Pros/Cons of a rock house? Pics pg 3 dial up friendly
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pioneergirl
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see, I need to get inside and check it out, if nothing else for that reason.
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They used to build block houses on the beach. Hurricane would come through, complete with storm surge, tornadoes, and flooding. All the beautiful multi-million dollar stick houses would be firewood, and those old block houses would still be there. Reasonably cool in summer but yes, hard to heat in winter. Still, a windy cold beach tends to be harder to heat than inland, to be fair.
If I can't have a log cabin mansion (LOL) or a stone house built into a hillside I'd take poured concrete or block as a next choice.
Then again, I grew up with lots of tornadoes.
If I can't have a log cabin mansion (LOL) or a stone house built into a hillside I'd take poured concrete or block as a next choice.
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pioneergirl
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I agree, we have loads of tornadoes around here and if not tornadoes than super strong wind gusts. They seem to shake my stick built house pretty hard.
I need to get pics of the front, and of the overgrown flower beds that I'd like to plant herbs in. There is enough ground to have a good sized garden, chicken coop, & pig pen.
I need to get pics of the front, and of the overgrown flower beds that I'd like to plant herbs in. There is enough ground to have a good sized garden, chicken coop, & pig pen.
lupinfarm
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Thats a cement block house, we have them everywhere here O_O It looks like the one on St. Marks Rd LOL, weird...
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pioneergirl
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That was one of my first "must do" things. That and a new front porch since I'm scared to walk on the current one :/Wifezilla said:Looks nice and sturdy to me. If I was buying it I would rip off that ugly back porch and make a nicer one and save up for good windows
Cinderblock, stone, concrete, whatever it is, the price is right and the outside is wonderful! I'm in the WSHTF mindset at the moment, and the construction materials are a bonus. I'll get more pics later today....
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pioneergirl
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Took these this afternoon....
to the right of this patio set is a small flower garden, surrounded by a rock border, complete with birdbath....all swallowed by weeds:
From across the road:
Farthest southwest corner:
Looking East:
As you can see there is plenty of room to play around with. I just want to get IN!! The front door requires a skeleton key, can you believe it?
to the right of this patio set is a small flower garden, surrounded by a rock border, complete with birdbath....all swallowed by weeds:
From across the road:
Farthest southwest corner:
Looking East:
As you can see there is plenty of room to play around with. I just want to get IN!! The front door requires a skeleton key, can you believe it?
Dace
Revolution in Progress
Wow PG, that place looks fantastic! Wish I could find something like that here!
