Cheap Building Materials at ReBuilders Source

ReBuilders Source, a discount retailer cooperative of surplus and used building materials based right here in the Bronx, has recently announced some very sad news...They will unfortunately be going out of business at the end of the month. While they are in the process of closing up shop, they are inviting customers to stop by to get unbelievable prices on what's left of their inventory. Here's what they had to say in an email they recently sent out:

Over the past two years we’ve made renovations affordable for homeowners and small businesses in our community and we’ve kept perfectly good building materials out of landfills and incinerators, doing our part for the planet. And through it all we’ve made new friends, grown as a team, and stretched the boundaries of what we thought was possible in our own lives.

From now until the end of this month we will be liquidating our entire inventory. That means lumber, toilets, doors, carpeting, paint, furniture and so much more. It also means that our rockbottom prices are now even lower than ever.

So pay us a visit now and leave with the best deal you can imagine.
Store Hours are Monday-Friday 10am to 6pm and Saturdays 10am to 4pm.

Click here to check out ReBuilders Source's website for additional info.

~ErLu

ReBuilders Source: Saving Money and the Environment

BoogieDowner reader, Gloria, gave us a great tip about ReBuilders Source.

ReBuilders Source is a place down in the South Bronx on 461 Timpson Place (Mott Haven/Woodstock) that is a workers' cooperative that helps to reuse building materials in cool, creative, and environmentally safe ways. RBS's goal is to divert tons of perfectly good building materials from the landfill. There's a great explanatory video on their website (scroll down after the jump).

You can get cabinets, granite, lamp shades, paint, lumber, whatever.

Their stock is constantly changing because of the nature of the rehab and buildng biz.

If you're thinking of renovating something in your apartment or house you should really give this place a look. The prices are much lower than at Home Depot or Lowes. And it sounds like a pretty fun place from Gloria's testimonial:

The staff is super cool and super friendly! Upon arrival my partner and I got a personal tour of the space, what was available and then we were left free to roam on our own. We were also treated to a game of "bowling" - a staffer lined up a few bowling pins and we were given a pin in our hands and allowed to throw the pin a few feet to try and knock down the other pins lol.

After speaking to the staffer that arranged for the bowing game, I learned they are trying to get the word out to contractors, companies, schools, and the general public so they could get more traffic in the place...meaning more product in and more folks taking advantage. They're a year young but soon enough, I really do think they'll be chock full of folks.

Here's their website: http://www.rebuilderssource.coop/

and their email: info@rebuilderssource.coop

and their number: (718) 742-1111

~ErLu