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Archive for October, 2006

Towne Square Pet Resort Built In Owensboro (KY)

The residents of Owensboro (KY) have a new place to take their pets for a little pampering.
The Towne Square Pet Resort was built by Hagan Construction Co. The masonry contractor, L.A. Buford Masonry, used buff colored splitface concrete blocks for the base and accent courses and Charwood face brick for the veneer. The mortar was [...]

New Country Mart Under Construction In Taylorsville (KY)

Taylorsville, Kentucky will soon have a new Country Mart and we at Lee Brick and Block want to send our thanks out to the architect, Adkins and Associates Architects of Louisville (KY) and to the owners for designing and building with load-bearing masonry walls.
The General Contractor on this building project, EH Construction of Shepherdsville, is [...]

Mountain Stone And Columbus Brick Combo Looks Great Together

The house you see in the photo above was built by Dan Swigart/Fine Home Builders of Louisville (KY). Click on the photo for a full-screen view.
The brick is Charleston, from Columbus Brick Co. The stone is our Mountain Stone Limestone, a 3″ thick stone product. The blend is 80% Buff and 20% Limestone.
The mortar is [...]

Want To Give Your Old House a New Look ?

This is the King house after Mountain Stone was applied. 
 
The King family of metro Louisville (KY) took that challenge and showed us it can be done.
We’ve got before and after photos that show the dramatic difference that the addition of Mountain Stone can have on your home.
They used over 4000 SF of Mountain Stone products [...]

Valhalla Vista Retaining Wall – Louisville, KY

 
Are you wondering which segmental retaining wall block to use ?
Are you wondering what an Anchor Diamond (Straight) Tan wall unit will look like in the wall ?
Are you wondering what it would look like with an Anchor Diamond (Straight) Chocolate accent block ?
The folks at Valhalla Vista, in Louisville (KY) have built such a wall and it looks [...]

American Founders Bank – Shelbyville, KY

Shelbyville, Kentucky recently saw the construction of a new branch of American Founders Bank.
The architect, William M. Welch Architects, of Louisviile and the General Contractor,  Moore/Gabbard/Bridges of Lexington oversaw the masonry work done by EK Wills of Louisville.
Lee Brick and Block, from their locations in Louisville and Shelbyville, supplied the Old Virginia Colonial Full Range [...]

Valhalla Vista – Olde Towne By Hanson

Across from the site of the 2008 Ryder Cup sits Valhalla Vista. A great place to live and play.
Developed by ICON Properties, Valhalla Vista is turning into one of Louisville’s (KY) most desirable communities to call home.
The home pictured above has Olde Towne by Hanson as the veneer brick. The mortar combination included R-103 and [...]

Keystone Compac II SRW Units Used At Springfield AFB (OH)

Here’s a great use of Keystone Compac II segmental wall units.
ABS Services installed over 2500 SF of natural gray wall unts for a blast wall along the airstrip at Springfield AFB (OH).
Click on the photo for a full-screen view.
The segmental retaining wall units were supplied by Lee Brick and Block’s Lexington (KY) location.

Here’s a closeup of [...]