Amazing use of scrap wood

[ScottA]

Amazing house made of scraps gathered from construction sites and demo materials.



Those are 2x4 cutoffs lining the walls of the stairwell.

[Sassy]

How clever & beautiful - more pix available?  Link? 

[glenn kangiser]

Every time I go to the woodshed for firewood I look at a chunk and think how cool it could look if I made something out of it.  Then I carry it into the stove.

[ScottA]

Sassy it's from an artical in finehomebuilding magazine. http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/how-to/articles/make-the-american-dream-affordable.aspx?ac=fp

[mvk]

Always wanted some eyebrow dormers guess I know how to finish them now. This is really a case of why didn't I think of this, among a couple of million other things. I also like the idea of using/weaveing saplings but I wonder about fire there?

Scott do you belong to the online FHB. I joined for a month but I really had problems using the site. I couldn't find anthing or get questions answered. I'm not so good with the computers so I'm sure that was part of it. But kudos to john, glen, and don and anyone else who set this one up.

I probabbly have ever issue for the first 5 years if anyone needs some info. want to keep them though.
Mike

[Redoverfarm]

I usually don't throw anything away. Recently I had cut birdsmouth on rafters for my porch.  As soon as I cut them I said "hay those would make good wedges". And that is exactly what I did with some of them.  Another example is that my cutoffs of rafters on the house left me with about 18" of good 2X material. Recently I had to build a short kneewall and used them rather than cutting up regular boards. Generally there is a minimum length to save on 2X cut offs. If they don't fall into that imaginary length they go for kindlin.  It is amazing how much scraps can be converted to useable material. Maybe not today but tomarrow. So anyone building don't start your burn pile to fast. Just set an area off to one side and stock pile your material. I bet you are digging into it before your project is over to find a piece of scrap rather than cutting a new board.

[ScottA]

Scott do you belong to the online FHB.

Yes Mike I do. I don't have any problems with thier site. Tons of content about building there.

[Daddymem]

Scrapwood attic stairs

[glenn kangiser]

Sassy posted a link on that one on the stair thread.  I didn't know it was scrap though.

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

That's amazing...like a really well-crafted scrap quilt... a lot of little unusable pieces put to a good, and artistic, use.

[John Raabe]

Interesting thread.

Creative Green building/recycling. A winner on all counts.

[lonelytree]

Those stairs look great but I would not want to use them after a couple beers (or in 15 more years).

[jwv]

I love this!

Judy

[Jens]

In the same article is a clawfoot style tub he mad out of cut offs.  This guy has a website, I think the name of his company is phoenix commotion, or something.  Maybe whomever has the article could post it.

[ScottA]

http://www.phoenixcommotion.com/

[Redoverfarm]

Hey Scott I got a under construction message on that site. It directs you to the old site but doesn't list the link. Is it just my machine?

[glenn kangiser]

Bottom says "Enter Our Site" -- was a clickable link --

[Redoverfarm]

  Glenn wasn't thinking. Thought it said "join" and I am in enough already. Must have my mind elsewhere. Still experiencing a bad visual picture

[glenn kangiser]

OK -- the Speedos are out -- how about a loin cloth?

[Redoverfarm]

Somehow I have a harder time seeing that than I do the Spandex. Better stick with the Wranglers.

[glenn kangiser]

There ya go - everyone trusts a guy in blue jeans  as long as they don't run around with a bunch of scrap wood in their pockets.

(Thought I better get this back on topic).

[jwv]

I liked those pictures so much, I went looking for more! Flickr to the rescue:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/phoenixcommotion/

Judy

[Sassy]

Thanks for sharing that, Judy - gave me some new ideas for a few things!