Hunting for Trash or Treasures?

Kityee and Katyee are always looking for new supplies for their projects.

Recently, they learned that the local Habitat for Humanity had a place where they put scrap lumber and other building material that people could take for free.

One of the finds they came home with were the new flooring boards being used for one of our tables.  

They also discovered the flooring boards work well upside down to provide a different look.

The last time Auntie went for a counselor appointment Kityee and Katyee couldn't go.  Krystal chose to go to town with Nana and Auntie to see the materials site.

First, she came to a large plastic container with smaller scraps.  


Even after piling some boards to stand on Krystal wasn't tall enough to see to the bottom easily.  It was almost empty when she finished taking boards out.
  


It was surprising to her how much there was to look at and the amount of climbing around she had to do.  It took a lot of moving around to see it all and pull out what she wanted.

She found a large number of boards and scraps for them.

There are boards the twins have been wanting for bed frames.  Some of the scraps will work for their rock garden plans.  And some, who knows.  The kindling pile will get the scraps.


Her favorite find was the flat rectangular board with the routed edges that will be a great table top. It just needs refinished and legs put on.

Krystal said she wished someone had gone with her to share the adventure.  It would have been even more fun with a friend.

She wants to go again as soon as she can.  I think I would like to go with her.  

I can use boards for fencing and out around the barn and sheds.  It can be rougher than what the twins need.

She said one of the guys who worked there looked at her like she was strange, having her photo taken with a pile of scrap lumber.  Too bad, he'll never see how neat it turns out.

Do any of you have places you go for free building materials?  We could use more ideas.