Boston Building Resources

Make your new kitchen a reality this year and save up to 10% on cabinet orders from the Co-op at Boston Building Resources. Our designers work with you to co-create a design that fits your style and budget. Kitchen design appointments are offered in person (with social distancing), online via video chat, or over the phone. Minimum orders and other conditions apply. Email us for appointment availability. Kitchen design at Boston Building Resources is a benefit of membership in our consumer co-op, where we are oriented toward service rather than profit.

BBR offers the Versiniti line of made to order customizable bathroom vanities, storage cabinets, and accessories. Choose the style, size, and finish you prefer, and your items will be ready for you in about 5 to 6 weeks. Products are made in New Hampshire from sustainably harvested woods. Choose any Toto or Kohler faucets, sinks, tubs, or other products, and we will special-order them for you at 24% off the full list price. Just let us know the model number and any other details such as size or finish.

Older double-hung windows are an important character-defining feature of your home. In many cases, original double-hungs have lasted more than 100 years and, with some tender loving care, they will likely last another hundred. BBR's products and workshops can help you maintain and restore older windows.

Boston Building Resources offers hands-on home improvement classes throughout the year. Unfortunately, in-person workshops are not being offered in the winter/spring of 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic. Typical workshop topics include kitchen design, finish carpentry, window rehab, sheetrocking and taping, tiling, table saw magic, basic plumbing, and much more. Workshop instructors are trade professionals who volunteer their time. We also welcome suggestions for workshops that you would like to see offered.

The Reuse Center at BBR has gently used and new building materials that have been donated. Products include full cabinet sets, appliances, windows, doors, sinks, flooring, and more to help you improve your home affordably. The Reuse Center at Boston Building Resources is a source of some great bargains and an ever-changing treasure trove of materials. Full cabinet sets, appliances, windows, doors, sinks, flooring. Anyone can shop at the Reuse Center. Additional discounts are given to Plus members: people who meet our income guidelines as well as other nonprofit organizations.

Home improvement materials retail store in Boston. Our not-for-profit consumer co-op and nonprofit reuse center focus on increasing customers' knowledge for successful long-term homeownership. Located in Boston's Roxbury Crossing neighborhood, near Roxbury Community College and the Longwood Medical Area. We inspire, educate, and empower homeowners to increase the efficiency and value of their homes. We focus on affordable solutions that help all of our neighbors. Learn more about membership.

As the energy crisis of the 1970s caused home heating costs to skyrocket, a group of Boston residents were determined to help their neighbors who were living in drafty, uninsulated homes. They founded the Boston Building Materials Co-op, first located on Plympton Street in the South End, in 1978, with the vision of providing people with a source of affordable materials to make their homes more energy-efficient, and the knowledge of how to do the work themselves. The Co-op's first years were focused on providing blown-in cellulose insulation, window repair, and high-quality storm windows.