cheap and free renovation materials before you pay full retail

sources that actually had usable stuff when I checked, not just 'try craigslist'

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the one near me has had actual usable kitchen cabinets twice this year. call ahead, inventory turns fast

search 'renovation' and 'demo', not just the material name. contractors dump stuff there constantly

less traffic than marketplace now but still where I found a stack of oak flooring for the cost of a truck rental

neighbors posting 'come take this before the trash truck does' is more common than you'd think

local salvage yard

every town has one, ours is unmarked behind the lumber yard. cash only, bring a truck

asking the crew on a neighbor's job site

asked a deck crew for their offcuts, walked away with enough joist hangers for the shed. costs nothing but the ask

city bulk trash pickup week

(rental-friendly) check your city's calendar and go the night before, not the morning of

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