/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1528465
>Found the retard who thinks everyone lives in a temperate climate. People in places with 100F 80% humidity or below freezing for several months per year actually enjoy having insulated houses.

or BUILD IT OUT OF WOOD, you know the stuff that grows out of the ground but after you cut it. BUILD IT OUT OF WOOD to have great insulation and that it lasts. there. simple. stop with overdesign stupidity already.

>>1528472
>Healthy people aren't going to get seriously ill from mold.

mold around living place is not a joking matter.

>>1528465
>Found the retard who thinks everyone lives in a temperate climate. People in places with 100F 80% humidity or below freezing for several months per year actually enjoy having insulated houses.

then BUILD A HOUSE OUT OF BRICK OR STONE, you know stuff kids throw at each other but like bigger, not plastic that is shaped as rock and put over that dosghit OSB pannels not worthy of a doghouse but BUILD A HOUSE OUT OF BRICK OR STONE to keep you cool.
Also dont put that dogshit shingle crap on roof, youll cook yourself and the rood use terra tile to keep you cool, youll sleep like a baby in blazing summer. there. simple. stop with overdesign stupidity already.

PS-modern materials have their place but only in temprorary builds there they are superior in terms of cost benefit, roi whatever, but almost never structurally

>>1528441
>Fiberglass insulation with a vapor barrier will have 4x the insulation per thickness of that brick.

Im not saying that insulation doesnt work, my question is how long does it work and are there some hidden toxic effects within it (since most plastic based products have some serious toxins you only find about when its too late).

Also rarely do I hear that poly based material are far more prone to bacterias and fungi unlike more "earthly/natural" products.

>>1528440
>but our house is still leaky the real problems arise if you get autistic following the EU regulations like the Blower Door Test where they seal the door and pressurize the house and measure the amount of pressure loss.

oh shit man, that airtight is such a meme, was it a req?

>>1528446
>retrofitting insulation?

its done differently on the continent since cavity walls arent common, but yes esentially. pic rel

>>1528447
thanks friendo! where are you from?

>>1528408
>The construction material then was Terra Cotta block. Cinderblock presumably came along later...

I dont like cinder blocks that much, you should use them only for load (red for wall since better isolation) and if its a load beam, I think its more stronger done in RC pour in mold than RC pour in cinder blocks...?

>>1528321
>moisture buildup is always a risk when you try to really get the best insulation.

Ive seen demos of those houses, moisture buildup in red aerated brick is basically none - its clay and doesnt attract mould, the real mouisture lovers is styro or rock wool isolation. Its simply a great invention.

>>1528359
>>1528351
stay jelly amerifats.

>>1528035
>Hmm, it definitely looks quite a bit more compact than the kind of house you would see here, but I live in California, where anything dense would just smash your brains out in an earthquake so everything is plywood and plaster.

that is totally wrong - because those house look so stouty and have thick walls they are earthquake resistant since they have a wise base (1-2 floors, but they are never "thin" like Victorian houses). RC + heavy terry tiles with concrete roofs makes the magic of earthquake and tornado resistance.

Big house mass prevents it to move, but you need to build solid foundations for this mass, just a slab wouldnt cut it, look how much work goes in foundations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwjV8d2KwuM

>>1528077
>>1528079
>>1528081
4u with love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3VS5N-EHrM

how much bhai yenkee boi?
build house fast with yropean magic fast brickh. no mice eat it, no blackie shoot it. no tornado eat it.
you pay I ship send container.

>>1528028
>the part about material property sounds so familiar.
>i think i wrote that text on diy some while ago and it was pasted in there.

YES YOU DID

It was in a thread about conctractor horror stories, I had suspussions on my own with woodwork finishes, but your post made it click for me and how it translated to ever other material and build and how wrongly we force them to interact..

I guess I was kind of a douche for not crediting your, but I hope you dont mind, it wasnt to steal the glory or smth, just a good written sentance that I needed not to change.

thank you!

is this you also? >>1528077
>>1528079


>>1528037
>as much as i like brick electric gets put into chiselled slots in the walls and then plastered over impossible to change anything without busting your walls open again

now imagine doing it with Knauf/drywall...


>>1528091
>US population has doubled in the last 50 years. We need more houses, and we need them now! There's no time to build them properly; they need to go up quickly.

bs! here >>1527763

>>1528008
serious question - if I start the "Humble croatian builder" company in USA, would it by legal to build by humble croatian construction method?

