Item #16
Download the "How to Drystack a Block Wall" movie file with browser movie viewer. $22

Some Internet Service Providers have trouble with a file this large. If your download fails, may we suggest that you wait 5-minutes and then try again. The file being served has been tested and is not a corrupt file.

Recommended for high-speed Internet connection. You get an e-mail with a download link and also an immediate download screen at time of order.
The "How to Drystack a Block Wall" movie download is the same as the DVD except that it is compressed from 2.4-GBytes down to 350-MBytes for high speed downloads. This FLV file set is ZIP compressed and is cross platform capable (Unix, Linux, Windows, MAC) with 720x480 resolution. Just download the file to your desired location and unzip the files. Then click on the filename
<drystacked movie.html>. Click here to test that your browser can display this movie.

The "How to Drystack a Block Wall" movie provides an overview and introduction to the dry stacked block process. Viewing the movie results in an experience similar to being there during the construction. The movie does not replace the DryStacked Construction Handbook, but instead, supplements the handbook by demonstrating skills and actions that are not easily conveyed with words.

Price: $22

Item #7
Download the "Surface Bonding Cement" movie file with browser movie viewer. $24

Some Internet Service Providers have trouble with a file this large. If your download fails, may we suggest that you wait 5-minutes and then try again. The file being served has been tested and is not a corrupt file.

Recommended for high-speed Internet connection. You get an e-mail with a download link and also an immediate download screen at time of order.
The "Surface Bonding Cement" movie download is a 35-minute movie filmed while building my home. The movie takes you through the problems and solutions of spraying surface bonding cement. Compressed from 1.7-GBytes down to 251-MBytes for high speed downloads. This FLV file set is ZIP compressed and is cross platform capable (Unix, Linux, Windows, MAC) with 720x480 resolution. Just download the file <sbcmovie.zip> to your desired location and unzip the files. Then click on the filename <sbcmovie.htm>. Click here to test that your browser can display this movie.

Price: $24

Item #9
Download the "Drystacked Construction Handbook" eBook PDF file for cross platform Operating systems. $30

Recommended for eBook users on dial-up or high-speed. You get an e-mail with download link and also an immediate download link screen at time of order.
The "Drystacked Construction Handbook" eBook requires (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc) operating system with VGA. Also requires a PDF reader equal to Adobe reader v5 or newer. This is a 9 Mbyte file and dial-up download will take at least 30 minutes. The file has to be this large to include detailed house plan drawings that are used for reference throughout the book.

Price: $30

Item #11
Download the Excel spreadsheet file. $10

Some customers have expressed a desire to modify the spreedsheet tables to reflect a particular block size that they build with. This download consists of the master Excel spreedsheet file. Modify at your own risk. Remember that the wall growth factor will not change.

Price $10

Item #12
Priority Mail for USA orders $5

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International First Class mail for countries outside USA $5

We now offer Priority Mail delivery for quicker delivery service.
Add-on Priority Mail by clicking this add-to-cart button. If you don't opt for Priority Mail, most orders will arrive within 10 days, but rare shipments could take longer because of mysterious postal delays. We always ship the following business day. Priority mail is only available for USA.

Item #10
"Drystacked Construction Handbook" eBook for Windows on CD-Rom including handling and First Class mail postage for domestic shipments. $35

Recommended for users that have no eBook experience.
Requires Windows operating system with Sound and VGA. Includes Adobe Readers v5 and v8. Autorun menu system includes Adobe Reader v8 installation button and also includes several video clips that explain how to install, custom configure, and use Adobe Reader to easily navigate eBooks with confidence.

Also includes video clips explaining how to view the videos and how to copy the eBook to your hard drive for faster viewing response, and how to add comments to a comment enabled PDF document. Even includes video clips explaining how to correct problems that users might experience.

Price: $35, Includes Domestic First Class shipping and handling. Shipping to international location will require the $5 option described above.

Item #6
"How to Drystack a Block Wall" movie on DVD including domestic First Class mail. $25

Recommended for users without high-speed Iinternet.
The "How to Drystack a Block Wall" movie DVD provides an overview and introduction to the dry stacked block process. Viewing the DVD movie results in an experience similar to being there during the construction. The DVD does not replace the "DryStacked Construction Handbook", but instead, supplements the handbook by demonstrating skills and actions that are not easily conveyed with words. Click here for DVD Sample Movie.

In the DVD movie, I use a fabricated lift hoist and hopper to place concrete in the wall cells by myself. You can also do this by hand using 5 gallon plastic buckets. For example, pouring the entire bond-beam by hand on my work garage took two men about 6 hours, including the concrete mixer operation. This garage is 31' x 51'.

Price: $25, Includes domestic First Class shipping and handling. Shipping to International location will require the $5 option described above.

Item #8
"Surface Bonding Cement" movie on DVD including domestic First Class mail. $26

Recommended for users without high-speed Iinternet.
The "Surface Bonding Cement" movie DVD provides an overview and introduction to the problems and solutions of spraying surface bonding cement. Viewing the 35-minute DVD movie results in an experience similar to being there during the construction. The DVD does not replace the "DryStacked Construction Handbook", but instead, supplements the handbook by demonstrating skills and actions that are not easily conveyed with words. Just download the file sbcmovie.zip to your desired location and unzip the files. Then click on the filename <sbcmovie.html>. Click here to test that your browser can play the SBC Movie.

Price: $26, Includes domestic First Class shipping and handling. Shipping to International location will require the $5 option described above.