I am passionate about recycling, reusing and repurposing.
Repurposing is another creative outlet and this gallery highlights some of the things I have created, built and made out of dicarded materials that were salvaged and put to a new use.
6'x4' playhouse. Made entirely from reclaimed wood, windows were purchased 2nd hand. Shingles and carpet were construction left overs. Cost out of pocket for windows, screws, nails and concrete footers, $15.
Flagpole base. 12" wide steel pipe and two galvanized fence poles salvaged from the scrap yard.
One pole went 4 ft into the ground, the other nested into it and was bolted.
Metal ball at the top was also salvaged. Cost out of pocket for pulley, hardware and rope, $8.
6'x3' desk made from reclaimed cedar landscape timbers. Covered with a lexan top.
30' of cedar fencing. Planks and rails were salvaged from a demo site. Cost out of pocket for new posts and concrete $60
Fence latch bolt,pull handle and hinges all salvaged from scrap yard. Wood pull handle is reused handle off of tile grout float.
Unwanted skateboard deck was re-configured into a coatrack. Cost $0
Timbers for raised bed garden were all salvaged. Cost $0
Trex decking salvaged from demo project. Used to make two, 3'x4' planter beds and a 15' long garden walkway deck. Cost $0
Fire pit and stone surround. 6"gravel base cost $20, all other materials were salvaged from stone cutting quarry waste. Cost $0
Landing pad for shed. Bricks salvaged from construction debris, cost $0. Sand base and wood frame, cost $8
8'x20' brick paved patio. All bricks salvaged from local construction projects, cost $0. Sand base and timber border, $100.
18" HDPE drain pipe salvaged from a commercial construction project. Cut to 6" lengths and used as vegetable beds with drip irrigation. Currently have 9, Cost $0
Retail wire rack shelving, salvaged and cut up to make trellises for squash vines. Currently have 8, cost $0
Three, 55 gallon drums previously used to ship fruit juice concentrate, turned into rain water collection. Cost for bulkhead fitting and valve, $12 per barrel.
Classic tire swing.
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