| This week we got two BIG deliveries. The
first was a whole container of our wallboard and ceiling boards, and
floor underlayment...Magnesium Oxide Boards from Asia, imported by
Magnum Building Materials. This company has been a pleasure to work
with. The second truck, which arrived before the first had even left,
was a Fed Ex truck with two pallets of the Evoba Coffered Maple Ceiling
Components. This company has also been a pleasure to deal with. I can recommend
them both highly. |
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The bluebird couple that built a nest in
the metal 'pocket' on the underneath side of the boom on the crane is
really active now....the eggs have HATCHED ! Today I was up on the top
floor trying to catch a photo of the momma bird flying in and out of the
nest. The men told me that the really funny thing is that the birds will
hold on to the wire cables of the crane and ride them up until it gets
to a certain height then they jump off and take flight. We talked about
them being Circus Birds who might have escaped circus life to raise a
family. I made a little video of the birds, but I have not seen it yet
to know if you can hear the chirping. When that crane boom goes up and
down, those little birdies must think the world is a wacky place cause
the angle changes so much. They'll be ready for the circus when they
grow up for sure. |
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See the bluebirds in video: COMING once
Google makes it available to me. I uploaded it 5/29/08 |
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| An attempt was made to lift
the whole container. Mike and the guys hooked cables and straps to the
top of the shipping container. Mike said that the crane could have
lifted it but the straps and cables that we had on hand were just not
rated to support such weight. We were able to use the crane to slide the
smaller unit of goods out and onto a pallet on the ground. After that,
the rest was unloaded by hand. It was a long hard day. Part of the
contents were for a couple other jobs, so we had to sort thru the
magnesium oxide boards and sheets to figure out what was for our job and
what was not. |
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 Magnesium
Oxide, Magnum Boards , can be used as trim boards on a house. We plan to
use it for flooring underlayment, ceilings, and wall boards as a
Sheetrock substitute. I just do not want to use any gypsum board that
would melt if it got wet in hurricane conditions. Plus gypsum board can
grow mold and mildew.
MagnumŽ Board (Magnesium Oxide Board or MgO Board) is a technologically advanced building material that offers superior performance in every category when compared to traditional wood, gypsum and cement based products. |
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 Just as the men were finishing up unloading the
container of MagnumŽ Board (Magnesium Oxide Board or MgO Board)
we got a phone call that the FedEx ground truck with our Evoba Ceiling
was on its way from Orange Beach. It was a hot day and our poor workers
from New Stone Age Builders stayed and worked till the all of the good
were unloaded.
The Master distributor for Magnum Board
is Centerhill Building Materials. |
This is a photo of most of the magnesium
oxide boards we received. The photo was taken from the top floor.
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Ryan on a ladder stacks boxes of the Evoba
Ceiling System on top of the kitchen counters in the guesthouse. The ceiling
components are beautifully packed to protect against damage. |
| The guesthouse is filled with the
carefully packed boxes of our Evoba Wood Ceiling
System natural maple coffered ceiling. It is this fabulous wood
ceiling that will be used on the living room and kitchen areas. This
ceiling from Acoustic
Ceiling Products is varnished natural colored maple and I plan to
experiment with a light whitewash treatment to give it a bit of a light,
casual touch. The ceiling comes in several prefinished color stains in
oak and cherry as well as the maple. The cherry is scrumptious, but a
bit dark for this situation. |
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| This is going to be one totally gorgeous
ceiling. The pieces are precision cut to fit together perfectly. In the
last shot, I just set two of the short rail pieces along the perimeter
of the 2 ft x 2 ft center panel piece so you can see how the coffered
ceiling effect will be. I would like to varnish the back side of all the
pieces w/ clear water based varnish for extra protection from
hurricane's fury but I do not know if I will have time. I also want to
do a light white-wash on the natural maple color. I will need to
experiment a bit to see what works best for me.
I can easily imagine doing a stenciled
painted pattern on these ceiling panels. In fact, I can see all sorts of
classy effects in my mind's-eye, but I only have one area to do and it
is a large, irregular space, so I have to chose from all the options
that come to mind. Evoba Wood Ceiling
System
Trouble is that I am scheduled for thumb
surgery in about 5 days. Both thumbs,,,ouch...so I hope I have a quick
recovery. |
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ceiling will be a lighter color, but isn't this fabulous !!! I wish I
could do this color in my bedroom, but I am thrilled to be able to have
the maple Evoba
Ceiling in the living room and kitchen. Since it is made by a
company that makes those typical hanging acoustical tile ceilings that
are everywhere, they tell me that any installer that can do those
ordinary drop ceilings can install this system. I think it is just
incredible looking. |
