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This 3,300 square foot home in Palos Verdes Estates was a complete remodel. Originally built in 2000, this home's donated material was abundant and of excellent quality. Dual-pane windows, nice lighting fixtures, and custom painted, "distressed" doors & cabinetry were among the items that filled an entire tractor-trailer destined for Habitat for Humanity's ReStore in Norwalk.
The deconstruction of this Studio City home saved over 1,300 square feet of hardwood flooring, some great lighting fixtures, and around 11 tons of lumber. All of this, along with other reusable/recyclable material, will go toward fulfillment of Materials & Resources credits for the new home's LEED accreditation.
Overlooking the famous Chateau Marmont, this Los Angeles full deconstruction saw some nice kitchen cabinets, plantation shutters and several hundred sq feet of hardwood flooring among the items donated for ReUse. Our partner organization, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles benefit from these materials, and we estimate in total approximately 11 tons were saved from disposal and/or downcycling.
This complete deconstruction of a hillside Palos Verdes home yielded some excellent cabinets and appliances, literally thousands of bricks, roof tiles & drive way pavers, as well as a whopping 27 tons of high quality lumber to be donated.
Salvaged Lumber donated to Corazon for the community center of Cañon Carretas MX
This beachfront 3-level home in Manhattan Beach was originally built in the 1980's and filled with nice material. Oak cabinets throughout, stainless appliances, and multiple stained glass windows were just a few of the early highlights, followed shortly thereafter with 8 full crates of clay roof tile and over 28 tons of lumber.
Some nice old ("true dimensional" rough sawn) lumber was uncovered through the deconstruction of this Brentwood home, originally built in the 1930's. The large lot was conducive to the process and allowed our Network Contractor McLoud Demolition to work efficiently. The home's many original doors and interesting lighting fixtures had great ReUse potential, and through the owner's generous donation we were able to see this through.
This Rancho Palos Verdes project provided DRN with a memorable worksite view and a significant volume of reusable material. This 2,500+ square foot home was outfitted with updated dual-pane windows, numerous quality fixtures, and a clay tile roof. Some impressive solid wood beams were uncovered through the process and to top it off some 20,000 brick pavers were carefully removed and gifted to the local Habitat for Humanity affiliate.
Receiving Lumber in the community of Flores Magon.
Receiving Lumber in the office Corazon MX, Salvatierra.
South Bay developer Matt Morris has been one of
Deconstruction and Reuse Network’s biggest proponents this year, encouraging four distinct projects to go the way of deconstruction. The latest of these projects is a property in Manhattan Beach, where
Deconstruction and Reuse Network will once again partner with Larry Murakami Contracting to salvage materials and put them to good ReUse.
Corazon volunteers help build an addition on a family's home in Cambres, MX utilizing building materials gifted through DRN.
The remodel of this 2,290 sq ft home in Tiburon, CA allowed for the donation of most of the interiors to
Deconstruction and Reuse Network. The donation included the windows, the exterior lights and doors, as well as the redwood decking. In addition to the interiors, some high end appliances were also donated and included a Miele dishwasher, a Dacor range, and a sub zero refrigerator.
Charitable reuse of building materials benefits many communities. Recently, Corazon was able to assist a local family in Baja to complete an addition to their home in Nuevo Milenio utilizing building materials gifted through our organization.
Delivering Lumber to the office of
Corazon in Salvatierra, Mexico.
DRN donations help Corazon volunteers provide much needed home repairs for a family in Flores Magón, MX.
Deconstruction and Reuse Network teamed up with Larry Murakami Contracting for a South Bay deconstruction project. This two-story oceanfront property in Manhattan Beach yielded 2 tons of interior finished materials, including many recently updated dual-pane windows. The materials were saved and donated to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles for
ReUse.
In this full teardown of a 4,500 sq ft house in Belvedere,
Deconstruction and Reuse Network are doing selective salvage due to time constraints with local moratorium. The charitable reuse consists of all interior elements, including 3/4 oak flooring, custom Japanese antique vanities, wood burning stove, dual pane wood windows, skylights, interior and exterior French doors. Furthermore, the donation includes garden features such as a Japanese entry gazebo, and Japanese Maples.
