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My wife and I do a lot of DIY renovation and I had never heard of this opportunity to both donate stuff we won’t use : we believe in repurpose/refinish, but there are things we have replaced that are perfectly usable, but not not to our taste at this time. Thanks for sharing this – it turns out there is one where we live and we plan to visit it within the next few days to see if they can accept a couple boxes of bamboo flooring that were left over after a project that was completed yesterday.
I’d never heard of Restores. They sound like such a great resource that I was sure I wouldn’t be lucky enough to have one in my area. I searched, and found there is one just under four miles from where I work. I will be checking them out. Thank you for enlightening me, and others, to their existence.
been visiting mine fairly routinely, but it seems like all the other area woodworkers have also discovered the value of this resource….. I once scored 400 board feet of rough sawn walnut, another time about 2 dozen board feet of maple. I’ve bought several sheets of pegboard, small sections of wallboard, and enough melamine board to make a 6 shelf tall, 3′ wide dvd/video game shelf.
In addition to Re-Store, I use a couple of local independent mills that have awesome hardwood and plywood cull piles, as well as large amounts of softwood culls, at pennies on the dollar…example: got a truckload of birch finished plywood culls for about $20…even got a good pile of exotic hardwood culls (purpleheart, black walnut, alder, ebony, etc.) for about $10-$20 a load!!! Being a stingy SOB pays off!
There is a ReStore just a few blocks away from me that I visited for the first time this week. I found most of the PVC pipe and fittings that I wanted for making some target stands for shooting practice. I didn’t think to look for lumber and I didn’t notice any. I should make it a habit to stop by periodically just to see what they have that I can use.
That’s my Raleigh ReStore! And the biggest one in our area. I sometimes make the rounds of all of them in our area looking for things I can use. I just purchased a great looking chandelier for my parents for $16–it was 60% off the original $35 price. It was as good as new and probably cost a couple of hundred when it was.
I went to the Restore here in the Detroit area to buy a toilet and they wanted above retail prices on most all of their supplies. I would never go there again. Also some municipalities require all new materials for housing construction and won’t allow wood from small private lumber mills or repurposed materials.
I pass by my ReStore several times a month and never really knew what it was. It’s actually closer to me than either Lowes or Home Depot, so I will certainly be checking it out in the near future. Thanks Ethan, for the great information on what HfH ReStores are and how they benefit everyone involved, both providers and consumers.
Doesn’t need to be a big city. I live in Northwest Arkansas and there are two about 20 minutes of me (in opposite directions) and a 3rd about an hour away. So there are probably more out there than most people would think. They’re fantastic. When I bought a shed, I got a lot of my electrical stuff from ReStore. Got a bunch of outlets, outlet boxes, and switches and some lights.
There are two Restore Stores in our general area, one more than twice the distance of the other. Around 2010 when they initially opened I got good deals on some decent stuff. We built my daughter’s Tiny House with many items from Restore. That said the price have risen significantly. For the Tiny House we got brand name salesman sample size windows (prefect for the Tiny House) for $20 each. Today they probably would want $60-$80. I’ve seen stuff you can buy new at the box stores cheaper than they are asking. Right next door is $1 Store and the exact (donated) item is $2 at the Restore. Yet in a reverse manner (and the deals I’m there for) they can have a shiny Harbor Freight drill and ask what it sells for new ($12). But on the same shelf is a Milwaukee drill (that if it even had only 10% of its life left will outlast the HF drill), scuffed and a light surface rust on the chuck – and they only want $7. Fortunate me! As to their lumber, not very much. Never seen more than a handful of 2×4’s at a time (and often none). Hardly any plywood, but hundreds of hollow core doors. There is no outside area. We got Tongue & Groove to do the TH bathroom for $100 but it was half the volume of what we had found at on Craigslist for half the price. The best deal we got was primed 1×3 to trim the T-House. So, in the end it worked out well for my daughter (16 year old paying for the TH with he violin teaching money) but if she was doing it today I’d think most everything would be hard to justify the current prices.
When I was working as a builder I would always donate stuff to the Restore mainly because I believed in the mission of Habitat for Humanity. They have helped people all over get established in a home of their own and changing for the better the lives of families. Since retiring, I have helped many people with kitchen remodeling jobs with cabinets and materials from them. Thanks for giving these fine folks a shout-out!
I am a supporter of Habitat for Humanity and I shop at restore when my customers don’t mind used materials and I have found some good deals from time from time but I have also seen ridiculous high prices in them as well. This may just be the three stores I have shopped at in three cities, but the prices don’t seem very consistent and I have found them to be just as high as new stuff on occasion.. I find good deals often enough that I keep going back and you should give it a try. You may get lucky and help someone in the process. Great article!!!
