

...Recycledwoodpallets were chosen as the primary material for this feature garden as they were a commonly available material that everyone would recognize but be surprised to see employed in such an aesthetically pleasing, fun and practical way. If feeling inspired to build with pallets, we recommend first checking how...

wood ceiling in Reclaimed sunken lumber
Walls and ceilings - interior surfaces

Wood Ceilings or drywall - how to choose your ceiling material & what's the difference in cost?

...woodceiling. The aesthetics of drywall compared towoodceilings: Clearly my bias has been established; I likewoodceilings. I find those moments when you are vacantly staring at a ceiling to be infinitely more interesting with tongue and groovewoodthan staring at a monotone eggshell-white surface - cold me old fas...

Diving to retrieve sunken timber from the log drive
Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

Reclaiming sunken timber from the log drive

...woodwith very tight grain and rich colours, providing a strength and beauty that you just don't find anymore with modern logging practices." And that strength isn't diminished by being submerged for centuries. It may seem counterintuitive, but underwater is a great place to storewood. Water pressure forces the sap...

Pallet beds are trending but pallets can be toxic so be careful
Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

Is it safe to build beds or furniture with shipping pallets?

...wooden shipping pallets Half a billion pallets are made each year and about two billion pallets are in use across the United States alone - used for transporting all manner of goods as diverse as foods and hazardous chemicals. The production of pallets accounts for 43% of hardwoodand 15% of softwoodusage in the U.S....

Recycled barn beams and a refinished clawfoot bathtub
Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

Recycled & reclaimed materials

...Recycledconcrete for foundations and slab floors: Concrete production is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions; buying concrete with a percentage ofrecycledcontent will add pretty much nothing to your life, but the atmosphere will thank you. Fixtures and cabinetry: You can often find some pretty funky looking ol...

Recycled building materials
Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

Where to buy and sell used building materials

...wooden shipping pallets - sertain of which have been treated against insect attack by highly toxic chemicals - make sure you know how to read pallet labels to see if they are toxic or can be safely reused for beds and furniture inside, here. There are many local companies that trade building materials, those can probab...

Bathroom with refinished claw foot tub and barn board trim in a home c
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Finding environmentally friendly materials

...wood© elementalbuilding.com RONA for example is a Canadian-owned company that has made a commitment to offer only FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)woodproducts, a major move to bring responsibly harvested products to the mainstream marketplace.Woodcarrying the FSC logo has passed a 3rd party independent assesment,...

Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

Old airplane fuselage is finding a new life as recycled building material.

They might be parked a little more precisely than an auto wrecking yard, but that doesn’t mean they will ever fly again. Decommissioned aircraft have been declared so, because they have reached the end of their safe flying days. While most of us might be fine riding in rusty old cars, few of us would climb into a rusty...

Plastic in landfill
Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

Turning Waste Plastic Into useable Fuel

Though we all diligently cart our plastic to the curb for recycling, the sad reality is that only about 7% of it is commercially viable for recycling, the rest ends up as landfill. Plastic is a petroleum product that until now has been very inconsistent and unstable when returned to an oil form. Recently a North Americ...

Which wood is best for framing timber frame construction in homes?
Wall assemblies - new construction

Lumber choices for wood frame construction - choosing timber for framing & building homes

...woodveneer plywood© Columbia Forest Products PlywoodPlywoodis most commonly found as a 4 x 8' panel that is made from thin sheets ofwoodveneer that are bonded together using phenol formaldehyde glues, although certain manufacturers are leading the way with formaldehyde-free plywoodproducts. Plywoodis used f...

Installing recycled drywall in the Edelweiss House
Walls and ceilings - interior surfaces

Choosing the best drywall - video

...recycled双方的纸。此外,我们使用公司治理文化灰尘Control® Brand Drywall Compound which meant we were exposed to less airborne particles during sanding than we would have been with other brands. Watch more EcoHome Green Building videos here Read more on interior air quality in the EcoHome Green Building ...