Posted on 03/12/2018 8:41:16 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
I recall a similar structure on a beach with video of it besting a major hurricane.
Also had construction videos, lots of rebar.
But they get you on the cartridge refills.
And that is why I switched to a laser printer.
Refilling was ok, but my old HP4050 gets 10K pages per cartridge.
but I imagine the concrete, once heated, would be like adobe
A Trombe wall might help keep it warm?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombe_wall
Makes more sense to either rent or go tiny.
But, but, but...
The realtors claim that you need ONE THOUSAND SQ/FT PER PERSON in the house.
I have distant kin by marriage, an actress you may have seen on the telly.
She had an apartment in NYC 10’x12’, toilet and sink in a small closet! She used a ‘folding shower’!
And the rent was $$$ to my thinking.
Plumbing is shown in the video.
I believe it is the whole thing, not just a shell?
A poor man’s Eichler Home!
At first glance, Thought you said Escher (M C Escher)
The prints for that one would be interesting.
I wonder how well concrete will hold up in a 7.0 earthquake in Southern California.
-PJ
I do not think it is that bad.
My daughter just sold their 865 sq/ft house.
A jewel box of a house.
Not an actual Sears House, may have been built using Sears plans.
Many are still holding up just fine.
These tiny homes have come a long ways in the last few years.
You can get a complete build, buy plans and do you own, etc.
Here is a link to several that operate in Texas
https://www.shoptinyhouses.com/pages/texas-tiny-home-builders
https://www.google.com/search?q=texas+tiny+homes&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b
I’d be thinking one for me and one for my wife?
Separated with a nice covered breezeway.
And a three or four car garage.
“Edison’s ‘Single-Pour System: Inventing Seamless Architecture” illustrated how Thomas Edison invented and patented in 1917 an innovative construction system to mass produce prefabricated and seamless concrete houses.
And another poster had more info on his plans.
Concrete smells for some time during curing.
Concrete hydrates almost forever.
That said, a typical high rise will have concrete shearwalls around the core. Been in many never noticed odors?
Most of the services can be concealed in interior walls.
Concrete can be stained, some stain looks like paint.
” It was so small our infant daughter wasn’t learning to crawl because there was nowhere to crawl to. “
Very good!
Two thumbs up.
Oh, they can be well built. I agree on that. It’s just that an all-concrete house of around 600 sq. is going to cost much more now than advertised.
I’m much in favor of concrete foundations for most climates, really. Frost protected shallow foundations are great for colder climates if properly built and even better with properly built hydronic solar heat in drier climates.
Small is good, too, if the design is right. 600 sq. ft. can be plenty roomy for two or three people with no hallway, a more square building, etc. People who assign more value to appearances than efficiency and comfort don’t like them much, thought. They want the wide front as seen from the road or street.
And the claims about all concrete foundations being bad for drains are bunk, too. If it has the right plumbing, fixing it can be easy. Even if it doesn’t, there’s a method for boring and putting a fiberglass sleeve into an old line that works very nicely. Many people simply don’t like the looks of concrete foundations, even though most new commercial buildings, condos and apartments have them.
As for concrete walls, those are alright for people who want to put out the extra cash for steel, concrete and labor (if not DIY). Wood walls, if built to a high enough wind load (and with a hip roof) and with special shutters and doors can withstand most tornadoes, too (see WFCM), and can even include some expanded metal across studs for stopping debris in most cases. Co$t$, though.
Concrete roof? Well, if there’s no county building office in
a rural area, I could simply overbuild it (standard size rebar through drilled beams) and broadcast to find the lone generous engineer in a state for a stamp and visit for later possible insurance and sale reasons. If design is required, though, an engineer might gouge someone for that. Decking type forms over beams are popular for concrete roofs these days.
Anyway, concrete and steel are pretty expensive nowadays. Those giant plotter pumps are no doubt mucho expensive to hire or to get a mortgage to run with a business. And who would do the forms and pour with so many of the Mexicans gone? ;-)
If it doesn’t use forms or is composed of different materials (e.g., plastics), then it isn’t concrete.
I could give a rats ass about the “California” building coda.
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