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Gymnasium panel in 3-ply with a maple top layer, Laakdaal

We had the opportunity to reclaim another gymnasium floor – this time in Laakdal. Our team used the same method as before, coming equipped with circular saws to divide the floor into rectangular panel...

Gymnasium Wood

Jul 7, 2025

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End grain parquet in afzelia wood from the former printing house of the Belgian National Bank, Brussels

Every single Belgian banknote issued between 1952 and 2020 has been printed above this floor! End grain parquet (kopshout / bois debout) is a type of flooring made up of wooden tiles cut perpendicular...

BNB Brussels Flooring Wood

Apr 30, 2025

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Solid beech floor from a former sports hall, Geraardsbergen

It turned out to be quite tricky to dismantle this solid beech floor of a former sports hall in Geraardsbergen board by board. Instead, we took our circular saw with a few spare blades and cut it into...

Geraardsbergen Gymnasium Wood

Apr 23, 2025

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Glued laminated timber salvaged from the former 'BOMACO' warehouses, Relegem

Here's a surprise we've been preparing for a while. Last summer, we salvaged over 80 cubic metres of glued laminated timber from the roof structure of one of the former 'BOMACO' warehouses in Zellik, ...

Glulam Relegem Wood

Mar 5, 2025

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Douglas fir planks from the George Henri Playground designed by Suede 36

Playground time! Gulliver keeps a watchful eye as we dismantle a maze of wooden fortifications, releasing piles of colorful Douglas fir decking. The playground of the Georges Henri park in Woluwé-Sain...

Brussels Suede 36 Wood

Oct 22, 2024

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Wood from a bankrupt door manufacturer

For some time now, we've had the desire to add a wood department to our shop. A previous attempt 5 years ago had failed; we had tried selling relatively small and heterogenous batches and perhaps hadn...

Wood

Nov 4, 2020

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Wood from Bowling Meibloem, Ghent

Over the past few weeks, in collaboration with demolition contractor BSV, we have organised the extraction of the wooden bowling alleys on the Meibloem site in Ghent. The long slabs have arrived at ou...

Ghent Wood

Nov 23, 2018

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3 Suisses building, ca. 1970, Roubaix

In collaboration with Bouygues Construction and local demolition contractor Vitse we have salvaged several thousand square meter of high quality oak flooring. These wooden floorboards were used to con...

Roubaix Wood

Jun 22, 2018

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RotorDC is a cooperative that organises the reuse of construction materials. We dismantle, process and trade salvaged building components with a focus on finishing materials, such as hardware, doors, flooring, furniture and lighting fixtures.

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