"Don't sweat the small stuff"

Over the last ten years I have had the chance to visit with quite a number of Mexican families in their homes and in particular a lot of lower ... a second floor. Nearer the bottom of the scale are concrete shacks made of blocks stacked ... concrete and bricks or concrete blocks. At the top of the scale are fantastic homes that are equal [more...]

Date: 2008-08-16 16:47:00

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Masonry Repair, Restoration & Construction Services In Portland Maine

RL Sanborn Masonry INC “A Lifetime Of Quality” http://rlsanborn.com (207) ... , chimneys, caps, crowns & flashing, patios, steps, landings , porches driveways and walkways ... masonry materials Including brick, Stone, cement, concrete block, concrete, glass block [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 14:16:25

Plastic Bed Liner - Your Van May Need One.

A spray on bed liner is possibly the most popular form of bed liner ... up to the roughest use. Take hauling concrete blocks as an example. Concrete blocks are going to scratch and scar ... pink with lavender borders. You can even paint a full 3D wall painting on the custom theme bed itself [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 06:15:17

544 Byrd

Looking North from Beech you could see the parking lot behind my house and on the other side of that one of the many trailer courts ... moved to the Lake by Rodgers, Arkansas in the 70's. Dad even made the concrete blocks the addition sat on. He bought a block maker and mixed the concrete in a portable mixer to make a couple [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 16:00:00

Avoiding Mold In Your House

Most of us are familiar with using products on our tub surrounds to either keep mold away or get rid of it once it shows up ... you know almost all basement walls are porous, no matter what they are made out of (concrete block, poured concrete, brick, etc). You need to keep air moving in your basement. Not hard if you have air conditioning [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 00:10:51

RisiLights & RisiSounds - High Tech Retaining Wall Blocks

... finish. It looks like they can be installed as easily as standard concrete blocks, though you’ll ... integrated lighting and speakers via these RisiLights and RisiSounds faux-concrete blocks. The blocks [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 09:14:34

Nothing Is Ever As Easy As One Expects

November 7, 2008 – Have you ever started a “simple” project that just kept getting more and more involved? Welcome to my world! ... -standard, and embedded in a massive block of concrete. And did I mention that the post was all rusty ... leans to the left. But, as I said, it’s stuck in a block of concrete, so leaning it shall remain [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 16:04:00

Building Exteriors are Important Too

After more than 40 years in the construction trades I have noticed that the exterior of buildings is usually not given enough emphasis from a ... building can be anything from concrete, to concrete blocks, brick, stucco or glass and steel to name ... better than caulking the seals with a high quality sealer that is less than 1/10th the cost. Caulking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 09:00:18

A Little Home Construction

Blocks for the security wallThe whole property used to belong to Roberto's grandparents, but over the years, ... , is developing her part of the property a bit more and putting up a 3 meter concrete block wall ... from electronics to construction signage. The floor of her house is made from concrete blocks that were used [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 12:14:00

Concrete Lamp From Litracon

light emitting concrete.jpg It’s been a long while since we talked about light-emitting concrete ... that is the combination of optical fibres and fine concrete. It can be produced as prefabricated building blocks ... for example is really just four of their regular concrete blocks that buyers assemble at home [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 14:07:00

About Design and Print

Sustainability and style are what make green design, well, green. Green design balances environmental, economic, social and aesthetic concerns ... for concrete masonry units.” These blocks consist of up to 60% pre-consumer recycled content and almost half as much cement as standard concrete blocks. It takes 40% less energy to produce them [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 00:54:34

An Ju Xiao Qu Apartment

Recently I posted pictures of the beautiful houseplants in my living room, the ones that I almost always forget to water - thank you, DH, ... it is white, since most of the other apartments in the building have concrete floors. The tile is faux ... concrete block that is part of a group of over 60 nearly identical blocks. It just screams Soviet Bloc [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 16:30:09

360 Winnett: Foundation

winnett1.jpg Our foundation was constructed using Insulated Concrete Forms, which are large blocks that interlock together like Lego bricks and then filled with concrete. ICF ... , the blocks have an R-value of about 22.4, however the thermal mass provided by the concrete increases [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 23:05:19

