red red wine.

finally we got a fridge! in the house... ...we spend months with out one and is nice to finally have where to put the ice that used to just melt in ... about those nothing x nothing houses made with cheap construction material that probably made the houses feel like they were on fire.if matucana was a private thing i wouldnt care at all but being [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:51:00

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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

Small House Construction, Design, and Renovation Blogs

Small House Society > Resources Summary. Below are personal blogs and online journals of people working on constructing, renovating, ... . Through sharing stories, photos, videos, floor plans, and other details about the process, others ... on the Victorias cottage but it’s been changed a lot. I’ll try to get a plan up soon.” The Jewel Box Home [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 00:50:07

THE CONTRACTING OUT CRISIS AT THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY…replacing unionized civil servant architects and engineers with non union consultants causes serious problems with public housing project construction and renovation work

from CITY LIMITS: AUDIT: NYCHA CAPITAL PROGRAM IN TROUBLEAn internal report by the inspector general over the Housing Authority says management lapses and cost overruns will severely curtail plans to repair the city’s aging stock of public ... s in-house construction management team that normally oversees jobs. NYCHA was attempting to improve [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:04:00

Mister Stanley Wouldn't Be Happy, As Couple Attempts to Tear Down the Historic Marcus House

The Marcus House, as it looked during construction in 1938 Much of what you should know about Stanley Marcus' former house on Nonesuch Road can ... for a demolition permit with the Texas Historic Commission (and not the city, as originally mentioned ... -designated historic structure, the city won't be able to stand in front of the bulldozers [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 03:07:52

[Pink Houses] Pre-fab Factory Made Fad To Not Really Mobile Homes

I am struck by the extreme range and contrast of housing development beyond traditional on-site construction ... the house, like the Frank Lloyd Wright utilitarian homes scattered throughout the midwest and Levittown. Long since bastardized to match today’s living standards. Worthy of the Museum of Modern Art [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 15:14:42

Much in Obama stimulus bill won't hit economy soon

WASHINGTON – It will take years before an infrastructure spending program proposed by President-elect Barack Obama will boost the economy, ... through old-fashioned public works projects like roads, bridges and repairs of public housing. Less than half of the $30 billion in highway construction funds detailed by House Democrats would [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:03:49

Gingerbread Competition results are in

(Cross-posted from the SketchUp blog) Having spent some time perusing the entries for the SketchUp Gingerbread House Design Competition, ... ... First Prize Gingerbread House by Skeat An absolutely beautiful use of the base model ... construction. This is a gingerbread house that aficionados – analog and digital alike – can admire. It's also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 23:23:40

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

Help Me Strip My Foreclosure

Remove Yourself—Candiria Touch what you can’t have While i have what you can’t touch for now My friend, ... and what is a fixture of real estate. In architectural design, it is possible to create construction drawings ... stripped the house before they left. I mention all this because a reader sent me a Craigslist [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:30:53

Bad Credit Home Improvement Personal Loan

Bad Credit Home Improvement Personal Loan By Lauren Thompson | December 20, 2008 by Ada Denis If your house is in shambles, ... decision making. Old houses or homes with faulty construction need heavy repairs and remodelling ... need urgent repairs. You may want to extend the house, add another floor. If you’ve not planned [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 19:24:55

Groundwater Flow in Basalts, Caught on Video

This entry has been cross posted at Reporting on a Revolution The volcanic rock basalt underlies the city of Pune and much of the state of ... and joints that serve to store and transmit water. I came across a construction site near my house ... at a fair pace. Take a look. Groundwater flow in Basalt This narrow flow zone which is a few feet thick [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 08:21:14

Much in Obama stimulus bill won't hit economy soon

WASHINGTON (AP) — It will take years before an infrastructure spending program proposed by President-elect Barack Obama will boost the economy, ... -fashioned public works projects like roads, bridges and repairs of public housing.Less than half of the $30 billion in highway construction funds detailed by House Democrats would be released into the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:23:00

All About Gingerbreads: Part 1

Gingerbread house creation is a big time Thanksgiving tradition in my family (my dad's side, that is) ... family commitments and doesn't generally have other plans. Everyone brings an already constructed house, as well as an assortment of candy for decorating. Then we sit around a big table for an hour [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 17:11:00

Going Green: Weatherproof Your Home

There's a sexy side to green technology. Have you heard of solar panels that use nanotechnology? ... homes, simply by improving the energy efficiency of our houses and apartments. On average, heating ... of the country. The problem is that many American houses are poorly constructed and insulated, leaking heat [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:49:00

