WE GOT GREEN: Erin & Tim continue their remodel with Trim and Low-VOC Paint

We have moved to the walls and trim! 

TRIM
I have been doing some searching on line for recycled floor trim and crown moulding and came across a company called Timbron.  They are a semi-local company (Stockton, Ca. which is about 50 miles away from the bay area) .  Their web site says that Home Depot  carriers their product which is  a 90% recycles polystyrene wood alternative to your typical mouldings.  This company also collects  that nasty white styrofoam ( white Expanded Polystyrene aka Styrofoam? and any white container labeled #6 that is CLEAN) and use it to create their trim products!  However, when I went to Home Depot no one had never heard of this company including the building materials buyer.  I looked around and found that most trim board is manufactured with some type of reclaimed and/or recycled wood fiber.  We settled on both a crown and floor trim that uses 100% recovered and reclaimed Read more

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WE GOT GREEN: Homeowners Jim & Hanmi tell their remodel story

We are Jim and Hanmi Meyer, and will each be contributing to the blog.  We are both in our mid 30?s and were married in 2006.  Our family consists of two dogs, four hens, and our housemate Bobby. 

Jim works as a software engineer in downtown Portland and regularly commutes by bicycle.  Hanmi is a freelance photographer and industrial designer who recently gave up commuting to a corporate design job in the ?burbs and now works out of small office in our home.  Though each of us owned a house prior to meeting, this is our first home together. 

Our house, located in the Hawthorne District of Portland, is a 2-story 1400 sq. ft. Craftsman-style bungalow on a 3500 sq. ft lot, built in Read more

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WE GOT GREEN: Erin uses water-based polyurethane on hardwood floors

Water-Based polyurethane for Hardwood Floors

After ripping out the carpet in our master bedroom we sanded the very nice, but 50 year old oak flooring underneath.  As part of my  requirements for redesigning our home I always want to start by  looking into environmentally friendly products.  So in an effort to work with materials we already have, and not consume unnecessary laminate flooring I took a trip to Southern Lumber in San Jose and talked to someone there about the difference between water-based vs  oil-based stains, and water-based vs oil polyurethanes.  The professional at southern lumber right away discouraged me from using water based Read more

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