A good reminder of an authentic resource. That is a lot of stores around the country. I’m finishing our basement currently and put up a unique chandelier over a dining room table we bought at a garage sale. It is perfect for that space and the Re-store reminds me a a giant garage sale full of the unique. When I went there they had a large garden tub that must have cost a fortune new.
Our local Restore isn’t very big, but they have a very nice selection of goods similar to what’s on this article. I’ve gotten a small antique wooden tool box and a very nice old metal tool box, louvered doors, tiles, hinges, lamps, paint, dishes….. Thanks for reminding folks of this awesome resource!
Except, at least not around here, not so much. Building supplies at local Habitat stores seem to be just Home Depot writing off excess inventory for tax purposes. There are some deals but mostly it is overpriced and there is no predicting what they will have. And there are no raw materials… no “lumber” at all.
Thanks Ethan, we’ve remodeled an entire house from 2 restores that included tile, grout, backsplash, tub and shower combo, sink, cabinets both for the bathroom and kitchen, laminate flooring, interior doors and new closet doors, and 3 large bedrooms of carpet.. the home was 2700 Sq ft. We are currently rehabbing a 900 Sq ft home, obviously we need less, however most of the 13 windows, 2 doors, cabinets and countertops and flooring I coming from there as well. Thanks for the info as always its great… blessings PS We also have helped volunteer to build Habit Houses… fantastic organization
Your’e right… there are a lot of people that don’t know about restore… I redecorated my entire living room for $400 bucks ; nice nearly new couches look like from ikea, picture frames, coffee table, shelving, wall decor, rug, book case, and a lamp…. ! Most recently, I went to look for tile – and boy oh boy did i score!! subway tile boxes for $9.00!! ea. omg! that’s insane !!! 4 boxes to do my kitchen backsplash. done… I love this place!
EVERY Habitat store is different in it inventory and pricing. I go to 3 different ones. One will not take toilets, their doors are 1/2 the price of the others. Some will give discounts most every day others will only give a discount to seniors or military once a week on the designated day. Some are small, some are large, usually the larger the store the better the selection and the higher the price. Good deals can be had in all, you have to watch and get a discount if you can. The prices vary from store and even in the same store depending on who priced the item and what condition it is in. It is kind of like going to Cosco, if you see it, it is a good price, and you need it buy it as it might not be there tomorrow or ever again. Some pricing will make you wonder if they think that the item is new. They are a great place to shop on a regular basis, just watch the pricing.
I love love love the restore! You can find do mary amazing things there! One of the things you forgot to mention is tools. They had bins and bins of old hand tools that are very good quality, all sorts of clamps, hand planes, you name it. They also have power tools sometimes, some of which were still in their original packaging, at an incredible price.
I’ve used our local one (Ontario, Canada) several times and always enjoy perusing the stock when ever we are passing even if we don’t end up buying anything. Unfortunately the current Covid-19 lockdown has curtailed any non-essential shopping for the time being and my to-do list is growing by the day!
In the 50’s and 60’s we had the Dwane wrecking yard on the Southern Artery. It covered several acres and had the usable remnants of buildings that had fallen to wrecking crews. Area homeowners went there for heavy timbers, doors, windows and plumbing fixtures at rock bottom prices. That site is now a car sales lot but it was much more useful when it was Dwane’s.
We have Habitat For Humanity ReStores across Canada, (3 in Toronto), but have never seen the type of selection your showing. Never seen lumber or general building materials. Prices are high, usually about 20 percent below retail, for products that are imperfect with missing components, scratches and other damage. By the time you’ve made repairs to restore the product, you might as well have bought the item new.
I have donated to my local Restore, and bought a few things there. But I have to say, all too often their prices really aren’t that great. Often, I can buy the same thing new for not much more, and be able to return it if there is a problem. I suppose that might a local issue, but it keep s me from shopping there sometimes.
I’ve been going to ReStore for over a decade, and only ONCE did I see lumber. A pile of ASHt boards… 1×2 & 1×2… from 4’ to 6’ lengths… about 100 pieces. I almost ran to the counter to buy the pile, the guy in line in front of me said the most painful thing i had heard in years… ” i want to buy that pile of ASH lumber….yes the whole pile”…..😬😒😳😢 Anyway, I’ve found good furniture, trim pieces (plastic, yeah), tile pieces, a really good industrial sink… And I’ve noticed that the prices have skyrocketed in the last three-four years.
