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The Junk Yard in Pictures… Want Anything?

We scoured the junkyard yesterday. Looking for trim, beams, boards, flooring, doors, windows, all the bits and pieces that will lend The Coupe (the Tiny House we are building) its character. What I find here is sturdy, solidly built, made from good heart timber and of course cheaper.  Real. Here you have a look too! junk-yard-dog-005 Do you need anything?
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Good morning. You know there is a difference between wanting and needing. Though I find it hard to tell the difference sometimes.  Although this was supposed to be an exploratory mission, so The Kiwi Builder could see what was there and start his list, Our John just had to take this phone home.

Good morning. The man who has rescued all this stuff saves barns and old houses, he takes them down bit by bit,  while the farmers stand by with their gas cans and matches saying, hurry up, get a move on, I need to burn this damn thing down and bury it before the plantin’.   But Rick is a methodical man, he works at his own saintly pace, he goes about his recovery business with care and knowledge, everything comes out whole, he is not a smasher and grabber. He also has a problem leaving anything behind so when we say junk yard we really mean Junk Yard!

All the wood is numbered and stored in a great big shed, and everything is for sale.

Fantastic isn’t it. I will go back later this week with the list. Then my work begins, there will be cleaning and sanding and oiling!  My turn to get my hands into the work.

Have a lovely day.

celi

 

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  1. I miss corded phones! We never had problems with clear calls, did we? All that wood is lovely. My parents go to a local Habitat for Humanity when they need to fix up their house, for the leftovers. Looks like Ton had fun, too. Can’t wait to see what goodies you end up with!

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  5. oooh the stories some of those bits of wood could tell…. Your tiny house is going to have real character and “feel” about it giving the oldies a new lease in life. Happy shopping!
    Love Leanne NZ

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  10. what fun to be able to sort through all the junk. I love those places where to can find things to take home and bring them back to life…like misty maples farm..I loved that green thing..happy hunting!

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  12. I spent far too much time, yesterday, scouring a department store for iron-on patches for the blasted knees in my kids’ jeans. (I do the iron on, and then when those wear through, my mother-in-law hems the jeans into shorts. Love her!) I would so much have rather spent that time in your junk yard. There is life there, you know? Not endless aisles of plastic.

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  14. I agree with everyone….That is a treasure yard, not a junk yard… C. how did you come away from there without truckloads of stuff? 🙂 I want that flower pot in photo 8…please tell me it’s one of those, old, heavy, concrete ones!!
    I can’t wait to see what you will salvage for the Coupe! Is that little red structure an outhouse or a chicken coop? I wonder how much he wants for that!! Would make a nice, little potting shed??
    Fun!!

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