Building with Secondhand Stuff, 2nd Edition: How to Reclaim, Repurpose, Re-use & Upcycle Salvaged & Leftover Materials

There is so much useful information, how-to, and helpful photos! And it's current, relevant, interesting, and easy to understand. This book is awesome!! I don't know if my expectations were low because of the description or fewer reviews, but I didn't see anything else like it, so I shrugged and ordered. Great quality book! This will always be one of my go to's and I'm so happy to have a copy!

Not exactly what I expected, more like a coffee table book. It was in great condition.

Great for looking for sources for salvaged things, great resources and tips. Love some of the ideas!

love it

I'm one of those people who can instantly look a piece of junk , love it, and know how I want to repurpose it.Christopher Peterson's book is a treasure trove of helpful information, ideas, and projects. What I love best about the entire book is it gives me information I would never have thought or known about but is necessary to know when you are upcycling salvaged materials, especially if you are going to resell it. Were you aware that there are different stamps on pallets to identify which ones were safe to use for home and garden products? That a stamp can tell you the origin of the pallet? That you need to avoid pallets stamped with MB because it stands for Methyl Bromide which is a banned insecticide? Or that colored pallets often signify that the pallet was used by a pool supplies manufacturer which means it carried chemicals? Do you know how to clean salvaged brick. How about lumber? Can you identify different types of wood or pipe of brick? Do you know how to re-silver a mirror? You will after reading this.Best of all about the book is my favorite part; upcycling. Filled with numerous re-purposing ideas, the ultimate is the Old Door Greenhouse. I originally had my designs on a greenhouse from another book but have had that on the back burner until I see if my Association will permit me to build this one instead. In my opinion, it is reminiscent of an English Greenhouse and has that quaint cottage appeal.Throughout the book there are Safety First tips on various subjects. These are very helpful to know before you start any project so be sure and read them to avoid any injury.Two Thumbs Up!

Its alright but pretty basic in the explanations and then pretty useless in the how too section - making a greenhouse for example. If you are buying this book you probably aren't at the stage of knocking up a 10x8 greenhouse on your day off work

This item was in good condition and arrived on time, however, it turned out to be not quite what I expected, but that's not fault of the supplier.

Gave to a friend for his birthday as he is a bit of a hoarder. Apparently his wife says he is making something

Bought this for my cousin for Xmas, as she loves to recycle /upcycle things She loves it.

Husband will love this book. Packed full of ideas.