Donate Materials
Donate your materials and tools:
General: We use all kinds of materials. Usually we ask that you to drop it off at one of two facilities:
-Manitou Art Center (513 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, 80829). Drop off during FAB LAB: Wednesdays, 3:30pm to 5:30pm or by arrangement.
-Concrete Couch office (214 East Vermijo Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903).
Please call or write to arrange drop-offs and also to make sure we can use your materials: materials@concretecouch.org or call Kendall at 719-641-7760
WOOD and TOOLS:
-Lumber: we accept most dimensional lumber and hardwood
-Plywood, in any size and thickness bigger than 2' square.
(for all wood: If there are nails and other stuff on the wood, please either clean it, OR bring it by during FAB LAB and we will help you clean it for storage and use).
-Power drills, hammers, pliers, drill bits and drivers, etc are always welcome.
PAINT:
-We use tempera, acrylic, latex, and oil-based paints, BUT we generally only need bright colors and black and pure white.
-Oil-based products like Linseed oil, paint thinner and polyurethane are also usually accepted.
CERAMIC and MOSAIC MATERIALS and TOOLS:
-Good quality “thin-set” type mortar
-All-weather, bright colored ceramic tiles. (Low-fire, softer tiles are not useful to us. How to tell? Touch your tongue to an exposed edge of tile…if your tongue sticks a bit, the tile is absorbing water and is not all-weather.) Tile thickness of between 3/16” and ¼”.
- “Margin trowels” (square end), “diamond” trowels, tile nippers, and painter’s “palette knives” are always needed,
- Large sponges
OTHER STUFF WE USE AND NEED:
-yogurt tubs (any size)
-Nails, screws, bolts
-Caulk, both silicone and acrylic
-Wire of all thicknesses
Have other stuff? Please drop us a line and we will see if we can find a home for it!
General: We use all kinds of materials. Usually we ask that you to drop it off at one of two facilities:
-Manitou Art Center (513 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, 80829). Drop off during FAB LAB: Wednesdays, 3:30pm to 5:30pm or by arrangement.
-Concrete Couch office (214 East Vermijo Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903).
Please call or write to arrange drop-offs and also to make sure we can use your materials: materials@concretecouch.org or call Kendall at 719-641-7760
WOOD and TOOLS:
-Lumber: we accept most dimensional lumber and hardwood
-Plywood, in any size and thickness bigger than 2' square.
(for all wood: If there are nails and other stuff on the wood, please either clean it, OR bring it by during FAB LAB and we will help you clean it for storage and use).
-Power drills, hammers, pliers, drill bits and drivers, etc are always welcome.
PAINT:
-We use tempera, acrylic, latex, and oil-based paints, BUT we generally only need bright colors and black and pure white.
-Oil-based products like Linseed oil, paint thinner and polyurethane are also usually accepted.
CERAMIC and MOSAIC MATERIALS and TOOLS:
-Good quality “thin-set” type mortar
-All-weather, bright colored ceramic tiles. (Low-fire, softer tiles are not useful to us. How to tell? Touch your tongue to an exposed edge of tile…if your tongue sticks a bit, the tile is absorbing water and is not all-weather.) Tile thickness of between 3/16” and ¼”.
- “Margin trowels” (square end), “diamond” trowels, tile nippers, and painter’s “palette knives” are always needed,
- Large sponges
OTHER STUFF WE USE AND NEED:
-yogurt tubs (any size)
-Nails, screws, bolts
-Caulk, both silicone and acrylic
-Wire of all thicknesses
Have other stuff? Please drop us a line and we will see if we can find a home for it!
