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Foam Building Blocks Sacre Bleu 02-07-2007
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Posted by Sacre Bleu on February 7, 2007, 11:18 pm
A recent trip through New Mexico & Arizona revealed numerous homes being
built
with a similar material (minus the OSB) as this: http://www.techblock.com

Any unbiased pros/cons with this material?

Most of the construction I saw up close was using a polyurthene
intermediate foam
as the 'mortor'. Although there was rebar, what are the other steps to
using this material
w/o the OSB?

TIA

Posted by abarr on February 8, 2007, 1:19 am
Looks like an ICF that they don't want to call an ICF.

Stacks like blocks, has concrete poured in them... this is a duck they are
calling a chicken.


>A recent trip through New Mexico & Arizona revealed numerous homes being
>built
> with a similar material (minus the OSB) as this: http://www.techblock.com
>
> Any unbiased pros/cons with this material?
>
> Most of the construction I saw up close was using a polyurthene
> intermediate foam
> as the 'mortor'. Although there was rebar, what are the other steps to
> using this material
> w/o the OSB?
>
> TIA



Posted by 3D Peruna on February 8, 2007, 9:29 am
Sacre Bleu wrote:
> A recent trip through New Mexico & Arizona revealed numerous homes being
> built
> with a similar material (minus the OSB) as this: http://www.techblock.com
>
> Any unbiased pros/cons with this material?
>
> Most of the construction I saw up close was using a polyurthene
> intermediate foam
> as the 'mortor'. Although there was rebar, what are the other steps to
> using this material
> w/o the OSB?
>
> TIA
>

They look like SIP "blocks"...why not just use the SIPs?

The other problem, and it's a huge problem, is that they're recommending
stucco directly on the block -- with no building felt or anything else.
This is stupid. The OSB skin will rot away.


Posted by Sacre Bleu on February 8, 2007, 2:51 pm
3D Peruna wrote:
> Sacre Bleu wrote:
>
>> A recent trip through New Mexico & Arizona revealed numerous homes
>> being built
>> with a similar material (minus the OSB) as this: http://www.techblock.com
>>
>> Any unbiased pros/cons with this material?
>>
>> Most of the construction I saw up close was using a polyurthene
>> intermediate foam
>> as the 'mortor'. Although there was rebar, what are the other steps to
>> using this material
>> w/o the OSB?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>
> They look like SIP "blocks"...why not just use the SIPs?
>
> The other problem, and it's a huge problem, is that they're recommending
> stucco directly on the block -- with no building felt or anything else.
> This is stupid. The OSB skin will rot away.
>
The OSB is only on the interior side of the block...is that still an issue?

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