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Attention ReHouse Customers,
ReHouse owner, Sally Kamprath, who started the business in 2002, has decided to retire and put the company up For Sale.
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Boy, just writing those words
out makes it real.
Who would have thought that when I threw this idea out to my husband, Dave, that 21 years later we would still be reclaiming materials in bulk?
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We have worked in hundreds of properties, including a full high school, three smaller schools, multiple churches and their adjoining housing, apartment buildings, stores, a Burger King, restaurants, small lake cottages and a couple huge 6,000 sq ft lake mansions. Saving tons of wonderful material has been so fulfilling, and overwhelming when I look back through the millions of photos we have. And I do have some crazy stories about saving the impossible.
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But I feel the more important legacy of ReHouse is the community we have created. Our customers have joined in throughout all these years with giving back to the community, through the donations to the Vietnam Veterans. Since 2005, we have partnered with the Vets and the hundreds of thousands of dollars raised have funded many of their projects. We continue to partner with them along with the Salmon Children’s Foundation, The Set Free Movement – fighting human trafficking, and in the past, Genesee Country Village and Greenovation.
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Our create a bench and chair auctions, raised money for local charities totaling over $10,000. When my husband and I went to Haiti to help build a school, ReHouse customers donated money to buy the materials for the school desk and Webster Schools donated chalk boards (it is touching for us since our children went to Webster and to think of those same boards in Haiti…)
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Since we have saved over 24,000 doors alone, you probably know someone who has one in their home. Kitchen cabinets, claw foot tubs, windows galore, doorknobs, lighting and on and on it goes! I would love to see all those pieces in their new homes. (pictures please!) The environmental impact sometimes seems like a drop in the bucket when I continue to see all that is out there, but I know the ReHouse teams have put their all into this endeavor.
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My goal was to create jobs, economic growth, and value and worth out of something that was once considered trash. I feel good about the accomplishments.
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So, what is ahead for ReHouse?
My mission is to run a fair, honest business that treats all with dignity. I feel there is someone out there with the same values and has a passion for the environment and materials to restore all the wonderful homes out there. That person is full of energy and new ideas to continue to build the ReHouse community and have a fun time doing it.
If this is you, we should talk! In the meantime, it is business as usual.
Come check out the redesigned hardware section…a work in progress.
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Store Hours
Monday, Tuesday,Thursday: 9:00AM-5:00PM
Friday & Saturday: 9:00AM-7:00PM
Wednesday - CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED |
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ReHouse salvages building materials from properties scheduled for demolition or extensive remodeling and resells them at the ReHouse retail store. Since opening, ReHouse has saved over 2600 tons of materials from the landfill and have created jobs in the process. If you are looking to add character and charm to your next renovation project, doors, windows, bath fixtures, lighting, antique and vintage trim, architectural antiques, decor items and more, shop at the ReHouse store. |
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