Reuse:
If you are renovating an old house or replacing old fittings with new (e.g. baths, sinks, radiators, fireplaces, mouldings, Georgian panel doors, wooden flooring, old lights) contact an architectural salvage yard that buys and sells pre 1930's furnishings:
Edinburgh Architectural Salvage Yard: T: 0131 554 7077,
W: www.easy-arch-salv.co.uk.
Holyrood Architectural Salvage Yard: T: 0131 661 9305, W: www.holyroodarchitecturalsalvage.com.
East Lothian Council Architectural Salvage Store:
T: 01620 827 474. Accepts donations of items such as
listed above.
Greenworks collects construction site and household wood waste throughout Edinburgh, which it then sorts and rejuvenates for resale and reuse from its woodstore. See WOOD/TIMBER for more information.
Environmental Suggestion:
If buying new timber fittings look out for the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) label indicating timber from sustainably managed forests. Suppliers of FSC wood products include B&Q, Co-op, Habitat, Homebase and IKEA.
See Also METAL, See Also PAINTS, See Also RUBBLE and See Also TILES.