Battens used for drying cinder blocks
Battens used for drying blockwork materials are made to withstand mechanical shock and moisture at an industrial scale. They are used extensively in order to dry the material. Thanks to their toughness, they can be used in construction for a wide range of solutions even after their factory use: building platforms, walls, soil treatments, etc.
Wooden bins
In projects for road paving, stones used in the pavement are brought on site in wooden containers: the bins. At a site near the Michelet garden, we collected the empty boxes and we dismantled them. The resulting wood was used to build various facilities such as meeting rooms, the toilets and the worm farm, usually in the form of cladding.
Deposits of the demolition contractors
Some demolition companies are used to dismantling a building before destroying it completely. The materials thus collected make a fairly wide range of objects ranging from bricks to sinks in the bathroom.
Building antiquaries
The building antiquaries sell second hand construction materials. Beyond the discount, products are often of better quality because they were produced at a time when the material was to be more durable, and they possess the charm of the patina of time.