May 4- May 10, 2009
Customer reuse story
We love it when we receive emails from customers with stories and pictures of how they used Construction Junction materials in a project. Recently we got such a great story from one customer that we just had to share it so here it goes...
I converted part of our barn loft from hay storage into an art studio. Construction Junction made it possible. The project lasted 18 months, and parts always showed up on the sales floor when I reached a bottleneck.
First, we needed stairs instead of a ladder. The stair, railings, and framing lumber came from CJ. I was lucky to find barn timbers rough cut at full 2x4 dimension to match existing wood. Same size, same aged color. Amazing.
Then I needed knee walls in the loft. CJ got pallet loads of 5 & 6 foot long 2x4's. 90% of the wall framing was done with this lumber.
The windows and door are better than we could buy at a consumer home store (by an order of magnitude). So are the 
lights with parabolic diffusers and electronic ballasts. Price is not the only benefit of shopping at Construction Junction - I often find commercial grade components. It is a joy to work with high quality material. --- David Bangley
The CJ Buzz
All of us here at CJ are happy to share that we're currently in the throws of making phase two renovations to our website. While some of the improvements will happen behind the scenes, others are specifically designed to improve and expand the experience one has when visiting our website. .JPG)
We expect to be finished with the following improvements by mid - late June.
- Improved e-Blast archive navigation.
- Improved Contact Us page to allow for more targeted communications between CJ staff and our constituency.
- New section that allows customers to post photos of their reuse projects.
- New section that allows the purchase of web-only merchandise, Steel City Big Pour T-shirts and gift cards.
- And last, but certainly not least, an expanded section for our very popular annual Steel City Big Pour event.
Featured Items
Danish dining room set
Entertainment center
Recent Arrivals
Great & Gone
 Bakery racks |
 Display case |
 Dresser |
 Entryway door |
 File cabinets |
 Granite slab |
 Metal rack |
 More fiie cabinets |
 Pocket door |
 Retail display rack |
 Side table |
News & Events
Late Night @ The Library: Deconstruction Party
May 15, 2009Tickets: $35 in advance or $40 at the door.
Before the construction crews move in and the renovation work begins, help us kick off the upcoming deconstruction work with a party to remember! Join us for an evening of food, drinks, dancing and fun.
Proceeds benefit Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Capital Campaign and will be matched by the Richard King Mellon Foundation.
Visit www.carnegielibrary.org/latenight to purchase tickets. Tickets can also be purchased at CLP - East Liberty or by calling 412-622-3114.
Read more...
Your Region. Your Vision.
May 20, 2009
Many places around the world have profited from a broadly-participatory exercise in which all people from all sectors are invited to envision together the best future for their city or region. Come hear how this has worked both in this country and overseas.
Panelists will include Mayor Valentino Castellani, former Mayor of the City of Turin, Italy; Maureen McAvey of the Urban Land Institute; Allen Kukovich, Executive Director of the Regional Visioning Project; and Candi Castleberry-Singleton, Chief Diversity Officer of UPMC as moderator.
Read more about this event in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s article.
Co-sponsored by the German Marshall Fund and ULI Pittsburgh. For more info and to RSVP go to http://www.citylivepgh.org/.
CJ Q&A
I am a Pittsburgh native in Washington state and return home for family, friends, and beer. The last two years, you could have found me at the PA Microbrewers fest. This year, I've been told about the Big Pour. The day I hear that 2009's date is set, I'm buying my plane tickets. -- Steve
Steve -- Get out your credit card. The Steel City Big Pour is happening on Saturday, Septembeer 12, 2009. Be sure to sign up for our weekly e-Blast (go to www.constructionjunction.org) so you'll know exactly when tickets go on sale. And when they do... don't delay. The Big Pour will sell out very quickly. We'd hate to see you have plane tickets but no Big Pour tickets. That would be too sad. -- Cozmo
Cozmo’s Message of the Week
Top of the morning to you! We're up and hunting worms already. Truth be told we're hunting wabbits. Ssshhh... be wery wery quiet.
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