#secondusetacoma – Second Use Building Materials and Salvage https://www.seconduse.com Reclaiming Building Materials in the Puget Sound, with Retail Locations in Seattle and Tacoma. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:11:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.4 We’re Hiring at Both Locations! https://www.seconduse.com/2022/07/were-hiring-at-both-locations/ Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:11:05 +0000 https://www.seconduse.com/?p=3491305 We have open positions we are looking for candidates to apply for at both our Seattle and Tacoma locations! These are entry-level, full-time positions. Our staff shares a motivation to battle waste, an interest in old stuff, a strong work ethic, and a general sense of humor. Information on compensation and benefits package is available on the job listings.

]]> Tacoma’s 5th Anniversary! https://www.seconduse.com/2022/03/tacomas-5th-anniversary/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:29:41 +0000 https://www.seconduse.com/?p=3463716 Our Tacoma store is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a big sale and party!* Join us in Tacoma on Saturday, March 19th to help us celebrate our South Sound store with 20% Off all Tacoma inventory! The great folks at Reckoning Trade Project are joining us to serve up free hot dogs. Brett Marlo Design Build is going to host an Ask An Expert booth so you can get advice on your salvaged-finds project, or just talk shop with people who think about intentional design all day, every day!

Second Use Spring Fest

Second Use Tacoma, 2328 Fawcett Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

Saturday March 19th, 2022
Festivities: 11-4 | Sale: All Day in Tacoma!

*This sale & party is happening in Tacoma only! Holds on Tacoma inventory will be for 2 hours only that day.

]]> Salvage Job: 1910 Tacoma Mansion https://www.seconduse.com/2021/07/salvage-job-1910-tacoma-mansion/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 22:31:39 +0000 https://www.seconduse.com/?p=3423598 Our Tacoma salvage crew completed a BIG job in the summer of 2021. A mansion built in 1910 in Tacoma’s North End (just outside the North Slope Historic District) is sadly going to be coming down. Luckily, we are able to save a bunch of the great old materials from it before it happens. The house had three stories plus a full basement and had been converted to a triplex. There was evidence of a few remodels, but a lot of the original materials remained. Someone had already started to remove the items when we were brought in, so job one was to haul those out. Next we worked on the window sashes and other trim and fixture pieces. Lastly, we got to work on those old locally produced fir floors. These items all go back to our Tacoma store and are sold to the community, many of it ending back up in other historic Tacoma homes.

You can see available materials from this location here.

]]> Historical Materials: Lincoln Hardware Displays in Tacoma https://www.seconduse.com/2020/11/historical-materials-lincoln-hardware-in-tacoma/ Thu, 05 Nov 2020 20:14:33 +0000 https://www.seconduse.com/?p=3374632 Due South of Second Use Tacoma sat a local favorite in Lincoln Hardware. A true mom and pop, it had been run by three generations of a local family. The current operators, all siblings, decided to retire this year. They did it on their own terms and timeline, and were not forced to close by any external pressures. We wish them all a very happy retirement!

Display and aisles of Lincoln Hardware in Tacoma before the owners retired and closed the business.

Second Use was very happy to help them find new homes for some of their custom built display units. We are using some of the units in our own Tacoma store, and it makes our crew happy to have that bit of Tacoma history living on at our store.

But we also have several units available for the legacy to continue with you! Maybe you will find one with some hand written information about what used to be on its shelves!

Read more about Lincoln Hardware’s legacy in this great article by local historian Kim Davenport.

]]> You’re Invited: Tacoma Anniversary Sale & Party https://www.seconduse.com/2018/02/your-invited-tacoma-1st-anniversary-party/ Mon, 26 Feb 2018 22:18:34 +0000 http://seconduse.com/?p=3230055 Join Second Use in celebrating the first anniversary of our Tacoma location with food, festivities, and a storewide sale! Whether you are already a regular or are looking for an excuse to finally check it out, this family friendly event is the perfect opportunity.

WHEN: Saturday, March 17th from 11-3 at Second Use Tacoma

WHERE: 2328 Fawcett Ave, Tacoma Ave, 98402

ACTIVITIES:

  • SALE | All inventory will be discounted 15% for the entire day from 9-6.
  • SCREEN PRINT YOUR OWN SHIRT | Bring an old tee and revive it with a brand new design from 11-3! Second Use staff will assist you in screen printing your own shirt, no experience needed. Blank shirts are available for $5 each.
  • FOOD | Nosh on free hotdogs (veggie too) grilled by the official grillmasters of Second Use from 11-3!

For more information or to spread the word to your friends, visit our Facebook Page.

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