The R.E.X. House (Reuse Everything Experiment)
Shannon Quimby, one of the nation’s top renew-it experts, attempts the biggest reuse project of her career – infusing 100% of an old dilapidated
home into a new construction project
Portland, OR – Shannon Quimby frequently heard her grandmother espouse the benefit of “save it, everything has use.” It’s a lesson that has shaped Shannon Quimby into one of this country’s top renew-it experts. Now Shannon takes on the biggest re-use (or save it) challenges of her career – recycling an entire old home into a new home construction project. Entitled the R.E.X. House (Re-use Everything eXperiment) over the next few months, Shannon will attempt to reuse everything from the old home into the new home.
Imagine taking an old dilapidate home, one with a crumbling foundation, rotting floors, crusty windows, stinking carpet, rusty waterheater and old kitchen appliances and attempting to find a use for this disaster. Shannon Quimby is up to the task. Quimby can literally take any old item and make it into something useable for the home or garden. This ability has not gone unnoticed by HGTV, book authors and talk show hosts. Quimby will salvage old light bulbs for a Holiday Wreath, a bowling ball for party centerpiece, door knobs for candle holders, old books for ornate shelving and screen door material for ornaments – the list goes on and on. This ability to find use for just about anything has led her to one conclusion – “don’t dump the junk!”
In the case of the REX House project – she had no intention of dumping the junk (house), and instead she is working with the leaders in the “green” movement to find solutions. The most important find was Green Hammer Construction with contractor – Stephen Agialla (SP). “Green Hammer has the most knowledge and background in green construction techniques, utilizing reclaimed materials and current energy efficiency mandates,”noted Quimby.
The Rex House Project is located in the quaint Westmoreland neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Shannon Quimby’s REX House project is one of her Q-Renew projects. Recognized as one of the country’s top Renew-It experts, Quimby has been an HGTV star, is a published author, and is currently a national speaker for the design/education community and a favorite at home & garden shows around the region.
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