Construction Junction - Building Material Reuse

Construction Junction promotes conservation through the reuse of building materials.
Pittsburgh’s only non-profit building material reuse retailer.

e-Blast

January 25- January 31, 2010

CJ's new Decon truck

Brian Swearingen, manager of our Decon/Strip Out division, has been particularly happy lately.

And who can blame him... CJ recently acquired a new (at least new to us) flat bed truck with a slew of great features including a crane and liftgate.  These two items may not seem like such a big deal, but features like these make all the difference when working in the field.

We have already saved countless hours previously spent engineering rigging to hoist and move heavy items.  And besides saving time, our new truck increasing our capacity to say yes to those we previously had to forego.  We can now acquire more and do it faster which makes us all very happy because that allows our organization to acheive its mission to the greatest extent possible. 

Now we just need to get our logo on the sides of the truck!

 

 
The CJ Buzz

If you're a particularly astute person you'll notice something slightly unusual this week.  And that is the larger than usual number of recent arrivals.  Fifty-two in fact.  In the past, our e-Blasts have typically included somewhere between 24 and 36 recent arrivals.

Why the increase?  Well we're happy to report that CJ now has another photographer.  Yes Cozmo has an apprentice.  His name is Jeff Cech and we'll tell you more about him in next week's e-Blast but for now enjoy all his photos... all 52 of them!

Thanks Jeff!

Featured Items

Recent Arrivals

Velvet Ropes
Velvet Ropes
Antique Light Fixtures
Antique Light Fixtures
Bamboo
Bamboo
China Cabinet
China Cabinet
Kitchen Set
Kitchen Set
Library Carts
Library Carts
Plastic Barrels
Plastic Barrels
Sandboxes
Sandboxes
Really, Sandboxes!!
Really, Sandboxes!!
Set of Chairs
Set of Chairs
Upright Piano
Upright Piano
Wooden Flooring
Wooden Flooring
Bookcase
Bookcase
Art Deco 'ish Pedestal Sink
Art Deco 'ish Pedestal Sink
Kohler Toilet
Kohler Toilet
Pedestal Sink
Pedestal Sink
Kohler Toilet
Kohler Toilet
Tall Door
Tall Door
Skinny Sink
Skinny Sink
Bathroom Vanity
Bathroom Vanity
Sideways Sink
Sideways Sink
Breaker Box
Breaker Box
Big Magazine Racks
Big Magazine Racks
Black Table
Black Table
Blinds
Blinds
Buffet
Buffet
Cafe Tables
Cafe Tables
Cast Fixture
Cast Fixture
Clocks
Clocks
Chest of Drawers
Chest of Drawers
Display Rack
Display Rack
Euro Hinges
Euro Hinges
Executive Chair
Executive Chair
Light Fixture
Light Fixture
Light Fixture
Light Fixture
Light Fixture
Light Fixture
Light Fixture
Light Fixture
Light Fixture
Light Fixture
Louver
Louver
Love Seat & Couch
Love Seat & Couch
Magazine Rack
Magazine Rack
Mantle & Surround
Mantle & Surround
Metal Shelving
Metal Shelving
Metal Cabinet
Metal Cabinet
Patio Door
Patio Door
Sewing Machine
Sewing Machine
Sewing Machines
Sewing Machines
Shelf Topper Display
Shelf Topper Display
Wall Oven
Wall Oven
Wall Oven
Wall Oven
Wooden Display Unit
Wooden Display Unit
Wooden Mantle
Wooden Mantle

News & Events

Free firewood

The staff at CJ has started stock piling pallets that we can't make use of so that someone else can make use of them as firewood.  Please help yourself to as many of these pallets as you'd like.  Please click on the "read more" for a photo... and here's to the beauty of use and reuse.

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CJ Q&A

I'm looking for granite or marble countertops and ceramic or terra cotta or stone or travertine tile in large quantities.  -- Patty

Hi Patty -- Let's break this down...  First, we do get granite and/or marble countertops on occasion.  When we do, we always include photos of them in our weekly e-Blast.  So if you're not a current subscriber then you'll most definitely want to sign up.  Second, while we always have a very large selection of tile in all it's forms... we don't often have a very large quantity of any particular selection.  Follow?  In other words... a lot of variety but not a lot of quantity of each variety.  And lastly, we do get terra cotta, stone and travertine tile but it's not nearly as common as regular ceramic.  So there you have it... it's convoluted I know, but hopefully helpful nonetheless.  -- Cozmo

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Cozmo’s Message of the Week

Cosmo

It's soon February and that means a reward's on the horizon for our e-Blast subscribers.  Curious to know what their reward is?  Sign up (above) for our weekly e-Blast to find out and get the reward yourself.

Cosmo

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