Deconstruct & Salvage with Help from the
Store
Deconstruction & Salvage Services:
Contact HFH EKC for more information: (425) 641-2643
Reduce, Reuse, Recover &
Help Habitat for Humanity Build Homes
Second Use has been working with Habitat for Humanity since
1998 to divert reusable building materials from the landfill and raise funds
for affordable housing. When a person donates building materials on behalf
of HFH of East King County, Second Use converts those donated materials into
hard dollars that support the HFH affiliates’ central mission of creating
affordable housing.
Whether you are a contractor, designer, manufacturer, or retailer, Second
Use’s professional and experienced crews can help you and your clients
recover reusable building materials from the jobsite.
The Second Use Field Crew has five trucks, is fully licensed and bonded, is
a U.S. EPA Lead-Safe Certified firm, and does around 1,000 salvage jobs each
year and additionally receives over 2,000 jobs at their store location.
Their staff has the experience and knowledge to save you money, reduce your
labor costs, and lessen your jobsite waste and subsequent disposal fees.
How is Second Use Different?
Second Use will provide documentation of your job's recovery rates,
including an environmental impact calculation that demonstrates what you
saved compared to traditional demolition. This documentation may also help
you earn points toward LEED or BuiltGreen Certification. In addition, they
will help you take advantage of recent legislative changes that expedite
permits for projects with high recovery rates. Second Use will match the
scope of a project to the needs of the client, in terms of environmental
impact, time frame, and budget. This approach provides flexibility in order
to provide the best value.
How can you Help?
• Do you have a remodeling or demolition project in the near future?
• Or a surplus of materials taking up space?
• Want to improve systems for dealing with construction and demolition
waste?
Give us a call – no matter how big or how small your project is. Depending
on the quality and quantity of your materials, you may be able to bring the
items to the Habitat Store, we can arrange a pick-up, or have a Second Use
salvage crew remove items directly from your building. See the below list of
Field Crew Options for an idea of what jobs
they can do.
If you think you or your clients have materials that are worth saving,
call us at 425-641-2643 to discuss deconstruction/material
salvage. Some building materials will be sold at our Habitat Store; other
materials will be sold at Second Use.
Second Use Field Crew Options:
Material Strip-out. A material strip-out, also known as
selective non-structural deconstruction, is when our crew removes reusable
fixtures or materials from your building. In most cases, this can be done
prior to receipt of a demolition permit, and if it’s a remodel, we will do
our best to work with your timeline, in order to avoid project delays.
To determine whether a project is well suited for a strip-out, typically we
need to do a site visit or have you send pictures of the materials to be
removed and a clear description of the access and logistics at the job site.
Moving a house. In some cases, it makes sense to avoid
demolition entirely and move a house intact to a new location -- to reuse
the whole structure. Generally speaking, this option is most applicable in
situations where the structure is near a navigable shoreline or an available
lot. While house moving is not viable in all cases, it tends to be a low
cost option that preserves historic and environmental value.
Green Demolition. Even when time and budget constraints are
tight, it is still possible to obtain high rates of material recovery. In
this case, Second Use would do a pre-demolition salvage to quickly remove
reusable fixtures from a home, followed by mechanized demolition. Debris is
taken to a C&D debris collection facility with a very high (90+%) recycling
rate.
Deconstruction (Full or Partial). Deconstruction is the
process of manually breaking down a structure in order to recover the
largest percentage of materials for reuse. This tends to take more time and
cost more than standard demolition, but it delivers the highest level of
materials recovery. Depending on the customers' needs and budget, the
dismantling process may be partially mechanized to decrease time and
expense.
Deconstruction Permit
The City of Seattle and some other local jurisdictions are willing to issue
a
deconstruction permit separate from a building permit, usually
within a much shorter timeframe than a full building permit. This enables
you to jumpstart your project and take the time that is needed to recover
materials. In exchange, you agree to recover and document minimum
percentages of materials. Carrying out a deconstruction of a building to be
removed can also get you points toward a Built Green certification.
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