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Are you getting cost savings with this construction method or is the construction cost similar to the traditional brick and mortar method?Halfbreed07 wrote:Nope, have you considered AP Scott steel frame and infill panel housing solutions?
We are using them on a proposal and I'm liking what I see so far.
Check the AP Scott website.
marcop2487 wrote:Hey tuners, anyone of you'll every heard about a housing contracting company by the name of Macon construction in Maraval?
Would like to know if anyone is familiar with the use of the styrofoam blocks which are then filled with concrete and steel rebars or if anyone utilized their services.
marcop2487 wrote:Hey tuners, anyone of you'll every heard about a housing contracting company by the name of Macon construction in Maraval?
Would like to know if anyone is familiar with the use of the styrofoam blocks which are then filled with concrete and steel rebars or if anyone utilized their services.
They plastered the internal walls apparently. I'm considering using them later on this year to build my house.nissan4life wrote:marcop2487 wrote:Hey tuners, anyone of you'll every heard about a housing contracting company by the name of Macon construction in Maraval?
Would like to know if anyone is familiar with the use of the styrofoam blocks which are then filled with concrete and steel rebars or if anyone utilized their services.
They are in maraval opposite lindays bakery. I passed there alot during the construction of their building ,they used the foam blocks to construct where they are now, it seems to be done well as it basically rebar and concrete within the foam, I would expect drilling through would be a pain, so laying pipe work for electrical and plumbing should be done before the casting of concrete.
This application would work nice for a retaining wall or anything that does not need to look nice aesthetically, if its a home you talking about then inside you would have to use drywall ( which is what they did), they used a fine mesh and stucko for the outside.
Not sure if you can apply concrete in similar manner or use a cladding system like they do in other countries.
This may be the deciding factor in overall cost.
That's my primary concern. How difficult would it be actually launching something into the concrete within the form which has the steel within it.pugboy wrote:heading north, just before chase village turnoff/smi industries
on the left there are a bunch of 2 storey houses that were built using this method.
Padna bought one a while back, they seem to be very sturdy and should be once proper rebar used as it is a full cast wall.
Only thing is if you drilling the wall to anchor a tv mount or something you go through 1" of styrofoam.
It punched a ICF wall pretty hard. Once the concrete is set and cured it pretty solid. Afterwards they apply a plastering on both ends.rspann wrote:I was doing some research on building a pool and came across it. The only thing is ,what about the surface, is it soft and easily damaged ,what about painting, tiling etc? Does it mean plumbing and electrical conduits have to be done before and cast into the wall? It will save time, but is it cost effective? Was it really designed for tropical climates or is it really cost effective when used for insulation purposes?
marcop2487 wrote:It punched a ICF wall pretty hard. Once the concrete is set and cured it pretty solid. Afterwards they apply a plastering on both ends.rspann wrote:I was doing some research on building a pool and came across it. The only thing is ,what about the surface, is it soft and easily damaged ,what about painting, tiling etc? Does it mean plumbing and electrical conduits have to be done before and cast into the wall? It will save time, but is it cost effective? Was it really designed for tropical climates or is it really cost effective when used for insulation purposes?
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