McGee Salvage
Can a person have a passion for hardwood flooring? Yes, and Tobey Parsons, owner of McGee Salvage located on the south edge of Scappoose, has it bad. Parsons’ main gig is reclaiming high-quality wood flooring from gyms, dance floors, old warehouses, buildings, and homes. Parsons also stocks old growth clear vertical-grain 3 1/2″ fir that graces most of Portland’s older homes.
Parsons specializes in out-of-production antique hardwood flooring, so if your looking to match your flooring there’s a good chance he will have it (you’ll need to call to get directions to his warehouse).
As a purveyor of quality hardwood flooring, Parsons refuses to see this resource end up in landfills. McGee Salvage gives the consumer a great opportunity to keep the character of our older homes intact.
McGee Salvage
503-720-7308
www.mcgeesavage.com
Rejuvenation Lighting & House Parts
Jim Kelly first opened his doors in 1977 with $1,000 and an eye for discarded architectural treasures. Kelly meant for it to be an architectural salvage shop, but when business was slow he rebuilt vintage light fixtures found amid castoffs. The fixtures soon outsold the salvage and eventually Kelly began manufacturing authentic period lighting.
House parts are still a part of the business. Within the store there’s a section on the first floor devoted to vintage parts plus an outside yard with clawfoot tubs, doors, leaded glass windows, and one-of-a-kind parts.
Take the time to visit Rejuvenation’s stock to pick through door knobs, lock sets, plus newly milled vintage moldings, tin ceiling tiles, and vintage lighting old and new.
Rejuvenation Lighting & House Parts
1100 SE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
503-230-0180
2910 first Avenue Seattle, WA 98134
206-382-1901
www.rejuvenation.com
The ReBuilding Center
Green building. It’s the latest buzz in the construction industry, and it plays a key role in the drive toward sustainability. Like many homeowners, you may be interested in greening your next home project but you aren’t sure where to begin. Start with your choice of materials. It’s an essential step in the green direction. Think reuse, save money, and look no further. The ReBuilding Center carries the region’s largest inventory of quality used building materials, and it’s right in your backyard.
Imagine shopping for building materials at a friendly store where the prices are always 50% to 90% off. The ReBuilding Center is just that. As a nonprofit organization, it works much like a thrift store. Homeowners, contractors, clients of DeConstruction Services, and others donate their unwanted but reusable or surplus building and remodeling materials. In return, they receive a tax-deductible receipt. The ReBuilding Center then makes the items available to the public.
At the ReBuilding Center’s 60,000 sq ft retail store you’ll find an extensive and ever-changing inventory of lumber, siding, doors, windows, cabinet sets, hardwood flooring, ceramic tile, sinks, toilets, tubs, lighting, hardware, and much more. The vast stock includes materials of all styles — vintage, hard-to-find, and modern.
The ReBuilding Center
3625 N Mississippi Avenue (between Fremont and Beech), Portland, OR
503-331-1877
www.rebuildingcenter.org
Hippo Hardware & Trading Co.
Hippo — as it’s affectionately known — has long been a resource for historic and hard-to-find hardware, plumbing, doors and windows, light fixtures, moldings — just about anything that can be salvaged and/or restored. You name it and chances are Hippo has it. But don’t be fooled into thinking this is an ordinary junk store that only buys, sells, or trades old reclaimed items and antique collectibles. New and remanufactured items also comprise a large amount of Hippo’s business. The store also provides restoration services. It even has a shop that creates and restores UL-listed light fixtures, plus they are one of the few places in Portland that can rebuild and restore used and antique plumbing fixtures.
Upon entering the store you’re greeted with a vast assortment of hardware: hinges locks, knobs, etc. From there, depending on what you’re after, you can scour the basement for doors, windows, moldings and the like, or browse the second floor plumbing area in search of an antique faucet or clawfoot bathtub. Then there’s the top floor loaded with lighting fixtures from almost every era that — in time — will find its way back in style.
So, whether you’re undertaking a major renovation and hoping to maintain the original architectural integrity of your project, want to replace that vintage door handle or glass globe, or just spend some time peeking into the past plan on spending lots of time “digging’” for historic treasures.
Hippo Hardware & Trading Co.
1040 E Burnside,Portland, OR 97214
503-231-1444
www.hippohardware.com
Houck’s Process Stripping Center
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After you’ve found those vintage house parts you’ll most likely need to have all those layers of paint removed to highlight the fine detail. Plus if you own an older home that has a lot of exposed ornamental woodworking and molding you’ll want to preserve that historical beauty. When the layers of paint have accumulated to where you barely notice the fluting in a door molding, it’s time to have the wood stripped of its multiple layers of paint, stains, or lacquers. For do-it-yourselfers, this is a tedious and sometimes hazardous job. It is better to let a professional do it.
If you’ve been looking for a professional wood stripper, you probably have had difficulty locating one. Your search is over. Houck’s Process Stripping Center has been around since 1979, and is now the only EPA-approved stripping company in this area. Owner, Ron Bauer, has a secret formula that satisfies all of the strict DEQ requirements, as stripping of wood can be caustic. Houck’s also specializes in lead paint removal.
Most of Ron’s work includes wood/metal doors, moldings, furniture, kitchen cabinets, and windows. He can accommodate pieces as big as 8’x5’ and long pieces of molding up to 12‘ in length. Ron has just opened a new 3,000 sq ft shop. Along with his employees, he is busy taking old woodworks and revealing the hidden beauty in each. His shop is able to complete the work necessary in one to two weeks. All of the wood stripping is done at his location and he also offers pick-up and delivery.
Houck’s Process Stripping Center
2712 SE Steele, Portland, OR 97215
503-232-5151
www.dipdoors.com