Cabin Construction Journal Jan. 16th

  Monolithic Cabin Being moved We finished the concrete spraying yesterday ... the building.  We then placed some concrete blocks down to set it on.  The blocks are going to help ... on painting the interior and starting to form the next dome.  Next week we will continue to do both the new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:05:24

Terrace Gardening

If there’s a slope or incline on your property, you can turn it into a lovely garden oasis ... , concrete blocks, modular retaining wall blocks or stone for steeper slopes. The different masonry ... for the walls. In the past, railroad ties were considered a good source of material for making retaining [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 09:09:23

Rubik's Cube by the Beach: Guerrilla Public Art

Rubicks_6609_t For decades at Maroubra beach in Sydney there has sat looking out across the foreshore a concrete block ... artists and a third "police look out" the concrete block was transformed. Now, sitting in its place [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:39:50

West Coast Green Photos: Container Home, Google Pedal Power & Integrity Block

The best part of the annual West Coast Green sustainable building conference is walking the floor and checking out all the innovations — the smart, ... . Get Yer Greener Concrete Block: We profiled startup Integrity Block for one of our companies to watch ... that it is now officially selling its landscape blocks. Here’s what they look like: [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 23:00:09

AE#10: Porous Masonry Walls

While masonry is often perceived as impenetrable, a suitable material for keeping out wind and rain, it is actually by nature porous, ... the "gutter-rat" (the architect's term for standard concrete blocks) appear lighter than it really ... or concrete -- by designing walls that allow light, air and water to penetrate. The most famous examples [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 17:15:00

Problem Slopes? Try Terraces!

Slopes can be made into a lovely garden spot. Instead of a weedy eyesore, the slope could be a lovely flower garden ... bricks, concrete blocks, modular retaining wall blocks or stone. The various masonry options ... retaining walls for terraces. Railroad ties have rather fallen out of favor these days [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:13:41

Silent house / Takao Shiotsuka Atelier

Architects: Takao Shiotsuka Atelier Location: Saiki-city, Oita, Japan Client: Private Project year: 2008 Constructed area: 81 ... to me that the concrete block is a silent material compared with concrete. Silence is made by the thing being alive ... . There are no fittings in the opening of the outside wall. Brock was just merely stacked, and the [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 12:00:31

Thematic Photographic - Delayed

Why is there not a new Thematic Photographic entry on this lovely New Year's Eve? ... for a signalFind one...way down the streetAm sitting on a concrete block beside someone's parking ... entry to end off 2008, but can't get past the fact that said concrete block is precisely one-third [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 23:03:00

¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

Jess and I would like to wish everybody a fantastic 2009! ... gh, they were waiting until the right time. Since gas prices have dropped a bit down here, they ... heat and rain) the main building materials are concrete, concrete blocks, and iron to tie the who [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 15:45:00

Lower Florida Keys Real Estate 9/1/2008

PRICE REDUCTIONS: Active 03/12/08 Listing # 544770 14 Rogers Dr, FL 33042 Listing Price: $199,000 County: ... Water Sunset Views, breezes on your screened porch, corner canal, 170' concrete dockage for multiply boa. This Concrete Block home has 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths and is in perfect condition. Quiet location [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 23:27:39

OJMR Architects | Fritz Residence

OJMR ArchitectsFritz ResidenceL Shaped Simplicity - Wrapped around a cooling pool with ample shade and expansive living areas, this Jay M ... concrete block walls, natural stone veneer walls, plaster over wood framing, concrete floors, walnut ... counters in kitchen, Venetino White marble countertops in bathroom and on kitchen island.Photos [more...]