Habitat for Humanity is an awesome organization! Here in my area the local chapter has just completed their 88th and 89th home. We have a Restore in town I have not utilized the store as a customer, but I have volunteered numerous times to help build homes and to help in the warehouse itself. Absolutely a goldmine of item. You truly never know what you’ll find. It may be inspiration for a new project. I can’t think of a more worthy organization to purchase from or to dote material and your time to.
Great article. Always planned to give them a visit but never got a chance. Seriously I love these kind of stores selling used or surplus items, you are supporting people who are helping the community, help keep the environment and landfill, you can find some stuff that you don’t find regularly at big box stores, yet the best they always have new stuff their inventory changes much faster than any store that you can think off
The ReStore that I go to is always severely lacking in building materials. A lot of what is there, should have been hauled to the dump. I find little of what I need, and much of what I don’t. Many of the building materials there are junk, offered at premium prices, with little apparent thought given to how the articles are removed. Sorry for the scathing negative review, but my “local” ReStore isn’t as well apportioned as the one(s) in the article.
I love you! Thanks! 😊❤️ I just checked. Yes, there is one very close to my house, it’s just down a road I don’t happen to drive down, so I’ve never seen it, and there are two more within 40 miles, in two different directions, and there are more in all directions beyond that, so there are several within 50 to 80 miles. One of them that is within maybe 20-30 miles is in a city known for its high-end houses and buildings. On their site they have pictures to show examples of what they carry, my local one does not. Their site shows that they also carry clothing, (which I personally would not buy), and it looked pretty expensive, they also had a lot of decorative home stuff, in addition to their furniture section, so it looks like they have a covered from not just building the home and some furniture, but all the way down to the little details, throw pillows, wall decor, clocks, all that kind of stuff. The furniture was in great condition, very nice as well. Everything was in good condition. Clearly this location is sourced from people who seem to get bored with their furniture probably every 3 to 6 months, maaaaybe every 2 years tops, and decide to re-decorate the whole house. Some people who live in that area live several other places as well, so their furniture is very gently used, if used at all. My location said they don’t accept things like paint at all, not even new, or open box tools/loose tools. Bummer. I would like to get some more tools that didn’t have batteries, like you showed.
Great segment on a great little store. We were actively moving and had a house full of family (all over 60-70 years old). It was 90 degrees outside so of course being the upstanding son-in-law that I am, I swung through the ReStore on the way home from a quick errand – Had no business being there whatsoever. But, there high atop a display were six oak dining room table chairs that matched our handed down (that day) oak table. It was like the heavens parted and asked for $125. Tickled pink every time I sit in them. …so I keep stopping in, even when I shouldn’t.
We visit the restore in Aberdeen, MD. I was just there getting cheap painting supplies. My best find? In 2019 I found a selection of six brand new Frigidaire gas stove/oven units. I ran home to take a couple measurements and do a little research. They were a couple years old, but had every feature we would ever need – and it was a big upgrade from our 22 year old stove. I purchased one of them for $650.00 – brand new with original packaging and full warranty. Nice deal – works great.
Thanks for mentioning ReStores on this website. Yes, I have found these sources (2 in my city) to have very good quality products, both new and used, at very low prices. My most recent purchase was a Casablanca fan during a 2-day “clearance” sale at the ReStore. These were 300 to 400 dollar items when new, and made in the U.S. This one I had purchased was still running but absent the wood blades.
Holy frack! I never knew these stores even existed! I’d heard of Habitat for Humanity but didn’t know they had such resale centers. What a great find! At the nearest one here to me they have Shop Fox Aluma-Classic Fence kits for $100! I just picked mine up and am in the process of installing it on my Delta 34-444. I’ll definitely keep an eye out for these centers from now on! Great tip!
