Vermont Salvage Exchange — Local services in Hartford

WHAT AN AWESOME PLACE! I'm a huge fan of architectural salvage. I've been to quite a few different businesses that specialize in such. Vermont Salvage blew them all away! Their inventory is amazing. Stained glass galore. Bowling lanes --- the ACTUAL lanes from an ACTUAL bowling alley that went out of business -- converted into table tops, butcher blocks, counters, etc. What a great idea! This was like walking through a museum, where the pieces were all for sale! Of course, the prices on architectural salvage has SKYROCKETED over the years and I couldn't afford a single thing, but I loved walking through the VAST warehouse of goods and I'm looking forward to returning with my friends and family whom I know would appreciate such a place. {The only reason I gave 4 stars and not 5 ---- price. I understand some things are well worth every penny, but I did feel that several items were priced much higher than necessary, in...

OUTRAGEOUS prices! Even the newer items (can't be classified as "vintage") and broken ones are insanely expensive! 5 year old plastic edge windows for $125... Those are $50 new!

No fun items like shown online, just countless doors, windows, tubs and sinks. Guess all the fun stuff is worth the outrageous prices but the rest definitely isn't.

All I can think is, the owner must be a hoarder who doesn't want to sell his items, or maybe he wants you to...

Filled with treasures for the heritage-sensitive remodelers. Prices seems to vary depending on condition and rarity of items. You can definitely find beautiful rescued credenzas there, lots and lots of original doors and windows, and some quirky stuff (yes, giant fishes & giant bank safes painted pink). Basement is dedicated to shutters, ground floor has a bit of everything, first floor is about lighting fixtures, posts and wooden...