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Community Warehouse Estate Store
2267 North Interstate Avenue
Portland, OR 97227
(503) 445-1449

The Estate Store is open every Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm at the intersection of Interstate & Albina).

The sale offers a wide variety of antique, vintage and retro furniture, housewares, and collectibles. Since it is open every weekend the stock continually changes.  Prices are purposely kept low to get the items sold and keep people coming back!
Craigslist
Check here for used or sometimes even new doors, windows, lumber, flooring, tiles, cabinets and a whole lot more.
SE Portland Tool Library Submission
From web site:  "The SE Portland Tool Library is an all-volunteer library of home and garden tools which may be borrowed free of charge by SE Portland residents.  Membership is FREE!  You just have to be over 18 and a resident of SE Portland within SE Uplift's boundaries. The tool library is located at the corner of SE 28th Place and Harrison Avenue in the St. David's Episcopal Church, and is open Saturdays from 9am to 2pm and Tuesdays from 5:30pm to 7pm."
Habitat for Humanity  ReStore
The ReStore is a discount outlet store that sells new and gently used materials, accessories and other building supplies that have been donated by businesses, builders and individuals. It is open to the public. Merchandise is discounted 25% to 75% off standard retail prices. All proceeds raised at the ReStore are used to build affordable homes for low-income families in the City of Portland. New inventory arrives daily.

Available materials include: windows, interior doors, bathtubs, toilets, sinks, appliances, lighting/electrical hardware, cabinets, flooring, drywall, tile, and assorted hardware, etc.

*NEW*  Now open in Forest Grove at 4115 24th Avenue every Wednesday - Saturday 10:00am -4:00pm.  Call (503) 357-1201 for more information.
The ReBuilding Center
The ReBuilding Center is the nation’s largest non-profit reuse center for salvaged construction and remodeling materials. Inventory includes sinks, tubs, tile, lumber, doors, windows, trim and much, much more.  See web site for current inventory.
Lumber Liquidators
2245 NW Nicolai Street
Portland, OR 97210
(503) 221-4944

"Hardwood Flooring For Less."  Open to the public.  Carries pre-finished and unfinished hardwood floors for residential and commercial construction, including laminate, bamboo, cork and butcher blocks. 
NE Portland Tool Collective
Must be a resident of Northeast Portland over the age of 18 who can show acceptable proof of identity and residency within the boundaries of Williams and 82nd Avenues to the west and east and Burnside Street and the Columbia River to the south and north.  Free to join.  Tool library includes home-repair, gardening, cleaning and some electric tools.
North Portland Tool Library
*Must be a resident of North Portland!  If so, then check it out:  The North Portland Tool Library (NPTL) is a community resource dedicated to building community and fostering sustainability by providing residents with tools and the power to use them. They loan a wide variety of tools to community members FREE of charge.  See web site for details!
Parr Cabinet Outlet
Locations in Hillsboro and NE Portland by the airport.  Sells cabinets, countertops, faucets, hardware and appliances.  Open to the public.
Tile Outlet
30 Northwest Yeon Avenue
Portland, OR 97210
(503) 224-8453

Sells tile products for floor, wall and countertops including ceramic tile, glass, granite countertops, granite tile, marble, medallions, pebbles, porcelain tile, slate, travertine and accessories. 
Other
Know of any other places to score building and construction materials for cheap?  Let us know!

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