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Build own house, where to start? Bryan 01-29-2007
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Posted by Raider Bill on January 30, 2007, 5:54 pm
> You mentioned energy efficient and red steel... not gonna work very well.
> Consider using Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) instead. It will give you
> very energy efficient walls (up to R-50 performance), wind resistance up to
> 250mph, sound resistance, as well as being a 3 hr rated fire wall. Besides
> it will be a lot easier to construct. For more information go
to:www.futurestone.com.
>
>

I plan on building my own house in the Tn. mountains starting as soon
as this summer. Unfortunatly, I will be building 700 miles away.

A metal building with house built inside was my first choice. I
planned drew plans, I priced. I soon learned that I was going down the
wrong path for several reasons including condensation, thermal
transfer and actual buildout costs.

Check these babies out http://www.reddiform.com/index.html

Here's a link to a guy that is building with ICF's now. Looks pretty
simple even a caveman can do it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99844420@N00/309023637/





Posted by Michael Bulatovich on January 30, 2007, 9:10 pm

>> You mentioned energy efficient and red steel... not gonna work very well.
>> Consider using Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) instead. It will give you
>> very energy efficient walls (up to R-50 performance), wind resistance up
>> to
>> 250mph, sound resistance, as well as being a 3 hr rated fire wall.
>> Besides
>> it will be a lot easier to construct. For more information go
>> to:www.futurestone.com.
>>
>>
>
> I plan on building my own house in the Tn. mountains starting as soon
> as this summer. Unfortunatly, I will be building 700 miles away.
>
> A metal building with house built inside was my first choice. I
> planned drew plans, I priced. I soon learned that I was going down the
> wrong path for several reasons including condensation, thermal
> transfer and actual buildout costs.
>
> Check these babies out http://www.reddiform.com/index.html
>
> Here's a link to a guy that is building with ICF's now. Looks pretty
> simple even a caveman can do it.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/99844420@N00/309023637/

Only a cave is as easy as that ; )
--


MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca



Posted by Michael Bulatovich on January 30, 2007, 9:14 pm

>> You mentioned energy efficient and red steel... not gonna work very well.
>> Consider using Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) instead. It will give you
>> very energy efficient walls (up to R-50 performance), wind resistance up
>> to
>> 250mph, sound resistance, as well as being a 3 hr rated fire wall.
>> Besides
>> it will be a lot easier to construct. For more information go
>> to:www.futurestone.com.
>>
>>
>
> I plan on building my own house in the Tn. mountains starting as soon
> as this summer. Unfortunatly, I will be building 700 miles away.
>
> A metal building with house built inside was my first choice. I
> planned drew plans, I priced. I soon learned that I was going down the
> wrong path for several reasons

What possessed you to think of going that way?
--


MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca



Posted by Raider Bill on January 31, 2007, 11:49 am
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >> You mentioned energy efficient and red steel... not gonna work very well.
> >> Consider using Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) instead. It will give you
> >> very energy efficient walls (up to R-50 performance), wind resistance up
> >> to
> >> 250mph, sound resistance, as well as being a 3 hr rated fire wall.
> >> Besides
> >> it will be a lot easier to construct. For more information go
> >> to:www.futurestone.com.
>
>
>
> > I plan on building my own house in the Tn. mountains starting as soon
> > as this summer. Unfortunatly, I will be building 700 miles away.
>
> > A metal building with house built inside was my first choice. I
> > planned drew plans, I priced. I soon learned that I was going down the
> > wrong path for several reasons
>
> What possessed you to think of going that way?
> --
>
> MichaelBwww.michaelbulatovich.ca- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Do you mean by using a metal structure? If so originally it was my
intention for speed of building the extierior so I could work inside
on the buildout faster. I also considered strength and durability
plus, I was looking at a 50x100 with my shop in one half, living
quarters in the other.
I still think you can get around most of the issues but not in a cost
effective way. Additionally, I would have ended up in a astectically
ugly house.

Plan number 3000 says ICF's are the way I'm going which will include a
full size drive out basement with 10 ceilings and living space around
2000 on a single floor.


Posted by abarr on January 31, 2007, 1:43 pm
Rader Bill

Reddiform is not a bad product but for easy of construction look at NUDURA.
Larger blocks (18inches x 8feet), no gluing, lock together, 90 and 45
degrees and tee's, go together like legos. Dovetailed inside with ribs to
adhere to concrete better (no delaminating form concrete) screw strip full
height of form... just suggest you check it out. www. NUDURA.com

>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >> You mentioned energy efficient and red steel... not gonna work very
>> >> well.
>> >> Consider using Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) instead. It will give
>> >> you
>> >> very energy efficient walls (up to R-50 performance), wind resistance
>> >> up
>> >> to
>> >> 250mph, sound resistance, as well as being a 3 hr rated fire wall.
>> >> Besides
>> >> it will be a lot easier to construct. For more information go
>> >> to:www.futurestone.com.
>>
>>
>>
>> > I plan on building my own house in the Tn. mountains starting as soon
>> > as this summer. Unfortunatly, I will be building 700 miles away.
>>
>> > A metal building with house built inside was my first choice. I
>> > planned drew plans, I priced. I soon learned that I was going down the
>> > wrong path for several reasons
>>
>> What possessed you to think of going that way?
>> --
>>
>> MichaelBwww.michaelbulatovich.ca- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Do you mean by using a metal structure? If so originally it was my
> intention for speed of building the extierior so I could work inside
> on the buildout faster. I also considered strength and durability
> plus, I was looking at a 50x100 with my shop in one half, living
> quarters in the other.
> I still think you can get around most of the issues but not in a cost
> effective way. Additionally, I would have ended up in a astectically
> ugly house.
>
> Plan number 3000 says ICF's are the way I'm going which will include a
> full size drive out basement with 10 ceilings and living space around
> 2000 on a single floor.
>



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