RECLAIMED WOOD By: greening homes

October 8, 2012
Green Materials, Waste Diversion

While adjusting openings in the exterior brick walls for new windows, we carefully deconstructed the existing headers.  The salvaged wood, approximately 1.75″ thick douglas fir with a wonderful patina and character-infusing defects, were repurposed as rustic wood accent pieces and used throughout the home. Our carpenters carefully selected pieces with the right combination of workability and character to creat rustic window […]

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Renovating Green: The Right Materials Choice By: greening homes

November 7, 2008
Waste Diversion

Greening Homes was featured in an article that details how to choose healthy material options for home renovations. The article  features pictures of a recent Greening Homes whole house healthy renovation completed in Summer 2008, in the Annex area of Toronto. Published in the Fall 2008 issue of CondoMonde Magazine    

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