Granny’s Attic Teams Up With Second Use Building Materials

Building materials salvage company Second Use will come to Vashon Island July 14 and 15 to collect home goods in a joint effort with Granny’s Attic.

Second Use will set up its truck at Granny’s Attic on Sunset Ridge from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days, for Vashon Island residents to drop off their unwanted materials. The materials will go to Second Use’s retail store in South Seattle. When the items sell, Second Use and Granny’s will split the profits.

"I’ve wanted to do a collection event on the island for quite a while," says Second Use manager Calyn Hostetler. Hostetler has family on Vashon Island. "Second Use has a lot of retail customers from Vashon, but island people only rarely drop off items at Second Use. I know there are a lot of reusable building materials on the island just waiting for a new home."

Acceptable materials include doors, windows, cabinets, plumbing, flooring, unique hardware, light fixtures, modern appliances and lumber.

Materials that Second Use cannot accept include single-pane windows, windows with broken seals, aluminum windows, hollow-core doors, non-low-flow toilets, blind-corner cabinets, hazardous materials, paint, carpet, appliances more than seven years old, and anything that is broken or incomplete.

People interested in donating materials should call Second Use at 206-763-6929 x0 and ask to speak to "receiving" to figure out whether their materials match Second Use’s acceptance guidelines. More acceptance information is posted at
www.seconduse.com/policies.

"I’m excited to be partnering with Granny’s Attic," Hostetler says. "This event will not only keep reusable materials out of the landfill, but it will also bring in money for Granny’s to support services on Vashon."

Second Use will move locations within Seattle later this year from 7953 2nd Ave. S. in South Park to 3223 6th Ave. S. in SoDo, in order to grow the business. The reason for the move is to increase accessibility and space. The public can get more information about the move online at
www.seconduse.com/newstore.