RePurpose Salvage & Furniture

New arrivals alert 🚨Well, the week is off to an interesting start, picked up a big stack of pretty rough sashes but with nice wavy glass, a few light fixtures, a nice little vintage wooden ruler collection and a whole truckload of barn siding.

I haven’t gotten in good siding in a long time so this is your chance. There is about 600 sq ft of clear heart redwood, 1x12 boards, 14-17’ in length. Also a nice stack of 1x8x48 redwood.

Some “new” vintage signs at the shop. Don’t take it personal if they’re priced high, I don’t really want to sell, they’re more for my enjoyment at the shop, at this point, but always open to offers 😉

New arrivals 🚨 More french doors pairs! Three at 60x80 and one at 48x80. These are doug fir, natural finish, single pane glass, disassembled door jambs included. DM for details or come by on Saturdays.

Also picked up a lot of door hardware. It’s a mish mash of stuff frankenstiened together but I spotted some rare escutcheon plates and it was a reasonable price for the group. I’ve been putting together some nice hardware sets for people. Let me know if you’re interested

Hello everyone! I’m looking for some part time help at the new and expanded shop. This could be in the way of part time work, volunteer, internships or apprenticeship. 10-15 hours a week to start. Pay scale is $18-25 an hour.

🚪🪟Retail Sales Assistant, in store and online. Attention to detail, customer service and an interest in architectural history needed.

🪜🪑Workshop Assistant. Learn about and help process building materials. Clean, sand, paint and learn to repair and build.

Some additional before and after pictures of this 1932 East Sac garage door rebuild.

The doors and all the hardware were actually pretty solid and my preference is always less is more. Something vintage and original has its own value and charm.

Obviously it was necessary to clean up all the hardware and I found a pretty significant problem with one of the hangers. The bearing had failed decades ago and the hanger ended up bent which didn’t allow the roller to really function properly.

The problem with cast iron is that heating and cooling can easily crack it. I took it over to a friend’s blacksmith shop and he heated it up, we gently moved it and then wrapped it in rockwool so it could cool down slowly. In the end, came out perfect.

The other major part of the rebuild which no one is really going to see or notice is that these doors, being board and batten and the hinges only being wood screws into one side of the boards, they tend to sag over the years. To remedy that, I made metal support plates for each corner and I put through bolts to just tighten everything up.

All in all, I’m happy with the results and if you have a challenge like this, let me know, a lot of stuff that contractors want to rip out and replace can actually be repaired and restored. Something to consider 😀

Need vintage door hardware? Customer picked out the door and each part of the lockset and then we installed everything. We’re THE source in Sacramento for all your vintage door hardware. We have complete locksets, parts and pieces and can repair or install as well. Specializing in period correct materials and installation. Come by the shop on Saturdays to browse inventory or ask about repair or installation

About 99% done on these 1932 garage doors in East Sacramento. The doors were sagging and the hardware had all been painted over a million times.

I made metal plates for all the joints and put stove bolts instead of just wood screws. Doors can still flex but they’re much more solid. All the hardware was carefully stripped and repainted. They were originally gloss black but are now flat.

Painted the doors for good measure. Only thing left now is to straighten the bent door hanger. If you’ve got original doors like this that you need repair or restoration, let me know.