Radical Reuse Center - Second Story Builders

Radical Reuse Center - Second Story Builders SHOP RECLAIMED at 2179 Heald Hwy, Union, ME.

From heritage lumber to budget-friendly finds, all purchases support Second Story Builder's education and workforce training programs that advance circular construction and help reduce waste.

Celebrating our reuse artisans: Marcis Curtis is a multi-media artists who works as a carpenter and home inspector throu...
10/14/2026

Celebrating our reuse artisans: Marcis Curtis is a multi-media artists who works as a carpenter and home inspector throughout Maine. He's interested in the overlooked, in the immaculate engineering that nature and humanity have both wrought through such vastly different paths.

His past work has been shown in multiple galleries across St. Louis, MO where he lived for almost a decade and co-founded a carpentry cooperative called Citizen Carpentry before returning home to Maine in 2020. His work is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture as well as various private collections.

In his free time Marcis enjoys singing and rowing with the Atlantic Challenge in Belfast, as well as taking his dog Ripley anywhere she wants to go.

Check out some of Marcis's works currently on display in the Radical Reuse Center, and consider taking one home!

As the weather grows cooler, it's time to start thinking about those indoor DIY projects again 🛠 Whether it's an old-is-...
10/11/2026

As the weather grows cooler, it's time to start thinking about those indoor DIY projects again 🛠 Whether it's an old-is-new hand-hewn mantle, a barn wood accent wall, or a custom butcher block countertop, we have the lumber and the know-how to help you get the project started – and finished!

Swing by the Radical Reuse Center on Saturdays or Sundays from 10am–3pm to see what we have in stock, or email us to get in touch: [email protected]

We've been busy on a number of deconstruction projects, which means the Radical Reuse Center store is filling up with ne...
09/26/2026

We've been busy on a number of deconstruction projects, which means the Radical Reuse Center store is filling up with new-to-us materials! Swing by on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 3pm to check out our inventory, including a wide range of windows and doors for your next project.

Radical Reuse brings our community together.Thank you to all of the vendors, makers, musicians, food trucks, volunteers,...
09/03/2026

Radical Reuse brings our community together.

Thank you to all of the vendors, makers, musicians, food trucks, volunteers, and everyone who came out to this year’s Radical Reuse Festival. It was pretty incredible to see so many different parts of Maine’s reuse community in one place -- people finding new homes for old materials, sharing what they make, and connecting with others who are thinking about "waste" differently.

We are especially proud and grateful for our impressive summer cohort of paid young interns, who not only helped prepare for and run the event, but who also spent the season learning by doing: deconstructing buildings, salvaging materials, designing and building with what we recover, and gaining firsthand experience of what a circular construction industry can look like.

We also shared a small exhibition about the Long House, our ongoing experiment in bringing undervalued resources together to build new housing for emerging tradespeople. It’s one example of how Secondhand First Design can extend beyond reuse itself -- a way of approaching how we learn, work, and live that begins with what's already here.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this year’s Festival happen!

And thanks to Landon Geis for capturing the day

By reclaiming the past, we build a better future.That’s been the mantra behind our deconstruction work and reclaimed-mat...
08/21/2026

By reclaiming the past, we build a better future.

That’s been the mantra behind our deconstruction work and reclaimed-material sales. Now, we’re asking what happens when we apply the same thinking to housing.

We’ve just begun a radical initiative that tests whether we can create high-quality, reasonably-priced living spaces for the next generation by structuring the process around education, creative reuse, shared resources, and locally reclaimed materials.

At the Festival, we’ll give the public its first look at the project through a special exhibition exploring this co-living experiment we’re calling the Long House.

Come see the exhibition and experience the rest of the Radical Reuse Festival & Artisan Fair this Saturday, August 22, from 10am–3pm at the Radical Reuse Center in Union.

Free admission & parking.

More info: www.secondstorybuilders.com

Support a growing circular economy in Midcoast Maine.The Radical Reuse Festival is a marketplace as much as it is a cele...
08/21/2026

Support a growing circular economy in Midcoast Maine.

The Radical Reuse Festival is a marketplace as much as it is a celebration of reuse. You’ll find one-of-a-kind goods made with reclaimed and secondhand materials by creative people from around Maine -- including fine art, furniture, crafts, textiles, jewelry, and more.

We’ll also have local food vendors, all part of a community of people and businesses finding ways to keep materials, resources, and value circulating here in Maine.

When you choose to buy from the people doing this work, you’re helping build a local market for reuse and supporting the creative people who are making that economy possible.

Radical Reuse Festival & Artisan Fair | Saturday, August 22 | 10am–3pm | Radical Reuse Center, Union

Free admission & free parking.

More info: www.secondstorybuilders.com/festival

We’re bringing live music back to the Radical Reuse Festival!We’re excited to welcome Emmett Edge () to the Festival thi...
08/19/2026

We’re bringing live music back to the Radical Reuse Festival!

We’re excited to welcome Emmett Edge () to the Festival this year, opening for the World Famous Jim Gibson, who will be performing for the second year in a row.

Emmett is a talented young musician, and an emerging luthier and craftsman, who's been playing guitar since he was five years old. Jim needs little introduction to anyone familiar with Midcoast Maine, but if you missed our conversation on local radio last week, you can hear us talk about Second Story and the Festival there: The Jim Gibson Show airs on WRFR-LP 93.3 FM (“Radio Free Rockland”) Thursdays from 12–2pm and Fridays from 2–3pm.

Expect classic rock, folk, and old favorites -- songs that have stuck around for a reason.

Emmett Edge | 10:30am–12pm
Jim Gibson | 12:30–2pm

Come hear some great live music and experience everything else happening at the Radical Reuse Festival & Artisan Fair next Saturday, August 22, from 10am–3pm at the Radical Reuse Center in Union.

Free admission & free parking.

Visit us: www.secondstorybuilders.com/festival

Start a building project with the resources you already have.At Second Story, this is our “Secondhand First” approach fo...
08/18/2026

Start a building project with the resources you already have.

At Second Story, this is our “Secondhand First” approach for commissioned design+build work: consider using reclaimed materials before buying anything new.

That might mean designing around reclaimed lumber, incorporating salvaged architectural elements, or finding entirely new uses for materials that would otherwise be wasted. The result is work that is resource-conscious, distinctive, and rooted in history.

Our GRACE shed for the St. George MSU's GRACE Innovation Center is one example of what this approach can produce.

Come see what we’ve been building with reclaimed materials -- and learn more about Second Story’s work -- at the Radical Reuse Festival & Artisan Fair next Saturday, August 22, from 10am–3pm at the Radical Reuse Center in Union.

Free admission & free parking.

Visit: www.secondstorybuilders.com/festival

Address

2179 Heald Highway
Union, ME
04862

Opening Hours

Saturday 10am - 3pm
Sunday 10am - 3pm

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Radical Reuse Center - Second Story Builders posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category