Great info for this retiree with a budget of what the social security check allows. I’m trying to assemble a shop now, and your advice of the most important tool is going to be that skill saw. Also, saw your workbench article and zeroed in on a few other items that won’t break my bank. One more thing – I like your style/personality. You seem to lean towards what I find appealing. That is, not worrying so much about perfection; rather, focusing on durability, functionality, simple for average budget minded Joe to build. At my age and wood working experience – simplicity is beauty💕
It’s cool that you’re so honest but incredibly naive to think these ideas are original and people haven’t already been doing it…. I would like to point out cull wood, fire wood, and construction site wood .. usually already has 20 people claiming it … your articles are condescending and discouraging to people that are just getting into woodworking…😢
Great plug for ReStores! My landlord and his wife use them for all of the finishing touches in all of their rental units, including mine. Ceiling fans, bathroom mirrors, garden tub, carpet, replacement windows, trim, cabinets, doors, sinks, faucets, and even paint. I have gotten dishes, microwave, kitchen gadgets, utensils, and décor items. Aunt B
As a DIY / homeowner level person, the ReStore shines when you have a concept but not a complete plan. Want to build something and know you need stuff, but you do not have everything planned out? They are great for finding parts and pieces and a fraction of the price of any home center. Junction boxes, connecting hardware, ducting, etc. If you are not picky, a new (to you) sink for that bath remodel, etc. We picked up enough tile for our entire upstairs at a fraction of what we would have paid new. If you know you need X and Y and Z and nothing else will do? Check them, but expect to not see exactly what you’re looking for.
Maybe in your area; but the store in our town charges the same for lumber, especially plywood as Home Depot and Lowe’s. Not since covid, it’s been this way for years. They are cheaper on other items, windows, doors and furniture, but still higher than they should be considering it’s all donated. I’m in a suburb of Tampa.
You know what ? I live in Canada and we don’t have these as far as I know, but this vid is still getting the thumbs up, because we need more people getting these amazing ideas. Small things like that are what’s going to keep earth from becoming a big dump. ReStore is a good concept. We have something like that for clothes and used stuff called Village des valeurs and société st-vincent de paul, but doesn’t help much with construction…
Darn it, your giving away our secret… Ha ha… With a project home sitting, waiting for spare time, we accumulated all the siding, metal roofing, fixtures, toilets vanity’s, and some doors. Luckily stumbled upon stacks of unused lap. There was a variety, so used a belly band and switched to ornamental up to the peaks. A warranty replacement for failed color of standing seal metal roofing came in. We were able to use most of it on one home, then painted to our desired shade. Basically everything but the Sheetrock and wiring came from repurposing. The more space things take up, the more willing to take offers the managers are… I If you have room to store items till the job is ready it makes it a wonderful opportunity. But, you have to expect to take the good with the bad, it’s been handled a lot, so expect more cuts, labor, can’t replace materials for a production site…
I love the ReStore! 💚 You wouldn’t believe all the amazing things I’ve purchased there…but my best find (to date) is my kitchen sink. I found a large, black crushed granite, single basin sink for $25…they retail for $375 to $450. I buy all my tile & flooring there, and have also bought plenty of lumber, bathroom sinks, mirrors, windows, furniture and lighting. Lots of items are one-off, random pieces and/or small quantities (you never know what you’ll find) so if you like treasure hunting it’s the place to be!
Never heard of it, paused the article and checked into it and there are like 5 of them pretty close to me (Houston Tx) It had some furniture and appliance prices on the website and didn’t exactly strike me as being a good deal. But I’m still going to go check it out as maybe the materials are priced a bit cheaper. I am a Commercial Superintendent who throws tons away so at the very least I can donate stuff, maybe even drop off these brass grab bars I have left over from Brooks Brothers that I’ve been hoarding for years, lol. Thx for the tip.
One thing to mention is some sites will offer to come to your site and dismantle stuff you want to donate. This is particularly true with entire kitchens of cabinets, counter tops and bathroom fixtures. My office is right next door the the one you showed in the article… I’ve spent many lunches over there browsing. One of my coworkers bought a golf club for like $10.
Everytime I go there I am insulted by the absurd prices. Hopefully it’s only an issue in my area. If they are doing good work elsewhere, god bless em. But for retail of used materials, it’s not that much savings to buying new. I had so much hope, but every time I go there, I just wind up scoffing and leaving empty handed.
Ahhh, the Restore! Love this place. The only store I know of that will, at times, literally give stuff away. Case in point, my leather couch. I happened to catch the manager on a good day, and she said it hadn’t sold (due to it missing one of it’s wooden, screw on, “foot”), and that it was slated for removal because of new arrivals that they wanted to make room for. She was putting it out front for pick up the next day, and if I wanted it, it had to be gone before morning. No problem! 👍 If anyone reading this has never been to one of these stores, and you find that there is one in your area, my best advice is 1) Bring a pick up, or empty your car’s back seat and trunk, before you go. And 2) do NOT go if you are nearly broke. You’ll probably cry, after finding something perfect for your house you can’t afford. Regardless, you will buy something there. I’m ashamed to admit it, but when I first saw this article I was like, “Oh NO he DIDN’T just tell the entire world about our amazing, super secret, building/supply, furniture, used book/CD, priceless art work, super Restore!!!” 😂 I’m probably going to hell.
