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Fire Pits and Outdoor Fireplaces to Keep You Warm and Toasty in the Fall

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Image: Austin Alvarez According to Austin Alvarez, who, along with his wife, blogs about his DIY projects at Building Our Rez , you can also build your own DIY fire pit from scratch for less than $75. “Simply clear the ground cover or grass, spread paver base, lay your concrete blocks and fill the center with pea pebbles,” Alvarez says.

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Residential Deconstruction versus Demolition | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

This Old House did a remodel a few years ago in Texas they called the Austin Green Project (episodes available online) where they achieved a 5 star rating from the Austin Energy Green Building Program. I haven’t come across that issue but once and it was the adhesive that was used to secure the linoleum to the sub-deck.

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