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    The ReStore is located at the rear of the Church of God at
44 Strawberry Ave. in Lewiston.

    The ReStore hours are:
Tuesday & Friday
9.00 am to 3.00 pm

    View ReStore Return Policy

    Paul Belisle, a retired Lewiston businessman and longtime Androscoggin Habitat volunteer, is leading the effort to set up the store. Letters were sent to lumber suppliers and plumbing supply houses suggesting: "Anything you want to get rid of, call us first."
Belisle said the ReStore has received valuable donations of business equipment including racks and shelves , lighting and a cash register. Still needed: a pallet mover. Paul prefers that donated items be delivered to the warehouse but it is possible that some items can be picked up if volunteers are available.

    Anyone who would like to donate items or volunteer at the store should call Paul at 576-5286.

    Items for sale in October included kitchen and bathroom cabinets and tops, lighting fixtures, kitchen sinks, stovetops, a Jenn-air grille, a whirlpool tub, blow-in insulation, kitchen fans with hoods, and an abundance of windows and doors.
"Our space is packed with stuff," he said.

    Belisle noted that donations are coming in at a steady pace. He was making arrangements to pick up 35 windows from Leavitt High School in Turner, items remaining from a remodeling project.

The ReStore is not a new idea. Habitat chapters around the United States and Canada already are operating more than 500 similar ReStores. Before the ReStore was started, Androscoggin Habitat had to decline many donations of material from businesses and individuals due to lack of storage space.

What will be accepted at the Habitat ReStore -

    The materials and items accepted for resale at the Androscoggin Habitat ReStore or for home construction needs to meet these basic standards:

• Appliances: Must be in safe working order and not more than 10 years old. No old personal computers or monitors will be accepted.
• Windows: No broken glass, or single-layer units.
• Lumber: Must be straight and not less than 8' long.
• Cabinets: Bathroom and kitchen cabinets and countertops are welcome. They must be in working condition, including hardware.
• Furniture: Tables, chairs, dressers, drawer chests, bureaus, book shelving, bedsteads or frames are welcome. Must be in usable condition. No mattresses .
• Plumbing: Baths, basins, sinks and accessories, fittings, faucets, sink, shower and bath fittings, towel rails and rings, pipe fittings, and copper, pex and polyvinyl tubing, schedule 40 PVC pipe and fittings are welcome. (Pipe lengths not less than 4 feet).
• No bedding will be accepted.

• Roofing: shingles, vents, gutters, downpipes and accessories
• Tools: power drills and tools, cordless tools, hand tools.
• Architectural items: columns, fireplaces, mantelpieces, antiques, etc.
• Building materials: 4x8 sheeting/plywood for flooring (3/4"), walls (1/2") and roofs (5/8").
• Electrical: light fixtures, electrical fittings, power panels, circuit breakers, receptacles, wall boxes, 12- and 14-gauge wiring (minimum 25-foot lengths), ceiling and wall fans.
• Interior, exterior and storm doors.
• Insulation (fiberglass, cellulose, polystyrene).