Its ridiculously easy in terms of labour and obviously there exists a nedd for humble croatian construction to help your houses stop being eaten by mice, bugs, water etc.

here houses are more "stouty", unlike your lowrise, kind of light victorian but you can design anything using humbleCroatianConstructionMethodTM so desing wise it would fit american taste.

>>1528002
yu bhai? how mut?

>>1527993
>>1527988
>>1527983
>>1527982
>>1527981
>>1527979
>>1527976
>>1527975
>>1527978
>>1527970
how much bhai yenkee boi?
build house fast with yropean magic fast brickh. no mice eat it, no blackie shoot it. no tornado eat it.
you pay I ship send container.

build solid foundation
use red aerated brick for isolation
use reinfroced concrete for beams
use reinfroced concrete for roof
put terra on roof

literally, every peasant here has a self-built house like that, its that simple to /diy/ it

+buy red aereated brick from me
you can brag to your friends later that you have "european materials", also values in resale rises!


how much bhai yenkee boi?
you pay I ship send container.

>>1527988
>cheap construction practices are a scam being perpetrated by shady contractors and that’s not the case at all.

it absolutly is the case, here in my charming 2nd world country Ive never heard anyone having house problems with:

>>mice
>>mold
>>hidden drywall problems
>>hard electronics isntall
>>not surviving a tank shooting at it
>>earthquakes
>>tornados
>>fires
>>water


so how on Earth do you have those problems? its mindbogling, are you like 1st world and all?

>>1527993
what am I looking at

how much bhai yenkee boi?
you pay I ship send container.

RC+red aerated is SIMPLE my dudes, also here are some stairs in REINFROCED CONCRETE MY NIGGA

how much bhai? I ship You pai!

>>1527976
>does the mortar not crack with seismic activity?

you mean cement? cement is stronger than red aerated brick so the brick will crack first (same material as terra tiles, highly water resistant but BRITTLE).
Its not common to see any outward damage when quakes, RC beams are always stable after.

>>1527979
>So yeah, like I said, labor intensive. A stick frame McConstruction house of the equivalent size would be done in three weeks

oh man, compare the results and mainintence, dont think like a chinamen.

>>1527983
choose your own then

2-3 months, minimal labour, you guys are missing out...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwjV8d2KwuM


>>1527965
>>no mice
>>no mold
>>no hidden drywall problems
>>easy electronics isntall
>>can survive a tank shooting at it
>>earthquake resistant since RC
>>fire resistante
>>water resistant

>>1527957
>Do you guys encapsulate the expanding foam with anything after you apply it?

yes, offcourse, its there for airflow and additional stabilization, usually wood goes over it

>>1527959
>>1527962
look at the size of those bricks, these are rediculously FAST and you dont need that much skill for aerated euro brick, only for solid brit style brick

This is how it looks with isolation and facade

>>1527951
>How long would a structure like this last?

50-100 years my guess

>What are the challenges if any with this kind of construction?

barely any...possibly RC beams crack after 50 years which is preventable with a solid roof?

>Also, what maintenance is expected?

barely any, not kidding - I havent heard anyone complaining, its a standard build. problems might arrise only if you put outside isolation.

>no mice
>no mold
>no hidden drywall problems
>easy electronics isntall
>can survive a tank shooting at it
>earthquake resistant since RC
>fire resistante
>water resistant

what is not to like?


>>1527956
>to summarize your whole argument: since there are no framers involved, the house is cheaper

CORRECT, count the people in video 4-5plebs in 4 month = bombproof house

>>1527941
>>1527945
>>1527946
GET YOUR RED AERATET BRICK PEOPLE
GET YOUR RC BEAMS PEOPLE

would you buy such a product? seriously?

>>1527946
>What are you croats squirting into the cracks of the window frames if anything?

wood pegs for stabilisation, after its expanding foam (not a fan)

>>1527945
>>1527941
>Masonry is labor intensive and %70 of your construction costs are labor. Builders LOVE masonry homes because the profit margins on them are amazing.

Im not talking about that disgusting veneers to hide that god-awefull OSB, Im talking about legit masonry, like BUILD A HOUSE OUT OF BRICK.

If you actually BUILD A HOUSE OUT OF BRICK you dont have to do 2 jobs like you do with veneering. And it had isolation properties so you to 1 job instead of 3...price drop!...use aereated red brick yours trully will provide as a european luxury to USofA and job becomes even faster (its faster since aerated is like 4 times the size of solid one)
so you pay less than 1/3 of the price. Im not kidding, americans are getting scammed, here every peasant builds a house that way

*reinforced concrete roof optional

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha6le4zpGQ0