Swangkee Photo Gallery 2 Continued,
Part 2,
Brother Vern's 98% Rock House
Another
"Beggar's Bedroom" for Vern at a "Swangkee Lowtel."
Once again, please notice the one large Lentil Rock over the Window, which weighs more than 700
pounds, which we installed with simple Hand
Tools with less Effort than most of
the other Rocks in that Wall.
Photos of Vern's Beautiful Brazilian Agate Windows.
The Photo above does not do Justice to the Colors.
Therefore, there are Closer Views of some of the Agates below.
A Closer View of Vern's Brazilian Agate Windows.
Notice that no two Agates in the World are Exactly alike.
A
Photo
of Vern's three-inch-thick White Oak Door,
which he Built in Order to Keep Out the Tax Masters;
but, they Managed to Squeeze through the Cracks, anyway:
because their Budget is so Tight!
A Closer View of one of Vern's Marble/Granite Closets.
His Kashmire Cloak with Leather Trim is Hanging in the Closet.
Vern made those Hand-made Leather Boots more than 20 Years
ago,
and they still stand up, even after wearing them for Years! Try to find
a
Pair of Boots in any Store that will do that!
The above Photo shows Vern's Marble Fireplace, which is the first and only one he Built. Notice how straight the Chimney is. However, the Fireplace is another Story, which would Require an entire Booklet, just to tell what Happened with that $950 Fireplace Insert, which we got for $700, which has since been Replaced with 3 other Stoves, at a Total Cost of thousands of Dollars for the Fireplace! And all of that for the Lack of a 6-inch Hole that should have been at least 3 feet up from the Floor, so that a Normal Wood-burning Stove could be Vented from the Top of the Stove, which is how that I made my Chimney. Therefore, Accept my Words for it, and never Invest in a Fireplace, unless you Desire to be Tormented by it; and Especially never get a Stove with a Catalytic Burner, which Pollutes the Air 400 times as much as a Normal Stove, making Toxic Fumes that can Kill you! In other Words, Nature Knows Best. Give the Fire LOTS of Oxygen.
A Closer View of Vern's Marble Fireplace.
Notice the Roses that are Blooming out of the End of the Shotgun.
Vern's Greek Marble Shower. You cannot See the Beauty of the Greenish-gray Marble that Vern used in Order to Trim his Shower; but, some of it Looks exactly like Ocean Water Washing against a Sandy Beach, as Viewed from an Airplane at just the Right Distance. Indeed, it is Amazingly Identical, as if the Rocks were Photographing it during Ancient Times.
A Small Portion of Vern's Algerian Onyx Floor before the walls were Finished with Marble. Notice how the Glare of the Sunlight coming through the Windows makes the upper left part of the Photo less Beautiful than the lower and right part.
A Closer View of Vern's Algerian Onyx Floor. If you were to Order a similar Floor done for you, it would Cost at least $100 per square foot, installed.
The above Photo shows three Terraces on the West Side of
our Rock Houses.
Notice that this wall is 17 feet thick at the Base, which makes it at
least
Partially Tornado-resistant. We Built these Walls within 60 Days, and sifted
Tons of Topsoil that is now in the Terraces, behind the Rocks. There are 3 Walls, of which 2
Foundations cannot be Seen: because they are nearly the same Depth as the Outer
Wall that you can See. In other Words, there are a LOT of Rocks in these Walls,
which Lean Inward toward the House, in Order to make the House more Earthquake
Resistant.
Juvenal's Agate Windows in the Middle Apartment.
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Swangkee Brothers' Priceless Jewels
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Please Click here for Photos and Explanations of our Large CISTERN for Water Storage!
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