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Been a while since I updated this, sorry. I've been posting pics on Facebook, which is easier to do, but here's some pics:...Hurricane IkeBob2009-11-26T10:13:05-06:00Ike Recovery #17 - Roof, Interior
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Here's more photos - The roof panels arrived and are on! Interior wall joists are in- Plenty of Attic space; someone said these are called "Texas basements" I never heard of that before. The street view with cupola completed....Hurricane IkeBob2009-09-26T21:43:10-06:00Ike Recovery #16 - Walls
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Last Tuesday the majority of the wall panels arrived, and by now most of the first floor has been erected. Photos show it best: The dining room view The western view The crew installing a panel The northern side Interior...Hurricane IkeBob2009-08-23T20:04:13-06:00Ike Recovery #14 - A setback
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The Structural Insulated Panels (SIP) that were to make up the walls of the new house were due to be delivered on Tuesday. The driver brough them from Kerrville, about 5 hours away and spilled the load at 9th St...Hurricane IkeBob2009-08-06T19:06:19-06:00Ike Recovery #13 - Stairs
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This is the platform for the back stairs. This is the front platform that will hold the A/C units and the backup power generator. The front stairs come off it, too. An upper view of the forward platform. The front...Hurricane IkeBob2009-08-01T16:31:14-06:00Ike Recovery #12 - Above ground progress
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Decking is now going up on the house. It's best described in pictures:...Hurricane IkeBob2009-07-25T13:46:49-06:00Ike Recovery #11 - A Slab sided cove
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History considers The Romans to be brutal, violent people. But they invented something wonderful: Concrete. The slab for the house is in, we've watered it a few times since it was put in place:...Hurricane IkeBob2009-07-12T16:27:19-06:00Ike Recovery #10: Concrete and Concrete Accessories
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The slab is nearly ready to be poured: (click on image to enlarge) I spent some time putting in a new mailbox, since the USPS has not been doing that great a job of forwarding our mail. Kathy found a...Hurricane IkeBob2009-07-06T20:48:14-06:00Ike Recovery #9
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Plumbing! Yes citizens, It's plumbing! It's the latest rage! It's the newest thing to hit Rome! It pipes water from one place to another! This is the sewer pipe, running from the house... ...into the ground... ...passes two cleanouts... ...to...Hurricane IkeBob2009-06-21T22:39:45-06:00Ike Recovery#8
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To paraphrase a mythical Scottish Starship Engineer: "Admiral!, there be pilings here!"...Hurricane IkeBob2009-06-16T20:52:00-06:00Ike Recovery #7
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The open pit at the house seems to be an old cesspit or septic tank: The contractor had put down red paint showing the corners of the house:...Hurricane IkeBob2009-06-12T21:02:58-06:00Ike Recovery #6
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Dirt work was completed at the house. The next step is pilings and the concrete slab. After walking around the site - now officially "The Site", no longer "The Lot" previously called "The Wreck" and previously called "The House" I...Hurricane IkeBob2009-06-05T19:58:54-06:00Ike Recovery #5
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Finally the building permit is done, and posted: Fill dirt is coming in: It looks like we will have to go with wooden pilings. It's too uncertain if we could drive the concrete pilings the required 10 feet down before...Hurricane IkeBob2009-05-30T11:28:00-06:00A Lileks ReTweet Theatre
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Based on James Lileks' post of this day....Miscellaneous CommentsBob2009-05-29T21:45:09-06:00Bunco - the game that's sweeping the nation!
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At least in Mr Lileks' wife's circle of friends. Found a picture of this game at Big Lots a few weeks ago. Never heard of it before, just thought it was a crime from watching "Dragnet" There's a wikipedia entry...Miscellaneous CommentsBob2009-05-22T09:17:43-06:00