We build tiny houses and little houses, and we build them, using quality, vintage materials that we salvage from old homes that have stood for 100 years or more. Our focus is on building energy-efficient homes with vintage charm, just like our ... continue reading...
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Diary of our old home salvage project
Saturday, October 6th For half of the day, we focused on removing floors and floor joists in one room. Then, we briefly started on a second room. We didn't get far before realizing that the floors and floor joists provide much of the structural ... continue reading...
Our lumber barn project
We knew when we started the old home salvage business that we would quickly run out of storage space for all of the materials we would bring home. We contracted with a local welding company to build us a 20' deep x 30' wide lumber barn. We ... continue reading...
Week 2 of our old home salvage project
We continue to make good progress on deconstructing the old place in East Texas. We have concentrated on skinning walls ... ... and taking down all non-load bearing walls. We now have 3 enormous stacks of rough-sawn lumber, old doors ... continue reading...
Old House Salvage Project, Week 1
A week ago tomorrow, we started deconstructing an old home about 70 miles from our home in East Texas. The owner who hired us told us that the house was built in the 1800's. He bought it with the intention of fixing it up and renting it. ... continue reading...
A funny story on how we stumbled into the old house salvage mining business
On our way to Austin, we stopped at a little antique store in Crockett that is housed in a wonderful old building downtown. I Want That Door! In just a few short minutes after entering the store, I saw a GORGEOUS old door. (The old building ... continue reading...
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