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! 
Do you need anything?
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
The Kitchen's Garden 
64 responses to “The Junk Yard in Pictures… Want Anything?”
What a totally fascinating place, Celi! I would arrive home with far too much….
Such excitement. I have my eye on the broken verdigris spiral column. It would look glorious in the front garden. Oh my. I’ve just spied some marvelous weathered wood that would make an outstanding table for the patio. Our son would be in 7th Heaven visiting this “glory hole”. V.
It is a great place to go digging and the man who owns it knows where everything is.. c
I can’t be trusted in a place like this. 🙂 I used to work at an Industrial Re-use centre (Reverse Garbage) and Pete made me quite – our house became overwhelmed with “treasures”! 🙂
oops. Bad girl .. i would have trouble with that job too!!
I don’t know why, but I love the photo of what looks like an old woodshop!
Love it! My husband and I would love to snoop around in there. What will you bring home?
You are a woman after my own heart!…Looks like a pile I’d love to rummage through! And my husband and I are smitten with the Tiny House movement and have been planning one of our own! I may have to plan a trip up with our trailer….
I love this place. It’s probably a good thing we don’t live close…I’d be hauling stuff home like homeless puppies….or end up working there. All the stories there waiting for someone to notice….Cool beyond words…now there’s a place for a bunch of bloggers to meet up?
What a stunning idea Mouse.. meeting at the junk yard. it would be wild! c
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I’ve recently been following this really cool blogger in the midwest. She’s from New Zealand and posts about her life on the farm in the US. I enjoyed this junkyard post… It’s it right up Michael’s alley?
It looks like a bit of everything there!
Oooh, I’d have a field day in there. 🙂