Block House Construction Guidelines for You
Blockhouse is basically a structure of heavy timbers for military defense. It is made up of squared timbers with a projecting upper story ... block house plan. It is useful when building on a narrow block as the house is intended to suit ... . All desire to have house built which may include qualities such as comfort, durability, strength [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 22:00:48
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Things I Am Doing Lately/Things I Want to Be Doing Right Now
THINGS I AM DOING LATELY1. Watching my walking stick insect's third parthenogenetic wave being launched and misting their imaginary Vietnamese rain ... (and other) house designs and floor plans, and deciding on which house he will build ... did not somehow get into my third floor study although I keep hearing mouse sounds and the cat looks [more...]
Date: 2008-07-15 15:58:00
How to build a gingerbread house
This was among the Top 5 articles on Bob Vila’s website: How to Build a Gingerbread House. Man, that guy knows everything! You can download plans for different models of gingerbread houses, including A-Frame, Colonial, Saltbox and Side Gable. I didn’t even know the last three of those house types existed, so Lord knows [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 12:32:11
On Dream Homes
Looking for inspiration for your dream home? Are you ready to get started building? ... you a totally modernist style house on a realistic budget. Other plans that you can choose from are narrows, prairie styles, southern houses, colonial homes, new england plans, beach house and many [more...]
Date: 2008-08-06 17:06:00
On the importance of bungalows. What started off as a vaguely modernist-inspired house-building programme (see The Daily Mail book of Bungalow Plans) gradually evolved into a populist building movement ... , searching through pattern books for the floor plan that would fit their circumstances. The Irish [more...]
Date: 2008-06-27 14:06:06
Local Color
I snapped these at the church before the social on Saturday night. The clouds were gorgeous, and the air smelled like rain ... websites for building plans for new old houses in the Craftsman and bungalow styles, some of which ... t turn out so well. Here is a charming brick house cue the soundtrack , complete with my beloved [more...]
Date: 2008-06-30 10:27:01
The Worthless Wardrobe
Nearly five years ago we moved from one of the western states to one of the Great Lakes States ... original plan was to build this house as soon as we arrived, so we would have only had our furniture in storage for about six months while the house was being built and we lived in the little house where [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 12:00:00
HousePlans
Looking for the home of your dreams can be a very daunting task ... Plans plans ready for you to purchase and build as is, or to use as a starting point Ranch house ... house Plans. Find a blueprint that fits your style and your budget. [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 15:22:00
the house
Erin asked about how we plan on living in such a small space with an expanding family.Main Level (pictured above): 670 sq. ft.Loft (not pictured) ... about building the house ourselves is that we get to design it to fit the way we live.*Smaller bedrooms allow ... ceilings in the house, but instead decided to build a loft area that will be used as a guest [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 18:42:00
Modern Day Parable of the Subcontractors
A man decided to build a house. The builder drew up plans to his exact specifications, ... of the subcontractors a set of plans and asked them to carry out their tasks according to his plans. When the builder checked on the progress, he found that his house was behind schedule and was not being built [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 05:00:00
Quick Tour of Downtown's Trinity Auditorium
Are you connected to this project or just being nosy, Flickr user Pdodog? Either way, Mr ... (they continue to assure everyone the building will house a hotel) with a condo building (currently ... : "The current owners have proposed to turn the building into a luxury boutique hotel." Early plans called [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 00:29:31
Developer Retreats on Fort Greene Plan
Home [more...]
Date: 2008-09-12 01:16:23
Stop building to help housing prices recover?
So many plans and ideas are being floated to repair the country's economic situation. David Reilly of the Wall St ... Test." There is currently more than 10 months of home inventory. Homeowner vacancy rates are at historic highs of about 2.8%, compared with pre-bubble levels of about 1.7%, according to the U.S. Census [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 19:37:46
Irvine Co. announces first layoffs in 16 years
Irvine Co. headquarters in Newport Beach (Updated to add links, photos, more details and background.) The Irvine Co ... property taxpayer in the county. The original 93,000-acre Irvine Ranch, formed from several Spanish ... has been transforming the ranch into master-planned housing developments, apartment and office buildings [more...]
Date: 2008-09-19 23:12:46
with great resolve
car-y-oke... get it? sing it rashelle. just warming up ... . she will juggle three callings at church with grace and ease. he plans to stucco their house, build a back porch ... we went to our friends cabin in park city for a couple days. it was great to get away and relax [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 15:05:00
Toronto Janitors Organize for Rights, Respect and Justice
(By John Riddell from The Bullet) As darkness falls in Toronto and tens of thousands of office workers pour out of the downtown skyscrapers, ... the office towers and readies them for the next day’s activity. These buildings house Canada’s richest ... insurance, no Canada Pension Plan, no job-accident coverage. The Ontario government views them as self [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 18:20:36
The Availability of Foreclosed Houses has made Habitat Change its Methods
Till 2009, Habit for Humanity followed its own beaten track of putting deserving families into the right houses. It collected donations to purchase land and then build the house from the foundation by using ... to do some rethinking. It is now planning to refurbish the old abandoned house in addition [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 11:19:54
How to Build Animal Housing: 60 Plans for Coops, Hutches, Barns, Sheds, Pens, Nestboxes, Feeders, Stanchions, and Much More
Since you've decided to raise chickens, you'll need a little house for them. Some people use the traditional shed style coop and some are using innovative designs ... has plans, sketches and dimensions for several different sizes of chicken houses. It also has 60 (yes [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 01:47:36
How To Build A House, Construction Check Off List
2565422169_b230d1ab69.jpg Ok, here we are. We have a building lot that has been cleared and pilings are set for our new “ocean style” house on pilings in Holden Beach, NC but how did we get our construction to this point? As a builder, it’ ... House plans must be submitted to county for approval and permit. Costs are around $800 If you [more...]
