Projects - detail for VOBB Projects - Completed and In-progress
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For a most interesting real-life event, please
see: VOBB
quality construction stops run-away bulldozer |
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For a real estate sales agent's reference
letter, please see: Summary review by sales agent |
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For a block producer's reference letter,
please see: Block
production letter |
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We invite you to inspect some quality dry-stack
VOBB concrete block projects in:
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(Double click on the line for a complete web page of the project.)
Louisiana
Lafayette
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Will & Marlene - 3,100 sq. ft. one-story home
(view slideshow)
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exterior and interior walls were built with VOBB concrete blocks.)
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Corner is picture perfect |
Rafters on the VOBB |
Finished |
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Marlene & Will's palace |
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The kitchen |
The family room |
The living room |
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Steve & Cheryl - 3,800 sq. ft. one-story home
(view slideshow)
(All
exterior and interior walls were built with VOBB concrete blocks.)
This
is a showcase home. (Maps)
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Dry-stacking the first two rows |
An L-bolt is used to fasten the top-plate |
Putting up the insulation |
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Hanging sheetrock |
Laying the brick |
Almost finished |
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The entrance |
The Kitchen |
The living room |
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first row of VOBB |
Lowe's inspections |
Roofing installed |
4. Homes on a chain wall to prevent flooding
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A home set on VOBB blocks |
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John & Judy - 2,400 sq. ft. one-story home
(view slideshow)
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exterior and interior walls built with VOBB)
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Half-wall |
Interior view |
Living room |
6. Wall to protect air conditioning units by a DIY person
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a Do-It-Yourself "DIY" person |
In-progress |
Finished |
6. Wall to protect air conditioning units by a DIY person
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a Do-It-Yourself "DIY" person |
In-progress |
Finished |
7. VOBB-USA (introduction of VOBB thin-wall brick)
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be started latter part of 2006)
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Overview - the design is the most important
part to build on a cost effective basis |
Front view
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Roman empire look of strength with the beauty of brick:
To be made |
Baton Rouge
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RCA Construction - Plaquemine/Baton
Rouge, LA
(view slideshow)
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The first rows are dry-stacked |
A lintel for a door is built in-place |
A stucco wall on VOBB |
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The contractor in his living room |
Kitchen |
Dinning room |
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Gallup Construction - Walker/Baton
Rouge, LA
(view slideshow)
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Use shims as needed |
The contractor on the job |
Use a string |
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On the job training |
Front to be stuccoed |
Wall with brick ties nailed to the wall |
River front homes (Cypress Point close to Frenchman's Settlement & High Island)
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Ascension Properties - five homes - replaced the use of wooden pilings
and doubled the enclosed (living) area.
(view slideshow)
in-progress
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Start |
Facing the river |
"Sold" the most important word |
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Side wall |
Columns for support |
Three-car home |
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Start |
Basement wall |
View of the river |
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Start |
Front porch support by VOBB |
Finished |
New Orleans
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Start |
Hat track nailed to the VOBB |
Almost Finished |
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Dry stacking VOBB |
Support walls |
in-progress |
Gray (60 miles west of New Orleans; close to Houma)
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Westbrook - two-story duplex
(view slideshow)
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Start |
With trusses |
Finished |
Pennsylvania
Hershey
1. Cunningham - 7,000 sq. ft. three-story exquisite home in-progress (this will be a million dollar home)
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Pour in concrete mix & add water from
hose |
Building a window well |
A proud worker |
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Nice looking windows
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A beautiful background setting
for evening dinner |
VOBB walls ready for next floor |
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Trusses for the floor
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Raising the rafters |
Building the roof |
Mississippi
Gautier
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Start |
With trusses |
With a metal header |
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With trusses covered |
Grinding VOBB |
Horizontal rebar |
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Wetting the VOBB |
Rene Peck, Editor, the Times Picayune |
the second floor |
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rafters over VOBB |
Forming up the roof |
Installing the rafters |
almost finished-left |
almost finished-front |
almost finished-right |
