Foam concrete blocks

They built a cottage from the foam block. What faced:
First, you need an armpoyas,
Next, you need to turn to quality and manufacturer.
the density itself should be at least 600.

At first they thought of making ceilings from reinforced concrete slabs, since they promptly prompted that it was impossible. We stopped at the wooden. Another important point is that it is not worth delaying with internal and external processing. Yes, and the material also does not need to be saved.

What I liked to work with the foam block, is that it does not require special attention, the process goes quite quickly, such errors as the correct installation are quite acceptable and acceptable.

And so with the material for both, the cottages are satisfied. Perhaps some disadvantages will appear over time, but haven’t noticed anything yet.

Warm material, due to the size of the structure quickly erected, practical.

If this can be called, a number of nuances and requirements associated with the operation.

They made an extension of the foam block. The house itself is made of cinder block, but it is too cold and we decided to experiment. The structure of the foam block resembles an ordinary pumice stone. In volume, it is 3 times larger than cinder block, but in mass it is much lighter. Thanks to these characteristics, the construction did not take much time. In a week they managed to put 100 blocks. For masonry, Ceresit glue and a comb spatula were used. Another plus of the material is its simple processing: the foam block can be cut with a grinder, though a lot of dust is generated.

2 months have passed since the construction was completed, in the attached room the temperature is much higher than in the rest of the house. The price of 1 foam block exceeds the cost of 1 cinder block almost 2 times, but you can save on thermal insulation. We will not warm the room from foam concrete, and it is so good in it.

ease of processing and masonry, high thermal insulation, low weight.

Breaks easily

I want to share my experience replacing the lower rotten crowns in a private log house. When the question arose about their replacement 5 years ago, it turned out that it was almost impossible to find 8 meter logs 25 cm thick. Then the main criterion, when choosing the right material, was environmental cleanliness and that I would do all the work alone. I decided to replace them with brickwork. After preliminary calculations, I found out that the foundation under the house is weak, and it will not withstand the weight of such a masonry.He began to look for lighter material and settled on blocks of foam concrete.

Another argument in favor of this choice was the ease of processing, they are easily filed with an ordinary hand hacksaw, and their low thermal conductivity. I used special glue to fasten the blocks, since the edges of the blocks are perfectly even. This made it possible to avoid a decrease in the thermal conductivity of the walls due to the natural freezing of cement joints. Despite the fact that I worked alone, I managed to finish all the repair work before the onset of cold weather, thanks to the large size of the blocks 30x30x60 cm. This, together with the restoration of the house sheathing. In winter, in the basement of a house where there is no heating, the temperature does not drop below + 15 ° C.

Light weight. Ease of processing. Big size. Ecological cleanliness. Almost seamless connection. Time saving.

Additional weather protection is required from the street to get the declared thermal conductivity