Date: 2008-06-10 00:40:14
Harris School
It sits like a mausoleum on the 800 block of Southard Street, ... to be surrounded by other cement structures of a 1950's or 60's style and they included the MARC house ... in the Harris building. That clearly didn't happen:There were plans aired to hand the building over [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 05:01:00
Capsule house designed for an indigent family
.fullpost{display:inline;}While people would to build something like build a house, they want different from other and look unique design, ... appreciates its functionality, as well as low maintenance and construction cost.The plan of this bungalow is based on a square, where internal and external spaces are combined. The capsule containing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 02:50:00
Big and Green, How to Build that Dream House?
OK, not too many of us are making plans to build a mansion right now, even a green one as showcased in A glam, ... in winter. Eco-friendly paints and water-based stains: They reduce air toxins. Ultratouch insulation [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 18:40:13
Community pressure mounts on Kaua‘i Burial Council
Community pressure mounts on Kaua‘i Burial Council Posted October 6th, ... . Do not let it start with this home.“ Brescia’s plans to build a house on the 15,667-square-foot lot ... dirt road and a naupaka hedge fronting a white-sand beach, the narrow lot that Joseph Brescia owns [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 00:32:04
Inauguration Day
Last night I covered an event at the State Historical Building which featured a huge, boisterous, joyful crowd ... . "And tomorrow there's going to be a miracle in the White House." Organizers of the event planned to play ... at the Historical Building laughed. Video clips of King's speeches followed, the "I've been to the mountain top [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 16:34:16
Spoil Your Own Country BROWNSKI Not Ours’
Immigrants Have Taken 40% of all Homes Built in Last Decade December 4, ... European immigration since 2005. The Brown Government plans to build three million new houses in the UK ... by the Home Office. Nearly 600,000 properties have been needed to house immigrants since 1997 — [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 17:31:20
1516 H street
In reply to Streetscape: 1924: While the Wilkins building is lost, the row house to the right, #1516, is still there, albeit with an altered ( ... plans to raze most of the historical buildings around Lafayette Square in order to replace them ... , one of the first examples of preservation focused on a historic district, not just a single building [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 14:21:46
A Change of Plans
I posted several weeks ago about our dream to build our house on the river...the shovels were ready to go ( ... change in plans by now)...and so...WE BOUGHT IT...this incredible almost 100-year-old farmhouse ... for that special one-of-a-kind farmhouse sink)...well...in the middle of the hunt for things with a history [more...]
Date: 2008-07-17 06:49:00
For $30M You Get An Historic Mansion With Assorted Ghosts
As runaway slaves swam across the Potomac River traveling along the Underground Railroad, ... plans to build Darnall and Harbin Halls. But the Halcyon House has a deep history reaching far beyond ... House.Today, Prospect Street’s historic Halcyon House, which went on the market on Aug. 30 [more...]
Date: 2008-09-21 01:50:00
Upzoning approved for St. George
September 14, 2008 After several years of downzoning much of the borough to curb sprawling housing developments, ... say the office vacancy rate currently hovers around 13 percent and where plans to build a new $200 ... on building up retail on busier blocks by requiring storefronts of the first floor of residential [more...]
Date: 2008-09-14 02:43:14
Year in Review, 2008 Architecture Awards: Jean Nouvel, Ennis House, and Building of the Year
As 2008 comes to a close, here's a look (and in some cases, an update) to the more compelling and fantastic stories that stood out this year ... , is slowly being restored.) UPDATE: Well, not the best news. "There are no plans to open the house ... Never Move Past the Rendering Stage: It was French architect Jean Nouvel’s leafy green giant [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 22:30:12
November 17, 2008: Democrats Seek Tougher Concessions In Auto Industry Bailout
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a plan for an auto industry bailout that would utilize money from the original $700 billion Wall Street bailout, ... examines the controversy surrounding Massachusetts’ foreign clean energy source to the north. Prairie Power Inc. plans to build a 30 megawatt wind farm near Pittsfield, Illinois. Colorado’s capital [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 17:40:33
Back To Basics Challenge
Date: 2009-01-12 10:27:00
Adventures in Frugal Gardening
I'm just dying to get to the garden center and go crazy. But we are still in the treacherous-possible-frost time ... . We have a giant sloping hill (that starts about 20 feet from the house) with dangerous rocks which needs ... . My husband has saved the plans to build the one below for more than a year now -- we know it will likely [more...]