In Belvedere, a 2,344 square foot house was deconstructed with Marcan Enterprise, a
Deconstruction and Reuse Network deconstruction contractor. All the interior elements and exterior windows, as well as the doors and patio elements were salvaged for charitable reuse. The recovered materials will be donated to Habitat for Humanity in Santa Rosa, CA, where they will be put to good REuse.
Homeowners in Rolling Hills wanted to remodel their kitchen and their adjoining bath, but were not comfortable with letting the quality materials go to waste. The solution was easy; they donated their cabinets, appliances, and fixtures for charitable reuse with
Deconstruction and Reuse Network.
Corazon, in Pederegal, puts the charitable ReUse materials to work building an addition for a local family.
Materials get uploaded to a trailer to be delivered to other community centers.
Over 300 items were salvaged from this circa 1980s custom home in Santa Rosa. This teardown including Pella windows, solid wood flooring and cabinets, lighting, a free-standing fireplace, woodstove, and home electronics. All items went to the Habitat's Sonoma ReStore.
Full remodel and addition of 1,600 square foott flat in Presidio Heights. Materials donated for charitable reuse included kitchen cabinets, carpets, lighting fixtures, plumbing fixtures, doors and closet shelving.
DRN assisted a Manhattan Beach homeowner with the inventory & transport of already-salvaged finished material for charitable reuse.
This is a 15,000 square foot mansion remodel and addition in the town of Ross, CA. The house was built in 1906 and has many period light fixtures, crown molding and accents. The entire interior has been
deconstructed, including old douglas fir 3/4" flooring, T&G redwood wainscotting, lighting, tubs, appliances, and a few period plumbing fixtures.
This 3,000 square foot home in the City of Ross, which is going to be completely remodeled, has been carefully deconstructed to salvage as much of the existing interior as possible for reuse with
DRN rather than being demolished down to the studs. Most of the home’s beautiful interior, which includes French doors, brand named fixtures and dual pane windows have been donated for resale at the Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County
ReStore in Santa Rosa.
Complete
deconstruction
& tear-down of 1,900 sq.ft. single family residence on Capitola Beach overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Monterey Bay. The home has oak flooring, redwood tongue and groove sub floor, low-flow toilets, some IWC double pane windows, a few rare waved glass windows and side lights. Kitchen-Aid appliances, stainless kitchen sink w/grohe faucet fixtures. Dutch door w/ waved glass side lights used as main entry door. Included in the salvaged lumber inventory is the home's redwood siding. This Santa Cruz deconstruction was performed by Up State Demolition. Finished materials went to
Habitat for Humanity East Bay. Duration of the project about was about 15 working days from start to finish.
Building a High School in Baja with Corazon volunteers. Volunteer labor & donated materials were used to build this school - see if you recognize the famous blue roof tiles!
Plenty of beautiful French doors, cabinetry, solid interior doors, and other super materials were donated and deconstructed off this major remodel in Bel Air. The deconstruction by McLoud Demolition was done in a very orderly and professional manor, as we have come to expect from this great partner. As usual, the
Habitat for Humanity Home Improvement Store in Gardena will support us in receiving these reusable materials, and the rough lumber will go to, Orange County based,
Corazon, for use in their communities in Tijuana & Tecate.
Pasadena Home Deconstruction underway, with beautiful items arriving at Habitat for Humanity's
Home Improvement Store in Gardena by Christmas. Buji the Decon Dog was on site to ensure the work was done well.
Small residential structure in Palo Alto is being deconstructed with McKenzie Grey Builders, Inc. This 1,200 sq.ft. home has redwood siding, detached garage, single panel doors, kitchen cabinets and appliances.
Deconstruction of two houses on adjacent parcels in Pacific Palisades was started just before Thanksgiving and will be completed before the New Year. Great Mahogany custom cabinetry, and Mahogany windows and doors, as well as some cool mid-century modern fixtures, along with many other great materials, will be salvaged on this project performed by
Jimenez Demolition. Most finished materials will arrive at the
Habitat Home Improvement
Store in Gardena just after Christmas, while the lumber will be delivered to Corazon just after the New Year.
