Hey, just going to say in case you weren't familiar with them, check with Buy Nothing groups in your area (usually these are groups on facebook, but there is also Freecycle on Yahoo Groups and Nextdoor and Craigslist postings, of course) for some building supplies! I see them crop up every now and then in my groups and usually it's just a matter of, if you can transport it, it's yours, because somebody did some remodeling or redoing their garden or whatever. Firewood is another semi-frequent offer because someone had to cut down a falling tree or it fell in a storm or something so they chainsawed it up into pieces and you just have to take it and give it time to season.
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Thanks for the tips! I have fallen out of the habit for scouting materials as of late. Some good stuff can come up!
I see a lot of good stuff come up around here, but I live in a rapidly gentrifying city sooooo there's a lot of construction and remodeling and so on happening all the time. Apparently with the cost of building materials skyrocketing, even the Habitat for Humanity Reuse Store was getting picked over, per the comments sections of people asking for leads on supplies locally. The costs of this stuff is crazy right now!
It really is! I actually just broke ground on a huge project, I am building a primitive stone house, using most materials from my property. You can check it out here: https://peakd.com/hive-120078/@queenmountain/i-am-building-a-stone-house-my-primitive-off-grid-building-journey
You can head to those construction zones and pick thru their bins and ask them to put aside any spent materials. There is usually a TON of waste at these sites that are perfectly reusable.