I stop in twice a week, our local two stores are different. One is cabinets, small appliances, small electrical, fans, misc and etc. The other is building materials. I always stop in on Thursdays as it’s also military discount day locally, and I just throw what I would have paid towards the donation. Best thing and last week was a 1hp grizzly dust collection wall mount fan, and two dust collection cyclone systems.
If it can be used again somewhere then it is worth something even a $1. The trend is to throw it out rather than re-home. Restore is exactly what its name means restore it somewhere else or re-home in new buildings. If it is wood it can be sanded or planed and cut to specs, tin can be formed to make something or patched together to form lengths. Donate to restore and Goodwill is always recycling and eco friendly as well as Carbon neutral. Good article have said the same many times to people throwing things out “Can it be reused” and how creative some people get. Later! 😊
I’ve been using the restore for years. Some of the the most amazing items I’ve found was brand new air-conditioning units in the box, cabinets. I’ve purchased door handles, tile, cabinets, a gorgeous all wood office desk with a leather swiveling adjustable chair but, wait get this total price $60. Anyone not shopping there is missing out. The air conditioning units were 4 tons, I think for $499.
And now everyone will flock to these stores and drain them of their supplies. There will be none left at the stores and we will quickly be right back where we are now. Low supply of lumber and extremely high prices. It’s just like when you find a beautiful spot in nature and some jerk decides to film it and put it on social media. A year later that beautiful place in nature has been destroyed from so many people flocking to it.
Not all Restores are created equal i have one in my Hometown which is very small but there prices are great to move product but the Restore in the next county over is large dirty and way overpriced and has a lot of JUNK! for sale i mean stuff in seriously bad shape because of the high prices and lousy condition they don’t move much product and the Manager is rude.
Watching this as a non-american; “well damn we don’t have a restore” We do have the 2nd hand type of stores that are ‘non profit’ (read: the director gets a huge salary) but the last time I went there they were selling drinking glasses for a higher price than new (I recognized the glasses from a different store), it made me chuckle but it goes to show it’s not worth it in my area.
I definitely have to check out to have cash for humanity but I get free wood all the time full sheets 2x4s 2×6 all kinds of stuff free off the internet marketplace Craigslist and OfferUp for a good one if you’re patient you can find what you need I have built many things for free so far cuz I’m a beginning Carpenter and I love your show too lots of good information but yeah you get free lumber off the internet if you patient and you know what you’re looking for I got free flooring up the internet so I can floor my whole house you just have to be patient and look all the time and be on it
Wow, thank you so much! I know I’ve driven by at least one ReStore, but never thought about what possibly it had inside- I’m going to share this with my friends and family that are always looking for things to help fix things up- plus I have a lot of stuff I need to find a home for & the dump just isn’t it. I really am grateful I came across this article- and grateful you made it! Thanks again!
Great idea I have been in the Restor before but had not even thought of that. Yeah prices right now are insane I was going to build a deck in the spring but until prices come down that is not even an option. I also love the idea of reusing material instead of throwing it in a landfill. Whenever I build something, I try and create something beautiful from what I have lying around.
I’ve made many donations over the years, and I have a large donation ready to drop off now after spring cleaning my garage (did a lot of remodeling in the house this last year). I will often just donate supplies and hardware I bought in excess for a project, but forgot to return to the store. After losing the receipts, or just too much time has passed to return. I’d rather the stuff gets used than remain clutter or get thrown away.
Thank you so much for this. I know there is one that is about 20 miles from my house (Redlands, CA). I had no idea that they had this kind of inventory. I always wondered why it was located in a more industrial area than a retail area, and now I know why. I bet with a little creativity you could build and or repurpose all kinds of stuff for your house like shelving units, bed frames, headboards, etc. Again, thanks for the tip. Like many others I was beginning to freak out over the ridiculous price of lumber these days which feels like price gouging.
I’m surprised govt doesn’t shut down the sales for toilets and electric appliance. Toilets have to meet efficiency standards and are not to be reinstalled at another location plus covid-19 sanitation rules. And electric appliance sold out of store front could be liable for faulty product that shorts out causes fire or needed to be recalled. That’s the litigious society we live in anyway.
yeah right, you might get lucky a have one in an area were there are a lot of remodeling and contractors doing work so a lot of good stuff shows up there but in reality, here like in most places all you will find in such a place is garbage no one wants. you get what you pay for, price gouging or not.