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An architectural salvage yard buys, sells, and sometimes accepts donations of building materials removed from old structures being demolished or renovated. Stock typically includes wood flooring, doors, windows, brick, plumbing fixtures, lighting, mantels, and decorative hardware.

Depends on the yard, but common finds include reclaimed hardwood flooring, barn wood, antique doors and windows, stained glass, cast iron radiators, clawfoot tubs, vintage lighting, tin ceilings, porch columns, and ornate hardware. Large metro yards like Olde Good Things or Urban Remains stock tens of thousands of individual pieces.

It varies. Reclaimed brick typically runs $0.50–2.00 per brick vs. $1–4 new. Antique doors can be $50–300 vs. $200–800 for reproduction. Old-growth heart pine flooring may actually cost more than new pine — because it genuinely cannot be manufactured today. Most salvage runs 30–70% below retail for equivalent quality.

Many do, especially nonprofit ReStores (Habitat for Humanity affiliates) and community salvage operations. Call ahead — most yards are selective about what they accept based on current inventory and demand.

Habitat for Humanity ReStores are nonprofit home improvement stores that accept donated building materials, appliances, and furniture and sell them at steep discounts. Proceeds fund Habitat housing projects. There are over 900 ReStore locations across the US — the largest network of salvage/reuse stores in the country.