We were watching the dreaded renovation channel. Filling our heads with ideas of remodeling and making sure I get off my butt and get that master bath redone! But as we were viewing the shows I noticed that more and more are promoting “green”. Nice folks ripping out kitchens and walls. Pulverizing tiles floors and back splashes. Smashing arborite (trademarkered?). All with the goal of replacing them with the green alternative.
I watched as a “flipper” ripped out an oak floor to put in the sustainable bamboo. I watched another home owner add 1500 sq ft to the home, all with enviromentally friendly wall covering and paints. Such good people…
One show even bulldozed an entire home. Destroy bathroom fixtures, windows cabinets with fervor and joy! Ok these guys don’t claim to be green. They are just do gooders.
What struck me was the waste. If they must redo a cmplete home, why not remove the cabinets and windows. Reuse, sell to a used building materials company, donate to charity… do anything but smash perfectly good toilets and windows! come on people!
How can you claim to be enviromentaly frinedly but increasing th esize of your home. Increasing the heating demand, increasing the energy used to heat and cool. The materials that are consumed. the green space removed.
These shows should be made to rethink and reuse.
Not only is it bad for the environment, but it is a waste of money!
Or am I just off target.
My thoughts.. your thoughts?
