Our house was built in 1924 in a craftsman bungalow style. There are some great details that we hope to restore. This house like many others that have had a long life, have years of finishes covering over the original details. When we first walked into this house we noticed laminate plastic flooring in the main living and dinning rooms, but knew there were the original oak hardwood floors below. Additionally, the house was covered in vinyl siding but we could see on the detached garage that the original Pacific Northwest cedar siding was in great shape. We are trying to do our renovation sustainably and know that the first step to a sustainable project is to divert construction debris from the land fill. We found a local company called, Sustainably Conscience Recycling here in Portland that is Oregon’s largest construction recycler. They were able to drop off a thirty cubic yard box that will be sorted at their facility. They are able to take recycle vinyl, plastics, masonry, concrete, acoustical tile, wood and even old appliances. This first step helps us recycle a very large portion of our construction debris. The only major system that we can not recycle is the built up roofing. More on our demolition to follow but today was a great start.
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