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To: blackdog

wazup with metal framing?


7 posted on 12/15/2004 5:12:05 PM PST by bigsigh
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To: bigsigh
I've seen that lately in residential housing on even exterior walls! That used to be solely for commercial construction and only interior walls.

To build a true stacked stone home, over 80,000 stones must be split. The foundation footings must be able to withstand several tons per inch and be at least three feet wide. That said, that home will still be standing five hundred years later. It's interior may have been gutted and redone many times over, but the structure itself will last forever.

Wright noticed the labor intensive cost/benefit ratio of such massive structures and thought correctly that the same immortal dwelling could be built using more modern, but not expensive technology. The possibilities today are endless. I like the idea of concrete panels on slabs. Panels could be doubled up with foam pumped into the gap for insulation. The ductwork could be formed inside the walls. PVC pipes as conduit for wiring would be part of the roof slab with service coming from above. As long as any residential fire does not exceed the softening point of the rebar in the roof, even fire will not destroy such a home. Just gut it, clean it, and reappoint it. Interior walls are just cosmetic.

12 posted on 12/15/2004 5:42:35 PM PST by blackdog (May Islam meet Tennyson's "Ninth Wave" in my lifetime.)
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