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Chronicles of the Design & Construction of Two Waterfront Hurricane Proof Dry Stack Modular Green Custom Homes
1. Villa Lagoon, Wilder Italian Style Home
2. Nasello Italian Style Home

Mary and Jerry Nasello's Gulf Coast DAC-ART Waterfront House Construction: 2006-2009
Site Prep	Pilings	Foundation	1st Course	Slab Prep	Slab	2nd Course	3rd Course	4th Course	5th Course	Page 11
6th Course	First Floor	7th Course	Porch#1	8th-9th row blocks	Weathershield	10,11,12th	Second Floor	16th Row blocks	17,18,19th row	19,20th row
Page 22	Cornice	Fireplace	Roof-1	Roof-2	Roof-3	Cornice-2	Arches	Garage Doors	Porch Arches	Roof Decking
Page 33	Tile Roof		Newspaper: Castle Article			Magazine Coverage: DacArt in the News				FloorTile
Product Discussion Pages
Partners	DacArt in the News	Buy a Finished DAC-ART Home	Tankless Water Heaters	Magnesium Oxide Boards-MgO	Concrete Bldg. Systems and History	Hurricane Windows & Doors	Custom Garage Doors	Composite Decking	House Numbers	Concrete Floor Tile and Reproduction

Roof Framework

This is what is called a 'bond beam'. It is designed to be stronger than ordinary concrete. The reason is because the crew will use RedHead bolts to anchor the roof structure to this poured-in-place beam. The RedHead bolts are so strong that you could lift an entire block if a crane was attached to these bolts. These special bolts expand like a mushroom where it meets resistance.

The main part of the aluminum roof frame is 1/4 in thick and 4 x 6 material. The legs are 1/4 thick and 4 x 4.

Gary Dennis of Dennis Aluminum in Foley did the fabricating.

Aluminum used for the porches because we knew it wouldn't rot and it resists the elements better than steel. This is the bottom of the Great Room porch. We planned to use Hardiboard for the ceiling because it is resistant to decay and it can be painted. Update: We have changed our minds after finding out about Magnum board from Magnum Building Products.

Villa Lagoon Tile

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