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Feb 5, 2021 08:42:53 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

This is a block system for building a house.

https://www.startupselfie.net/2021/01/17/build-your-own-house-with-gablok-insulated-blocks/?fbclid=IwAR0OPOxVgpkwL8YDfxOhwdAvZ6gkaZOEqvM9n8Lq99_lFNodakH8veXqvd8

Feb 5, 2021 09:37:55 #

cedymock Loc: Irmo, South Carolina

So Cool !

Feb 5, 2021 09:48:40 #

sr71 Loc: In Col. Juan Seguin Land

A good idea I'm sure they will have some success with it, but the only thing they didn't advertise was the price. Going to be expensive. Aircrete is easy to make and use less expensive for the completed shell, when done it's yours. Unfortunately it's harder to get it permitted as they don't have any experience with it. A completed shell would cost one approx $2600

Feb 6, 2021 09:30:13 #

fourlocks Loc: Londonderry, NH

sr71 wrote:

Unfortunately it's harder to get it permitted as they don't have any experience with it.

A wealthy guy built a "Zanadu House" in my town, years ago. They're constructed by inflating huge balloons on the ground and spraying them with a thick layer of foam concrete that hardens into what looks like string of connected igloos. Doors and windows are cut into the walls with a chain saw. They are cheap and quick to build and have an incredibly high insulation value.

Trouble is, this construction isn't even mentioned in the Building Inspector's BOCA manual and he hadn't the faintest ideal how to issue a building permit for it. The poor Town Assessor had no idea how to assign a tax value t it, either.

Feb 6, 2021 10:49:01 #

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

I’m a skeptic. Most of these alternative constructive methods tout “lower cost” as a key selling point but I’ve never seen one giving actual comparisons to conventional construction costs on a per square foot basis. The “build it yourself” alternatives certainly would be less cost as you aren’t paying labor costs to someone else for at least some of the basic construction. But framing and constructing the roof certainly is not a one man or two man job.

Stan

Feb 6, 2021 13:14:28 #

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

jerryc41 wrote:

Interesting idea

Feb 6, 2021 13:35:25 #

clint f. Loc: Priest Lake Idaho, Spokane Wa

Structural insulated panels are used in houses with good results. Not much cheaper than typical balloon framing and insulating of a traditional building. The advantages are install time and an engineered building. They have the cutouts for doors and windows and channels for electrical wire, etc. The inspectors seem to like them as they are familiar with them. That said the cheapest part of a building is the framing. Trying to build a home yourself is extremely challenging unless you have some construction experience. The price listed in the earlier post is based on??? How many sq feet, what style of house, etc.

Feb 6, 2021 16:57:01 #

Day.Old.Pizza Loc: Maple Grove, MN

jerryc41 wrote:

Something similar in Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF’S) which look remarkably like hollow Leggo’s. They started out as basement forms, but now go multi-story. I saw many of these during my career.
https://commonsensehome.com/icf-construction/

Feb 6, 2021 20:48:45 #

Old Coot

Where does the wiring and plumbing go ?
Looks like the blocks have a smooth inner surface.

Feb 6, 2021 22:55:57 #

Chiroman8

Hey Jerry,

Are you kidding me ! I had trouble with Lincoln Logs when I was a kid !

Feb 7, 2021 09:19:05 #

sr71 Loc: In Col. Juan Seguin Land

fourlocks wrote:

A wealthy guy built a "Zanadu House" in ... (show quote)

Yes I was aware of that method also, and getting it permitted is a big problem for sure.

Feb 8, 2021 22:31:14 #

Daryl New Loc: Wellington,New Zealand

interesting thoughts

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