Things for remodels can be expensive; tile, bath and light fixtures, wiring and small things that eat into the money that you planned for the fun details. We have found a couple of good ways to cut down on that.
Where have we been getting deals?
Habitat ReStores ReStores accept donated goods which are sold to the general public at a fraction of the retail price. The proceeds help local Habitat affiliates fund the construction of Habitat homes within their communities. ReStores provide an environmentally and socially responsible way to keep good, reusable materials out of the waste stream while providing funding for Habitat’s community improvement work.
Craigslist.org Site where you can Barter/swap/or find materials that people are no longer using and selling/ They also have a free section, where there are sometimes really good items for free because people just desire to get rd of good items for no reason. This is the case for a couple of the things that we have for our house.
FreeCycle.org It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. People are all about reusing items and giving them a second life. and its like pay it forward in usable items!!!
Re-use what you take out Sometimes a little extra creativity can go a long way. If you are tearing things out, keep them for one of two reasons. 1. You can reuse them somewhere else in the project for accents or decoration, or if you are daring enough, to reuse the item in a second location. 2. Donate them to the local ReStore or put them up on Freecycle or Craigslist; most the time there are plenty of people out there looking for jus the item you no longer have a purpose for
You will probably read of our finds as we go, especially as we put them in.. I will just say, with some flexibility and some patience you can really curb your budget by using these resources
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