Date: 2008-04-27 10:23:00
Escape The Rat Race With A Tiny House [Housing]
It's not just supermarkets that are shrinking—you can also build yourself a 90-square-foot house to shack up in with your hunched-over spouse and ... in Seattle, plans to move within the next few months from the Craftsman-style two-story house she shares ... to the tightening credit market and the fact that home prices remain high in Seattle, despite [more...]
Date: 2008-09-12 22:51:40
Build your favorite home
New Yorkers are always being introduced to the new concept of house made since New York City become one consideration for people to build what type ... , the site offers construction of New York log homes. And customer can choose up to 100 floor plans which ... of house would be best home in this place. Usually there is a certain mode booming in that place [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 03:29:22
Monrovia's Courtyards At Old Town Breaks Ground
You know, there's really not enough coverage of Monrovia development ... on Myrtle Avenue. The four-story buildings will house spacious one bedroom and two bedroom floor plans [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 19:02:24
A Sneak Peek at Frank Gehry's New Headquarters
As we reported back in early November, starchitect Frank Gehry is planning to move closer to the sea soon, ... new building. Here's a bit: The 3.53-acre campus consists of two 1950s warehouse buildings, which are being upgraded and expanded. A 50,000-square-foot main building will house Gehry offices [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 11:00:05
CC & A.J. press conference roundup
CC & A.J. press conference roundup December 19, 2008 A few thoughts from Thursday's initial-crazy press conference .. ... that dream house he was building in Southern California? It's history. He and his family plan to buy a home in northern New Jersey and make it their residence year-round - for at least the next seven years [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 05:49:55
What Would Andrew Jackson Do?
Standing in the glow of electoral victory, before tens of thousands of cheering fans in Grant Park in Chicago on the night of November 4, 2008, ... These socialist recommendations are seen as building blocks for Obama plans because the lead author is Paul ... , who will be a special Obama White House adviser. Volcker's role is to help mastermind what [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 02:14:17
Cold Steel
Frost on Entry Grate Down below the entry grate is an air tube that penetrates the concrete slab of our tiny cottage ... to put an insulated box there and use it for a refrigerator. Eventually I plan to build a refrigerator ... the coolth of our spring and possibly and ice house up hill of us from whence the cold can flow down [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 02:46:50
Steps to build a dream home
Follow these 7 rules to get past the hurdles and start on the path to successfully build a custom, dream home: 1 ... s) for your neighborhood before you finalize your house plans and break ground on your project. Also, be sure to obtain architectural approval if required. 5. Set a Realistic Budget: Accurate budget [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 13:03:03
The REAL in “Real Estate” (McKinney Courier-Gazette)
Date: 2009-01-20 07:29:53
The REAL in “Real Estate” (McKinney Courier-Gazette)
Date: 2009-01-18 09:29:12
Chattanooga Choo Choo
I visited Chattanooga this past weekend along with 11,000 other people, saw Ruby Falls (cold, wanted to stay inside, it’s in a cave), drank a beer ( ... , with plans to run for the House seat held by Zach Wamp (R - TN03). Littlefield might need to run ... buildings and the history. Chattanooga has free electric buses downtown (however not many riders [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 20:40:08
George W. Bush Presidential Center. No. 1.17.2009.12
The George W. Bush Presidential Center. On January 21, 2009 George W ... million for an endowment — Bush’s plans stand out as an effort to defend his tumultuous White House ... . Bush, will return to Texas to begin his own post-presidency, including plans to build a library [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 03:16:04
Bah, humbug!
By Joseph Romm So what part of the economic stimulus plan did House Minority Leader John Boehner single out on PBS's Newshour: And, ... buildings to make them more energy-efficient, and weatherize the home of poor people. I actually [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 23:28:00
Is ‘New Yorker’ Critic James Wood Creating an Army of Like-minded Young Novelists?
Photo-illustration: Everett Bogue; Photos: Getty Images, istockphoto Indisputably, the answer is yes, as revealed by Leon Neyfakh in the Observer ... to do with them once he's got them assembled? Are his plans peaceful? Or does he intend for his armies to depose Sam Tanenhaus at the Times Book Review? Storm the Random House building? Take over [more...]
Date: 2008-07-23 20:45:45
Leona Update
Leona Update Now that the election is over and we have a new President(!) ... are some thoughts on the recently completed Leona project. Last weekend, Leona had their open house ... on the north side of the building on Ward St. There are quite a few different floor plans [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 22:43:16
Recess in the Recession: It's Official
I'm not sure why waiting for the friggin' State Corporation Commission to process my paperwork has been driving me batty ... to design, strategies to plan and communities to build. My goal is to have a dozen clients ... account. Well, the SCC finally sent an official package to the house yesterday, notifying [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 01:08:31
Bush library and ‘Freedom Institute’ to be housed in same building.
President Bush has repeatedly insisted that his think tank, or “Freedom Institute, ... : But in a White House interview this week, Laura Bush said the library design committee she chairs ... ” “won’t be used to promote a whitewashed perspective on his presidency.” Original plan, in fact [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 17:52:10
