"Green" Gables and Gay Rodeos
An update from George, our builder: According to the recycle report from Rabanco, they were able to recycle 83.01% of that old double-wide that we demolished and disposed of! Not too bad for, as George put it, "a funky old place". Funky is an understatement. I think I've mentioned that Tim and I felt like total slum lords when we had a tenant living in that thing. Very glad though, that so much of it was recyclable!
More updates on the dream-home front from George: The guys are now tying steel and will begin setting "buck-outs" and the opposite wall forms this week.
What are "buck-outs" you ask? Those of you heavy into bull-riding (and I know there are oh so many of you who read this site) will recognize it as a rodeo word. If you go to that other search site, and search on "buck-outs" the number two result returned is "Let's Rodeo! The incredible world of gay rodeo" which is an interesting read in and of itself that I highly recommend.
Exerpt: "Watching a serious bull-riding gay cowboy hop onto the back of 2,000 pounds of pissed-off pot-roast will surely put to rest anyone's ideas that gay rodeo isn't serious rodeo or that gay men can't be real men."
The Internet (or is that Internets?) continues to be a gold-mine rich with nuggets of interesting and diverse information. I love it! Go Cowboys!
But I digress. A "buck-out" (or "buckout" which is how most sites spell it) in construction terms is a reinforced opening in the form, used to maintain shape (eg for a window, door, sewer line, etc) during the pour.
Anyway - If all goes well, George figures they'll be pouring the walls by next friday!
Tim and I were out at the property ourselves this weekend. All the outer wall forms are up and we wandered around "inside" and took some photos.