Date: 2008-04-22 06:07:00

Portland 38 Condos in Downtown Phoenix

Portland 38 Condos in Downtown Phoenix November 29th, 2008 ... 38 condo units have polished concrete floors, concrete block walls, natural wood beam ceiling ... appliances, Bosch washer & dryer, quartz countertops, European maple cabinets, Mosiac unglazed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 10:42:11

Wrecking and building

Made it back to the new farm to start demo for the new seedling room ... be clearer! We’re turning half of the lower level, with its poured concrete floor and concrete block walls [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 00:08:50

Restless

I’m listening to “Everybody Wants to Rule The World” by Tears for Fear, but that just finished and Todd Rundgren begins singing “Change Myself ... of my body through a concrete block. This leaves me in a state of continual restlessness that I can only ... I am back at this word processor at half past ten.  When I can’t paint my own words I stare at words [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 03:55:21

Site/Sight project-development

I’m having a real difficulty on this project. My first 2 video footage I made were very simple outcomes of my idea, ... . Then I realized(even more) I was missing something.I know about the tape recorder in concrete block of Bruce ... ideas.Conceptual art to me is something speaks itself without decorative explanations. I think [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 21:06:11

Concrete footers

We poured concrete around our blocks with rebar candycanes to secure the new porch and stairs. After a couple of days of setting up we will add welded wire mesh and expanded metal lath. A true ferro [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:07:01

Sunday Recap 1-18

What a day!  When I began putting together our calendar for 2009, I began thinking of all the people who helped us get where we are today ... we’re still working on that, but considering my esophagus is probably lined with concrete block ... be in this week so it’ll be down after we finish the walls.  Josh and I started a new project today [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:31:56

Mexican Cemetery

The illustrious Isla Gringo will no doubt be miffed at me for this because I went to Isla Mujeres recently and didn’t tell him I was coming ( ... in floor or wall tiles. Some of the lower-rent graves were just concrete block with no stucco and no paint. Most of the crypts we saw seemed to be homemade. And not once did I see what we Americans would [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 12:55:18

The Renovations

I know that i mentioned them before, but now that we are in the thick of it, I thought I would get more specific ... .) In Israel, all of our building is done with concrete and cinder block, so destruction of existing ... out and chose metal and wooden floating stairs to replace them. Our contractor arrived exactly [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 19:38:16

Showcase: You! week 6 - win a free book!

Last time I asked for your favorite frugal site.  Moneysaving Mom received votes from Jamie, Dana, and Amy @ The Q Family ... out these tips: Use spray adhesive to cover a worn out desk pad and press a towel on top of it.  It’ ... ’t you think?) Paint concrete blocks a bright color and stack with holes in front to organize office [more...]

Date: 2008-07-31 15:08:58

Can The Black Jesus Escape Assassin’s Bullet?

Excluding the sneaking suspicion that the American electorate has collectively lied to the opinion pollsters for fear of appearing to be racists, ... the threat is taken. To the anger of his neighbours, who can no longer park in their own driveways ... to all but local residents, is blocked by huge concrete slabs which detract from the eye-catching [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 15:44:25

Redesigning Your Outdoor Living Spaces.

With a strong desire to deliver excellence, and the necessity of sustaining a superior quality clients can be confident that the goal of landscapers ... materials. Supplies such as natural stone, large format concrete pavers, block retaining walls ... of more and more landscapers, Sydney landscaping can be viewed as a very competitive field [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 01:08:38

Precast Concrete for construction

Hi everyoneI happened to visit my brother in USA and he is a building contractor .Being in this profession to speed up his work he needed a lots of precast concrete items .Jensen Precast concrete company is one of the largest companies selling precast concrete blocks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 08:22:00

Friday at the farm.....

I just noticed that this didn't *publish* yesterday. Hmmmmm. Note to self: the universe thinks I need to think about publishing my writing. [ ... timber and reinforce it with a concrete block and you are good to go. I had to KNIT to get myself ... for the secret swap thingie...can't WAIT to show you pictures...MUST finish it this weekend! Hope [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 11:25:54

Snow Delay

Snow covered driveway It’s a winter wonderland in Portland right now. Yesterday we made tremendous progress with the driveway using pavers. I had about 1/3 of the concrete blocks set into place when it just got too cold, with this biting ... I assumed we resume work this morning on the driveway. Then I woke up to the picture here. We can’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 23:14:19

Scapegoats A Thru D

Update at the bottom. Everyone wants to blame someone after last night's brutal loss. And yes -- that was brutal ... on offense, unable to keep up once the Nuggets started to run. He was a disaster wearing concrete blocks for sneakers, completely outplayed by every other big that saw playing time -- Chris Andersen [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 14:27:36

Permanent link to Too Much?

