Construction Photos - Lafayette, LA - Complete Home

This was the first home built with VOBB.  As such, it was a test.  The test proved that a quality home could be built with VOBB concrete block on a cost effective basis.
The owners who live there now have three things to say about their home:
1. "We love our home."
2. Their VOBB home saves about $100 per month on the utility cost, or over $1,000 per year. This equates to over $30,000 for a typical 30-year note period of time.
3. Their VOBB home is so quiet.
before the foundation is poured - see the extra depth for the footings

the slab was poured with rebar on a four ft. spacing and the rebar two feet high to insert in the VOBB

half-wall showing a cut-out for a electrical outlet & plumbing on the exterior of the VOBB

half-wall showing the garage which has been dried-in

half-wall showing the plumbing inside the cavitity

exterior showing the trusses-front view

exterior showing the trusses-back view

exterior of the garage with 19 ft. width using VOBB to make the "lintel"

exterior of garage with roof and exterior of house with no roof

exterior with the trusses being installed

insulation being installed on the exterior of the walls

insulation complete and before the brick were layed

interior for a double door - VOBB used for the lintel - very strong

interior for a window- VOBB used for the lintel - very simple

interior for single door - VOBB used for the lintel - a lot of flexibility

interior view with a view of the trusses in the ceiling

interior - rafters with air conditioning ducts on top

interior with sheetrock nailed directly to VOBB block

garage doorway being painted

back of house finished

exterior when bricked - garage

living room when completed

kitchen when completed

front of VOBB home completed - Do you see the VOBB concrete block?

Here are three files (IPIX view) of the interior using a camera with a 360 degree view. This makes it very easy to see the quality of the final cosntruction of VOBB. These are "must-see" files.

Living Room (289K)
Sunroom(281K)
Bedroom(394K)