... the house to shift off the foundation (a common failure mode). However, the whole house can be subject ... not in earthquake country. An Eichler is a textbook example of post and beam construction. The house sits [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 03:42:36

This Land is Your Land: A better way to spend $1 trillion

By Rich Rodgers of Portland, Oregon. For 11 years, Rich was a policy advisor to a Portland city commissioner on housing policy, school funding, ... to construct major public infrastructure in historic African-American neighborhoods in Atlanta. He now works ... money to bail out failing financial institutions. There is no talk of bailing out struggling hom [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 17:52:50

Form Not Function 2009

... . I get to build my house - not some cookie cutter thing that is made for resale. I can see the builders roll ... If you see the show in person I’d love to hear your thoughts. Construction Update The house is cruising [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:12:32

a dream, our goal.

I know I have talked about (many times in this blog) how hubby wants to own his home someday, his own dream home ... in any of his home decoration and interior/exterior designs choices because ... . We will definitely visit the site when our dream house starts its construction. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:24:33

“Structural Plywood” & “Structural Siding”

... the house to shift off the foundation (a common failure mode). However, the whole house can be subject ... not in earthquake country. An Eichler is a textbook example of post and beam construction. The house sits [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 19:06:43

FOX Business Pundit's Prescription For Housing Ills: Turn Construction Companies Into Destruction Companies

Guest blogged by Dan In the 1930's, in an effort to increase prices, ... , so there is another possibility. Instead of continuing these absurdities, The Wall Street Journal’s Holman Jenkins and Forbes Magazine guest columnist Susan Lee, an economist, have both advocated [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 05:22:41

Home, home on the range

I do research the way normal women knit, as a way of occupying the brain without demanding much of it. So last night, I developed a pointless obsession with the history of the house I rent, since I know the construction date I was told -- 1963 -- can't be right.Borrowed from Ugly House Photos [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:29:00

TD Policy: Let’s not miss this opportunity

By: Rahul Saxena For the past two years, the people of the state of Himachal Pradesh have been facing a crisis of sorts - since the Timber Distribution (TD) rights were suspended by the orders of the Honourable High court, people have had immense difficulties in finding wood for construction and repair of their houses, religious [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 08:18:58

Groundwater Flow in Basalts, Caught on Video

The volcanic rock basalt underlies the city of Pune and much of the state of Maharashtra ... that serve to store and transmit water.I came across a construction site near my house the other day ... . Take a look.Groundwater flow in BasaltThis narrow flow zone which is a few feet thick is really [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 14:49:00

Monday, January 19, 2009

The day’s top political news: Two days from the White House, ... with road building and repair work As debate over the size and scope of a federal stimulus bill intensifies ... that could be under construction within 180 days. Leading House and Senate Democrats have pledged [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:15:52

In a Rare Event, NJ Suspends New 2.5% Tax on Commercial Development

By Adam Smith | January 19, 2009 Democrats, the champions of New Jerseys plans to subsidize more housing construction at the expense of taxpayers ... , there is a shortage of demand because there is a huge incentive not to rehabilitate a home: wait [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:07:38

Inland Empire and Construction Employment

Bloomberg has an article on the Inland Empire: California Finds Public-Works Spending No Unemployment Cure-All ... with the highest levels of construction employment during the housing boom are now suffering ... of the state’s new jobs. Today, unemployment reigns in the sprawling region east of Los Angeles [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:29:06

Millbare House in London

Modern architecture and construction works with a philosophy of maximizing resources and yet adding that minimalist design to capture elegance and understated class. The Millbare contemporary house in North-West England captures the essence ... us if you like it. - via Momoy a Millbare House in London [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 20:54:34

Under construction

When we purchased this house in 2005, it had 1 3/4 baths ... the past three years we have fought a losing battle against mold and mildew in the upstairs bathroom ... the drain, they had to have us remove the plumbing fixtures and tear out the wall in the downstairs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 03:29:45

Meeting of the Tiny Minds

The internet is a great way to get connected to other people ... books, plans, and seminars on tiny house design and construction. You might be wondering ... works with Jay and is a true entrepreneur. In addition [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 06:01:13

Thomas Paine Corner: A republic gone awry-A disappearing Camelot

A republic gone awry-A disappearing vision of the founding fathers We have contantly called for a new constitution convention, ... more leviathan corporations continue their rapid construction of more houses of worship to serve their zealous [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 23:18:06

Teaching with a beat in Torrance

Teaching with a beat in... by Daily Breeze Today 12:04 PM 266 292 Services South Bay Services: Handyman, Plumbers, House Cleaning, Electricians, Moving, Labor, Construction, Legal, Professional, etc. Are there any Small Business [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:04:54

