RE-USE Consulting has completed deconstructing over 450 structures and has salvaged over 3000 in the last 15 years.  We have worked hard to refine our deconstruction techniques, to improve our efforts to retail the materials we divert, and now to pass this experience on to our clients. 

We have many examples of homes being deconstructed in 2-5 days, owner's saving money compared to bids they received for demolition, and of how reusable building materials can be incorporated in new structures, art, etc.  Look for us to occasionally post these with statistics on diversion, time, and scope of work.

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Case Study #022208 - 'Smooth Sailing'
We called this one Smooth Sailing because 1. it was on the waterfront of Puget Sound, 2. the weather was great, and 3. the deconstruction went smoothly and efficiently
This project involved RE-USE helping deconstruct a 1600 sq ft  1 1/2 story home with about 800 sq ft of deck.  We completed the deconstruction of the home and decks in 72 labor hours.  The processing and hauling took another 70 hrs to complete.  The final rate was 11.27 sq ft per hour or 2.35 days for a crew of 6 working 10 hrs/day.  The final diversion numbers are not all in yet, but we are hoping for a jobsite diversion rate of over 70% (not including off-site commingled recycling).  This project was classified as a harvesting-style deconstruction project. 

Case Study #022208 - examples of materials diverted for reuse:  skylights, brick, windows, doors, plywood, rafters, ceiling joists, wall studs, floor joists, decking, beams, cabinets, lights, more...


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Here are some examples of our hybrid deconstruction techniques put to the test.  All of these projects included over 70% landfill diversion (reuse+recycling)

Job completed in/type of job:

1   day - two car garage
Removed to slab, site cleaned up.

2   day - 1200 sq ft home
Removed to ground, site cleaned up.

3   day - 2000 sq ft home
Removed to foundation, site cleaned up.

4   day - 19,000 sq ft warehouse
Removed roof structure and mezzanine structures to concrete tilt up walls.

5   day - 2500 sq ft barn
Removed barn to ground level, hauled reusable materials, sorted metal and wood into separate dumpsters.

6   day - 50,000 sq ft office building
Salvaged before being remodeled, materials hauled from the site

7   day - 3400 sq ft home
Removed to foundation, site cleaned up.

8   day - 100,000 sq ft school
Salvaged building before demolition, materials hauled from site

9   day - 10,000 sq ft warehouse
Removed to ground, site cleaned up

10 day - 12000 sq ft grocery store
Removed to the slab, hauled reusable materials and sorted out the recyclables