Ada County · Southwestern Idaho
Surplus wire buying in Boise, Idaho
Idaho's capital and its largest construction market, where hospital expansions, downtown rebuilds and campus work leave reels behind.
Boise is where electrical material in Idaho is most likely to be bought, stored and then not used. State government buildings, two large health systems, a university campus and a steady stream of downtown commercial work all run conduit and pull wire, and every one of those jobs ends with a partial reel.
What tends to turn up in Boise
Commercial construction leftovers: THHN and XHHW in feeder sizes, MC cable in short coils, tray cable from tenant improvements, and low-voltage cable in unopened boxes. Healthcare work adds plenum-rated control and fire alarm cable, which is expensive new and easy to over-order.
Boise's technology and professional-services offices generate smaller quantities per site, but a downtown building renovation can produce a genuinely large pile when the electrical contractor clears out afterward.
Getting material out of Boise
Interstate 84 runs east-west through the valley and connects to Meridian, Nampa and Caldwell within half an hour, so a Boise pickup can usually be combined with material elsewhere in the Treasure Valley. Most commercial sites have a loading dock; smaller tenant spaces often do not, which is why the form asks about dock and forklift access.
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Wire located in Boise or Ada County? Send the reel details and photos and we will review the material.
Reels sitting in Boise?
Send the tag photos and a wide shot of the stack. We will tell you what we can do and what it would take to move it.