Best salvage - The Sunset Strip - salvage for home and garden - Brief Article - Directory

Sunset, June, 2002 by Abigail Peterson

Like to go treasure hunting? Here are some of our favorite places to get down and dirty searching for salvage bargains for home and garden.

DENVER

Architectural Artifacts. Go for: Period plumbing fixtures, grand claw-foot tubs, mantelpieces, doors, and windows. What we found: A 2- by 4-foot sheet of stamped tin reclaimed from a ceiling, $20. 2207 Larimer St., (303) 292-6012.

LOS ANGELES

Santa Fe Wrecking. Go for: Salvaged building materials of every type--claw-foot tubs, chandeliers, gates, doors, and door hardware. What we found: A turn-of-the-century paneled door of Douglas fir, $45. 1600 S. Santa Fe Ave.; (213) 623-3119.

PHOENIX

Tarnished Treasures. Go for: Inexpensive finds with a sense of humor--schoolroom chalkboards, butcher blocks, flowerpots, and birdbaths. What we found: Tin sap buckets from Canada, $7.25 each. 3060 N. 16th St.; (602) 277-5251.

SAN FRANCISCO

Building Resources. Go for: Mirrors, shutters, lighting, doors, sinks, and marble and tile scraps. What we found: Red, yellow, and green glass lenses from old traffic signals, $10 each. 701 Amador St.; (415) 285-7814.

SEATTLE

Boeing Surplus Retail Store. Go for: Industrial-strength castoffs like metal office furniture, tools, and sheet metal. What we found: Aluminum tubing for wind chimes, $1.60 per pound. 20651 84th Ave. S, Kent; (425)393-4065.