House built to look like a 1960's gas station
in Great Cacapon, West Virginia

Here's how we did it :

Insulated concrete forms in West Virginia

Gas station house is ICF, Insulated concrete forms.

Fox Blocks in West Virginia.

ICF forms are made from Fox Blocks. Photo shows Aluminum reveals and metal lath screw attached to the forms.

Miters on the reveals.

Miters on the reveals are held in place with tape until the mortar sets up.

Foggy down in the valley in West Virginia

Foggy down in the valley this morning.

Reveals are sprayed with cooking oil to make them easier to clean

Reveals are sprayed with cooking oil to make them easier to clean the mortar out.

Home made raincoa.

Home made raincoat.

Mortar filled in between the reveals and rodded off

Mortar filled in between the reveals and rodded off.

Mortar scraped back to allow room for the finish coat.

Mortar scraped back to allow room for the finish coat.

picture of my dog

A talented artist drew a picture of my dog, Bijou.

Very flattering.

My dog, Bijou, says, "Very flattering".

outside corners and other details are hand tooled.

Most of the outside corners and other details are hand tooled. Here, one person holds a rod and the other fills in.

paw paw is a fruit that grows wild in West Virginia

A paw paw is a fruit that grows wild in West Virginia. They are good when fresh picked.

Heavier lath is used on the ceilings in West Virginia.

Heavier lath, 3.4 , is used on the ceilings to avoid sagging and bagging and the trowel dragging. Note how the framing is 12 inches o.c.

Ceiling is rodded off.

Ceiling is rodded off with a 10 foot one by four.

Ceiling white coated.

Ceiling white coated.

Someone dared me to publish this picture.

Someone dared me to publish this picture.

Top floor and privacy wall finished.

Top floor and privacy wall finished.

Stucco house looks like a gas station in West Virginia

Scaffold down, house looks like a gas station.

A view of the back.

A view of the back.

EIFS band

When the alarm goes ding-ding, its the signal to leap out for super service.

finish is sort of rough, sort of smooth.

The finish is sort of rough, sort of smooth.