Too Much? Posted by Admin on January 4, 2009 at 9:01 pm raymond, although materials used in home building have varied over time, today in almost all areas of the philippines homes made of hollow block filled with concrete ... that in when comparing houses prices here opposed to say like USA. > __._,_.___ Messages in this [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 01:20:52

Beginning Gardening with a Greenhouse

by Cheryl Alden With that in mind, select the greenhouse that you believe fits into your budget as well as one that will suit the space you have ... to be placed in very small spaces like a balcony or patio. You may not be able to grow everything you want ... but you can also use concrete slab, blocks, wood, gravel or brick. If you would like to further [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 12:10:33

Integrity BlockWest Coast Green 2008

We never thought cinder blocks could be so exciting? ... they are made with, so each block is different and softly mottled with a range of natural tones. Retaining wall ... block. The impressive thing is that it's a direct replacement for regular concrete block, meaning [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 20:00:00

Save Your Stilettos!

Clutch Creator and Creative Director Deanna “Dede” Sutton is never without her stilettos, ... for this alone. Living in NYC, this is not an option for me, besides the depreciated streets, the blocks ... of concrete. Smart Heels “save your favorite high heels from embarrassing and costly tears [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 04:57:01

Pottery Field Trip

One of the things Peggy does for the potters and students of Scarborough Fair Pottery is to arrange field trips ... ," when they will be ready for the next step in the process.Further back, a rack of plates are drying on forms used ... , safely confined behind a heavy steel door in a concrete-block room. This decreases the risk of fire [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 15:25:00

Stock Plans – The Good, the Bad…and the Unknown

By David Porter AIA - Consulting architect to the Garlinghouse Company since 1989 ... and to various regional construction method differences (i.e. poured concrete foundations as may be preferred in New York versus concrete block foundations as may be preferred in some areas of New Jersey [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 15:55:53

Ulrik Crone

Ulrik Crone is one of the most important artists to emerge from the influential group ”the wild young ones”, ... on an exploration through urban landscapes filled with hooligans, shopping trolleys, punks, concrete blocks ... through Ulrik’s periscope resembles a neon coloured feverish fantasy that exorcises any attempt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 16:04:00

TO THE CONTRARY, IT WOULD BE SHOCKING...:

After the revolution: It is 30 years since Ayatollah Khomeini ousted the Shah of Iran, ending 2, ... miracle. In Tehran's concrete nightmare, the streets were permanently blocked with traffic, overstuffed tower blocks groaned beneath the weight of hundreds of families and the electricity grid [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 00:24:02

Diver William Walker

Diver William Walker, smiling quietly as he is dressed in his diving suit, which weighed 200lbs ... in to figure out a solution. They decided to prop up the Cathedral using concrete blocks, bricks ... for grinding and burning clay and limestone to create Portland cement, a material that hardened [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 19:19:50

blog housekeeping and general ridiculousness

Congratulations to Gerb who won the auction for Nie at $30 for a set of two superhero capes! I'll be emailing you shortly to work out all the details ... and adhesive gauze. I'm typing this with one eye held shut and tears watering down my face turning ... in concrete and cinder blocks, building up a retaining wall, and I still managed to do a lousy job [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 12:50:00

Hot, Hot Firepits!

Photo courtesy of James A. Stepp, Lexicon Media Putting a firepit in your backyard is certainly a trend that’s caught fire in the ... sure open flames are allowed in your area. You’ll need: a caulking gun, masonry adhesive, a dozen or so cast concrete blocks with angled edges, a mallet, a spade, a 3-foot-long level, a large bag [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 11:01:18

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