Sen. T.W. Palmer Residence

In reply to DOJ: 1915: This attractive building saw many uses over its short 41 year lifetime ... in January 1926 to make way for the construction of a "modern office building" to house the real estate ... was purchased by George Washington University to house their Law School. After 5 years, the law school moved [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 05:09:57

Fundamentals, Not Accelerators

Fundamentals, Not Accelerators by Casey B. Mulligan The Conversation December 9th, ... from housing construction, which reduced new capital goods prices, encouraged nonresidential investment [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 17:54:25

January Beige Book

From the Federal Reserve: January Beige Book - Second District–New York Construction and Real Estate Housing markets in the District have been ... contracts negotiated in late 2007 and early 2008. Based on current contracts, overall apartment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:27:05

Magical realism

Boing Boing readers predict the next five years and beyond ... design group who condense their projects into downloadable manuals, such as the Walking House ... marketeer gets their comeuppance / announcing the construction of a cooled beach in Dubai. Nice headline [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 00:45:14

Our "Third Senator" Indicted by Grand Jury

The most senior (and it's said most powerful) Republican in the U.S ... and materials he received from a construction company. Veco Corp. actually lifted Stevens' house ... grill. If you have had any remodeling done lately, you know that's a pretty sweet deal. Normally [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 23:37:05

Pacific Elementary's grass-roots efforts net state honor

Pacific Elementary's... by Daily Breeze Today 06:44 AM 265 291 Services South Bay Services: Handyman, Plumbers, House Cleaning, Electricians, Moving, Labor, Construction, Legal, Professional, etc. Are there any Small Business [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:44:26

When the Truth Finally Hits Home

I am finally stressed out about the economy.I found myself awake at 1: ... . The construction companies are slowing down, nobody is building houses or remodeling like they were two years ... the day away. I could search for cheap do-it-yourself projects and put on my tool belt.What I can't [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:40:00

Lack Of Home Buyers Puts Houses On Trump’s Scottish Golf Resort “on Ice”

Grave questions have been raised about the future form of Donald Trump’s Billion Pound Golf Development in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ... of the construction and eventual sale of the houses in the scheme. He went on to say that it was always [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 04:59:03

What are the liability issues involved in a mold case?

The most common “theories of liability” that an attorney would look at in a mold cases might include: ... , they can be held responsible for the damage or injury under a “negligence” theory. In a mold case, an example ... out in the rain, then used the still-wet supplies to construct the foundation or inner walls of a house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 05:22:22

Single Women Buying Homes - The Phenomenon

I was taking a look at my list of San Francisco clients that are looking for a home or have recently purchased a home and I realized ... twice as many homes as single men Single women make up more than one-third of the growth in real ... houses, condos, TIC’s, lofts, fixer-uppers, new construction, Victorian architecture, modern design [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:47:01

A look back at 2007 housing predictions

#fullpost{display:inline;}In looking back at material from a year ago as part of doing the normal year-end things around here, ... housing reports."Although residential construction continues to sag, some indications suggest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 16:13:00

Dandelion Salad by William Blumwww.killinghope.org Jan. 3, 2009 The Anti-Empire Report Read this or George W ... in construction projects at this one base to house additional American forces, erecting guard stations [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 16:04:56

America's other Glorious War

by William BlumThe Pentagon pushes hard for a large increase in troops for Afghanistan ... on to discuss $300 million in construction projects at this one base to house additional American forces [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 04:04:00

Update + Art

I'm still doing pretty well in unemployment land. I applied for unemployment on Thursday, which just means I started the process, ... I have gone out to lunch with the people from the construction office. Part of it is fixing up the house (the project in the basement will be blogged about in the near future) and trading services [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 14:42:00

America’s other Glorious War

The Pentagon pushes hard for a large increase in troops for Afghanistan ... on to discuss $300 million in construction projects at this one base to house additional American [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 15:26:45

William Blume's The Anti-Empire Report...

"William Blum left the State Department in 1967, abandoning his aspiration of becoming a Foreign Service Officer, ... of time'." The story goes on to discuss $300 million in construction projects at this one base to house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 13:34:00

Blum on America's 'Stability Operations' Around the World

The Anti-Empire ReportBy William Blum / January 2, 2009America's other glorious warThe Pentagon pushes hard for a large increase in troops for ... '." The story goes on to discuss $300 million in construction projects at this one base to house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 17:24:00

William Blum: America’s other glorious war

The Pentagon pushes hard for a large increase in troops for Afghanistan ... on to discuss $300 million in construction projects at this one base to house additional American [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:41:21

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