Author: Patrick Carroll
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A Front Door Appears
One of the two Lesmeister Guesthouse front doors appeared today (see below), with overhead glass transom. They are beautiful, custom-made solid wood doors but must…
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Drywall Going Up, Deck Footing Going In
Today there’s fresh concrete behind the Lesmeister Building as the workers poured some of the footing to support the building’s rear deck. (photo below) Also,…
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Windows In (and doors not)
All six rear windows are now installed in the Lesmeister building (see “before” and “now” photos below), and it sure looks good to see them.…
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An Important Milestore: Insulation
They insulated all the exterior walls of the Lesmeister apartments today. This means they can soon start hanging drywall (Sheetrock)! They insulated with high-density foam they…
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First Window. About time!
I’ve seen so many new houses being built. One week to put in the footings and foundations. One week to frame it. By the third…
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In And Near Pocahontas, NE Arkansas/SE Missouri, Randolph County, Things to Do Here
Workshop Series: “Green” Construction With Traditional Tools
In Randolph County’s own version of The Woodwright’s Shop, Black River Technical College’s Corporate & Community Education and Office of Development will sponsor a series…
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The Old Storefront…coming to life again
Architect Tommy Jameson studied the bones of the old Lesmeister building and designed a restoration of the building’s storefronts that he believes closely matches what…
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Lesmeister Front Sidewalk
Below is a photo of the new sidewalk in front of the Lesmeister Guesthouse. They put 45 degree joints around the support columns so if a…
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