Earthwise Architectural Salvage

Pretty sure they would. Give them a phone call - they are very friendly and give great information!

As of July 1st, 2014, the City of Seattle requires that ALL construction, building alteration, and demolition projects, where the area of work is greater than 750 square feet, to submit a Deconstruction and Salvage Assessment. The assessment indicates which of the materials identified in the plan are potentially salvageable. Seattle Public Utilities and the Department of Planning and Development are working towards the goal of diverting 70% of construction and demolition waste from landfills by 2020! The goal is to increase the amount of materials that can be recycled and reused. Don’t let your permits get held up! We can take care of these for you at no charge as long as we are given time to complete the salvage before demo. Having our crew come out to salvage is free as well!

Our crews work on a ‘no fee’ basis, further lowering your overhead by reducing labor and disposal costs. Earthwise offers a diverse range of reimbursement in exchange your reusable building materials: tax donation receipts through one of our non-profit partners, in-store credit, modest cash or check offers, as well as simply “get it outta here!” pick-up/drop-off and removal services. Depending on the items and what you are looking for we pay in cash, store credit, or tax donation.

We do! We only transfer sold items between the two stores. All transfers will go on the next truck traveling between stores. We try to do this approximately once every two weeks. Ask a member of the sales staff for more information.

We take cash, check, and major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover). We also deal in trade, so feel free to inquire about materials you want to bring in to our shops or have picked up for in store credit. Store credit is as good as cash, redeemable at both locations and never expires!

Yes. Rentals are a great way for people to use our items in their project without having to purchase them. People who benefit from rentals are theater groups, set designers, trade shows, weddings, photographers. We charge 15% of the total cost of the item(s) for the first 2 weeks and 20% for up to 4 weeks. Anything over 4 weeks needs to be approved by a manager.

Yes – unless marked “Sold” or “On Hold”. Since our online inventory is new (released in Oct 2017) we are updating our selection constantly. Items can be placed on hold for 24 hours, at which time they will be released.

Yes! After years of customer feedback, we created an online inventory. The inventory went live Oct of 2017; our goal is to get 90% of both stores inventory online so you can shop from the comfort of your couch. Currently, we are focused on getting all new inventory uploaded to the website within 24 hours of coming off the truck!

Of course! Earthwise offers 24 hour holds. You can place an item on hold either in person or over the phone. The hold is in effect for 24 hours from the moment you place it on hold. If the item you’re wanting to hold has multiple holds on it from other customers, your hold will start after the other hold(s) expire. You can extend your hold once as long as no other holds have been placed on the item. After the extended hold expires, the item must be off hold for 24 hours before it is placed on hold again.

We sure are! We are open 9:30 to 6pm (April 1st to October 31st) and 9:30 to 5pm (November 1st to March 31st) seven days a week. Come on by!