Around the time of "Locust Abortion Technician"'s debut, the group bought a home in Driftwood, Texas, approximately outside Austin. It was a ranch house built into the side of a hill, with of surrounding property. As with the rental home near Athens, the compound was turned into a "de facto" recording studio. They did not live together in the new house for long, though, with Coffey being the first to move out and get his own place. They all had separate residences by 1991.