Shopping at architectural salvage stores will not only save you money on a renovation, it also helps keep perfectly good household items out of landfills. If you're not interested in rebuilding with secondhand goods, you can also donate yours.
New York
- The Demolition Depot Visit this store's location on 125th Street for vintage plumbing fixtures, doors, windows and more. Or browse their inventory online.
- Build It Green With two locations, one in Queens and one in Brooklyn, this salvage surplus store stocks a huge selection of used materials.
Boston
- Boston Building Resources You can shop for used and salvage materials as well as new materials from their co-op.
Chicago
- Rebuilding Exchange In addition to being a resource for salvaged building supplies, you can also pick up new skills at one of their workshops.
- Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse This non-profit sells reclaimed materials while providing job training and education.
San Francisco
- Building REsources You'll find plenty of bathtubs, kitchen sinks and other building materials - you'll also find tumbled glass, perfect for landscaping and other decorative applications.
- Whole House Building Supply & Salvage Instead of a brick and mortar storefront, this company conducts material salvage sales at houses slated for demolition or remodeling.
Portland
- The ReBuilding Center Follow their Twitter feed to see the latest salvaged offerings or learn about deconstruction (as opposed to demolition) services on their website.
Seattle
- Second Use This store has been making secondhand building supplies available since 1994. Their website is a great resource for checking out what's newly available in their inventory.
Nationwide
- Habitat for Humanity ReStore No matter where you are in the United States, chances are there's a ReStore near you.
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For anyone in the Pittsburgh area, we have Construction Junction, which is pretty stellar. http://www.constructionjunction.org/
Why no love for Philly, we're bigger than Boston, San Francisco, Portland, or Seattle, and we have two really good ones (in addition to a ReStore):
Provenance: http://www.phillyprovenance.com/
Philadelphia Salvage: http://www.philadelphiasalvage.com/
For us in the middle of the Pacific, we have ReUse Hawaii.
www.reusehawaii.org
Was able to get good stuff for our school at a fraction of retail and also some cool retro stuff for my apartment (like a 50's vintage' multi-meter). As with all rehab places, if you see it, get it now. I've made the mistake of not getting some stuff and then coming back later, only to see it gone.
Urban Ore in Berkeley
Columbus Ohio
http://www.columbusarchitecturalsalvage.com/
Tons more in store than online.
I moved out of Chicago about 6 months ago, but before I did, I remember hearing that Rebuilding Exchange would be losing their current space because a Mariano's grocery store would be built there. Does anyone know if that's still going to happen?
Community Forklift in the DC area.
www.communityforklift.com
Minneapolis/St Paul: Guilded Salvage, the most organized salvage store I've ever seen! http://www.guildedsalvage.com/
What about L.A.? This one is supposed to be good:
http://socalarchitecturalsalvage.com/
Baltimore has two fantastic salvage stores (plus a couple of reliable ReStores):
Second Chance: http://www.secondchanceinc.org
great for everything from light fixtures to wood flooring to furnaces
Housewerks: http://www.housewerksalvage.com
cool and unusual architectural and vintage pieces. a really fun treasure hunt
Brilliant... thanks @patsaperstein - I was just wondering if we had something like this in LA.
In West Palm Beach, FL http://www.adamandevesalvage.com has a lot of salvage from the island of Palm Beach, very unique items. I love to go here and walk around. Lots of hardware (drawer handles, doorknobs, etc)
West End Salvage in Des Moines - even has a show on HGTV.
Denver: Bud's Warehouse
http://budswarehouse.org/
This weekend was my first trip to all three of these Philly salvage stores. I gotta say, after living in SF and Chicago, I was disappointed. If you need old doors and their hardware they are great places to go, and Provenance has lots of wood, but I found their selection of everything else to be quite limited.
In Kansas City, Architectural Salvage in the Crossroads is a has some great finds!
http://www.aoarchitecturalsalvage.com/
Both ReStores in LA are good but the onw in Norwalk is the best.
Would love some more sources for LA... I've heard they build things in SoCal sometimes :-)
also in seattle: www.re-store.org
Salvage One in Chicago
Apartment therapy actually has written about Santa Fe Wrecking Company. I recommend it
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/where-to-find-bathroom-salvage-45333
also Habitat for humanity at Edgewood town center
You have ReStores in Canada too! Eh! ;D
They moved down the street on Webster. The Demo for the Mariano's has already leveled the block.
Rebuilding Exchange did move from the Marianos location, but we are right around the corner at 1740 West Webster. Come on over!
ReStore is a responsible choice...supporting Habitat for Humanity. Also don't overlook Goodwill, I'm always amazed at the variety of things there...things you'd never expect including plumbing hardware, etc.
At PlanetReuse Marketplace, we believe deeply in the power of reuse, and have a Store Finder on our website, listing all the reuse centers in your area. If you're looking for local reuse, give it a look:
http://marketplace.planetreuse.com/pages/prm/public/storefinder.jsf
There is also Architectural Old House Parts, one hour west of DC. They have a great selection on stained glass, sinks and tubs, fireplaces, and doors, plus a lot more.
http://oldhouseparts.net/
Great post and thanks everyone for giving us the local resources near you!
New England Demolition and Salvage in New Bedford, MA is probably the largest (80k sq.ft) on the east coast.
http://www.nedsalvage.com/
ReStore on Long Island in Ronkonoma
Thanks for the Guilded Salvage link, Stacey!
In Atlanta, we have Architectural Accents on Piedmont Road.
I was just going to post the same thing! I expected to see it on the list.
Error: Whole House Building Supply "in" San Francisco DOES have a brick-and-mortar location. It is in San Mateo on Amphlett Blvd. And yes, they also organize demolition sales on location all over the Bay Area -- sign up for email notifications.
Don't forget Hippo Hardware! It is THE best place to go in Portland if you need/want salvaged items. They've been around since '76 and I've been going there since I was in diapers, at least 25 years. http://www.hippohardware.com/index.htm?lmd=40605.680382
Milwaukee,Wi. Habitat for Humanity.
in Pasadena,CA we have this:
http://www.pasadenaarchitecturalsalvage.com
not huge but has lots of "goodies"