Shop beushnyh construction materials

Today visited the most unusual building shop in his life. I do not really understand how to correctly name. They sell what is useful during the demolition of an old house, or what remains of unnecessary renovated apartment. There's a lot of old furniture, but it is not an antique shop. There's a lot of building materials, but it is not a shop for repair. To understand what it is, imagine a large supermarket, such as OBI, where there is everything from plumbing and finishing planks. Now imagine that all this old and already once and someone was used in construction, was dismantled after, cleaned up and is now being sold again. Similarly, on the shelf with adhesive price tags. The scale of the Brooklyn store supermarket till now certainly does not hold, but nevertheless, the range and diversity of the goods sold there are really impressive.

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At first glance, the idea seems a little crazy, but it's only at first glance. This is actually a well-thought-out business. There are tons of good quality and things that people in certain circumstances, just throw. America would not be America if there is not found a man who decided to make money from their sale.

According to statistics, every day in New York is utilized 19,000 tons of construction waste. It is clear that 90 percent of this stuff, but the remaining 10% is quite suitable for further use things. Recently I was walking past the Kaufman film studio in Queens. Opposite the back door stood two huge garbage container that threw off used in the filming of the scenery. Huge sheets of thick plywood, doors, windows, boards, etc. All this is in excellent condition. It stood for a month in the form of interior of the house and went in the trash. Of course, it is not suitable for decoration, but as a rough building materials it can be perfectly used.

This has built his business in New York company BIG! NYC. The main idea is to reuse building materials. This helps to preserve nature and to make money. What else is needed for happiness. The range consists of everything that can be somehow re-used in the repair and construction of furniture, doors, plumbing, etc. Something they collect in preparing for the demolition of homes, something they give building contractors, but something ordinary people, which is simply a pity to throw in the trash. Most things are old, but it's not because they tend to be antiques, but because they did earlier in the century, and now so do not know how. The company itself is registered as a non-profit, so all the donors are able to write off part of the amount from their annual tax is spent on charity. Then all the company sells through its stores, the money left on your operating expenses (most of), and is often given to a charitable organization.

2. At the entrance it seems that he was in a great antique shop. But it is not. Furniture is in the center of the room, but on the sides starts interesting.



3. Department of colors. More precisely a small piece of this department. Someone bought the paint, used the floor and the rest of the banks, instead of being thrown out, handed over free to the store. As a result, everything to gain. You bought cheaply paint, the city did not have to dispose of it, polluting the environment, well, the store earned a lot of money.



4. Department of tiles and dry mixes. There are selling marble trim.



5. Glass and Mirrors.



6. Batteries. Old. Cast iron. Almost ever.



7. An interesting cast-iron stove, stove with wood or coal. Price $ 500.



8. Department of kitchen furniture. From a mere jumble of $ 10.



9. Until quite decent kitchen sets. Quality furniture, not particle board.



10. Chest and two thumbs up. $ 400 per set.



11. Antique nadkaminnoe mirror. Expensive - $ 2 300. But this is the last century.



12. Elegant antique mirror epic proportions. This is not to enter each apartment. $ 2 250.



13. The most expensive thing in the store. Entrance doors. The middle of the 19th century - $ 11 000 dollars.



14. piano for $ 200. It has already been sold.



15. Buffet for $ 170. IKEA for the money will be safe from sawdust.



16. The shell of the century with separate valves. Debility British system. $ 175. Like iron. It requires restoration coating.



17. earthenware sink (or as it is called) - $ 195.



18. Department of plumbing.



19. That's the real beauty. The old sink with a tap in the art deco style. Bronze with gold. Made in Italy.



20. The entire set of 1100 dollars.



21. Door frames.



22. balusters. Including iron stairs to the street.



23. plat.



24. Supports. This, as I understand it, the leftovers from someone's repairs.



25. And all that much. On the shelves and laminate flooring.



26. The boards of some old and very hard wood.



27. Department of home appliances. There is just more or less contemporary.



28. From the old Hotpoint refrigerator only work from 30s for $ 335.



29. hob. Right double shocking price - 585 dollars. For beushku! Manufacturing Gaggenau. I do not know such a company.



30. Qualitative old hinges.



31. Pens and accessories.



32. Shells very much. From ancient to quite modern.



33. Here is an old toilet seat I would buy disdained.



34. To understand volume. Left segments linoleum and carpet.



35. Funny detached urinals.



36. The cleaning of stainless steel. From a thick, high-quality, and not from the Chinese foil.



37. Department of light.



38. Table lamp.



39. There is a book department.



40. Where even a shelf of books about Russia.



41. Old vinyl.



42. Utensils.



43. The carriage 1910. Upholstery should be changed, but everything else is in good condition. $ 125.



44. Chairs.



45. Windows.



46. ​​Tables. Lower with six chairs sold for $ 300.



47. As in every self-respecting store, there is a sleeping cat, which can be ironed.



48. The old barber's chair.



49. ashtray!



50. I call it a "chair-grill." Surprisingly thing not cheap - $ 250.



51. beushnyh bulbs!



52. The adjacent room to the eyeballs scored doors.



53. Doors there are more than a thousand. All wood and not with paper veneer.



54. Doors made of walnut - 9000 dollars.



55. Where is a buy?



56. The price depends on the size, condition and configuration. On average, the web is a decent $ 100.



57. Across the street found another shop. There I found a very beautiful gas stove with oven for $ 300.



58. Excellent children's bike with leather handles for $ 40.



59. Unidentified motorcycle.



60. And even in places you feel not just a buyer and a real explorer. When dug up some old trifle for a few dollars, then rejoice as a child. Even if you do not need.
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