In October 2009, McKecnzie-Gray Construction deconstructed a 5,500 Square foot ranch style home in Atherton, California. The homeowners chose to reuse their home’s valuable resources through DRN including redwood siding, double pane wooden casement windows, oak wood flooring, panel name brand appliances with matching cabinets and double pane French doors with side lights.
This 5,328 sq ft home in Palos Verdes was carefully deconstructed and its salvaged building materials were donated for reuse.
More than 200,000 square feet of packaged blue roofing tiles were originally purchased to replace old tiles at the Miramar Resort hotel in Santa Barbara. All those tiles have instead been donated to DRN for reuse by
Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County and
Corazon, which is described as an affordable housing ministry in Baja, Mexico.
Working with Larry Murakami Contracting on a Manhattan Beach property circa 1936. The main house (1,836 sq ft) will be deconstructed to framing & the garage (576 sq ft) will be completely deconstructed including framing. Building materials to be donated include: appliances; water heater; kitchen & bath cabinets, vanities, fixtures; interior and exterior doors; stained glass windows; portion of original hardwood floors; interior wood paneling; framing lumber and more.
Ventura County deconstruction project starting September 14th. Great materials going to
Santa Barbara and
Ventura County Habitat for Humanity ReStores. Nice kitchen cabinetry and other finished materials off this 5000 square foot ranch house in Camarillo to be entirely deconstructed.
General contractor Doron Naiem started his first residential green building endeavor in the Palisades, choosing
deconstruction over traditional demolition on the Newton residence. This home had lots of great lumber, doors, hardwood flooring, brick and more that was salvaged and donated for reuse.
Tim Smith learned about
Deconstruction from his architect and his golfing mate. Tim was initially hesitant about the extra time deconstruction would take but ultimately decided it was silly to spend extra money in the long run to throw materials into the landfill or recycle when reuse and donation clearly made more financial sense for his project. Working with Tim has been great. He’s the nicest guy. All of us at DRN suggest you get your next vehicle at
Bob Smith BMW in Calabasas, which Tim Smith just happens to own.
Gorgeous home being deconstructed in Monte Sereno.
1,700 square foot home in Contra Costa County, CA
Super Balboa Peninsula home. Lots of great antique and rustic light fixtures and plumbing fixtures as well as professional grade appliances went to the
Garden Grove Habitat ReStore.
This is an 1,800 square foot home in the Griffith Park area of Los Angeles. The deconstruction will take approximately 2.5 weeks to complete.
Lorenz Schilling was invited to speak about Deconstruction & ReUse at the
Westwood Village Rotary Club Meeting (seen here with Rotary president, Ed Gauld)
This 2,000 square foot modernly appointed home in the shadow of the Griffith Park Observatory in the Los Feliz district yielded some great appliances, kitchen and bath cabinetry, plumbing fixtures and even some old growth lumber. The owners are simply making more yard space for their growing children. They live next door and are combining the two parcels, but didn't want to waste any salvageable materials in the house they were removing so they chose deconstruction over demolition.
Lorenz Schilling appeared on
CNN Local Edition with Brad Pomerance to discuss Deconstruction & ReUse
This is a 2,544 square foot home in Pleasanton, CA.
The Punchouse Project in Santa Monica was going for 100% diversion, and they may have pulled it off! They took their time and did a meticulous job in source separating all materials to achieve the maximum in reuse and recycling. SMK Construction did the deconstruction outside the DRN system, but we were in the area to pick up the lumber donation and deliver it to
Corazon!
The custom home builder Nelson Daniels
has teamed up for a second time with Tim Greenleaf Engineering to advocate for deconstruction. Their clients are replacing a 3000 sf Manhattan Beach home. Dual pane windows throughout along with lots of other great materials are heading to the Habitat Home Improvement Store in Gardena
Lots of great lumber and hardwood flooring was saved from this ranch style home in Pasadena.
Beverly Hills Home Deconstruction Project was the first fully compliant single family residential project to meet the standards of Beverly Hills’ new Green Building Program.
Santa Monica Civic Center
DRN’S Bay Area team attended California’s most comprehensive Green Building Show, West Coast Green 2009. For more, visit www.westcoastgreen.com.