How to Start a Building Materials Salvage Business

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Tip 1 - Building Deconstruction and Salvage Business

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Apocalyptica | permalink

With a house deconstruction and salvage business, you can make good money from tearing down old buildings and selling reusable materials.
Tags: Building Deconstruction, Salvage Business, Salvaged Materials, Salvage Store, Demolition Job, Building Materials, Nature Community

For further reading: http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/building-deconstruction-salvage-business-zmaz81jazraw.aspx ^[1]

Tip 2 - Architectural Salvage as a Sustainable Livelihood

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Robert Luckock | permalink

A consequence of the housing melt down since 2007 has been the abandonment of hundreds of thousands of home, hundreds of thousands of which have had to be demolished. Almost half of the construction debris when a two-thousand-square foot house is torn down can be salvaged and reused, and there's a ready market for what's…

For further reading: http://localmarketing.center/architectural-salvage-sustainable-livelihood/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Start a Building Materials Salvage Business | eHow

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Julie Severson | permalink

Residential and commercial renovation can create a viable business opportunity. Entrepreneurs who have time and skills can salvage reusable building materials from these construction sites. Building materials salvage operations help the environment by keeping reusable products out of landfills. Salvaged architectural bounty can add beauty and...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_2078414_start-building-materials-salvage-business.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - Back to the future

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Melodie Matyas | permalink

BACK in the dark ages of British interior design, also known as the 1970s, any self-respecting builder knew what to do with a Georgian fireplace or panelled mahogany...

For further reading: http://www.economist.com/node/21552259 ^[4]