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2013 NARI Housebuild for Habitat for Humanity
On June 1, 2013, The Austin Chapter of NARI, the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, volunteered to frame a home for Austin Habitat for Humanity. As a member of NARI, Eastside Lumber is proud to have been involved in this project. Thanks to all the Austin NARI volunteers! Austin Habitat for Humanity builds approximately 24 homes a year,…
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Boy Scouts Camp Climbing Tower
The Boy Scouts of America Capitol Area Council is gearing up for summer. The Lost Pines Scout Reservation has a 62 foot tall tower that has been under siege and needed repair. Not only do the Scouts hurl themselves at it and climb it, and “decorate” it with canoes as a prank, but giant Pileated…
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Waller Creek Art with Thermally Modified Lumber
Waller Creek Conservancy is hosting a fundraiser as a Pop-up Picnic on April 13 at 6:30 in Palm Park in Austin. One of our customers Agrippa Spence Kellum who works with Design Build Adventure is building a sculpture for the event out of Thermally Modified Wood which is a 100% sustainable pine and holds its shape as you can see in…
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Women.Design.Build Decking 101
Springtime! A perfect time of year to think about building and refinishing your deck with a worshop from Women.Design.Build. REGISTER HERE! In this workshop, the pros of Eastside Lumber will give attendees a survey of decking materials; including ipe, cedar, and composite materials. Participants will cut, screw and drill into each type of material to see…
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Observation Deck at the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center
Students from The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture volunteered to design and build an observation deck and walkway at the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center. Eastside stepped up to donate lumber. Click here to read a great article here in the Corpus Christi Caller and see more photos.
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Eastside Lumber & Decking Pledges to Austin Gives for Community Service
Eastside Lumber & Decking announces its pledge to community service by joining Austin Gives™. Austin Gives tracks and recognizes business philanthropy in metropolitan Austin. Eastside Lumber & Decking is a locally owned, full service lumber yard in Austin offering expert advice, “hotshot” deliveries, high quality wood selection, and competitive pricing. Though only a 3 year…
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Eastside Lumber & Decking Sponsors Art Installation by Ink Tank Labs
“Armageddon Outta Here” : Ink Tank Labs created an End of the World/Winter Solstice/Galactic Convergence Party and Food Drive December 21st, 2012, 7pm Project Space, 613 Allen, Austin, Texas 78702 Invitation from the artists: On December 21st, 2012, Co-Lab will be fortified and buttressed, made a haven and a refuge; a new Arc. We will…
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Redmon Construction Builds Home for LIVESTRONG Cancer Survivor in East Austin
Customer and Eastside friend Donald Redmon of Redmon Construction just completed a house built in East Austin. Eastside Lumber & Decking was the source of the lumber for this shelter for a cancer survivor and his family. The LIVESTRONG Foundation through its Survivor Support Initiative built a house to help a neighbor and family. Read…
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Habitat for Humanity Builds with Eastside Lumber
A materials sponsor of Austin Habitat for Humanity, Eastside Lumber & Decking provides framing materials by the truckload at cost for all Austin home builds, delivering directly to the construction hub where the volunteers assemble walls. Habitat for Humanity of Austin builds about 24 affordable houses per year. Why Habitat? Owning a home is not…
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NARI Austin Community Service
Randy Meek, owner of Eastside Lumber & Decking, serves on the National Association of the Remodeling Industry Austin (NARI) Board of Directors and Chairs the Community Service Committee. NARI volunteers and Eastside employees and customers raised the walls for a house in the Sendero Hills Neighborhood for Austin Habitat for Humanity in 2012. Because of…
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