First Permitted 3D Printed House in Florida | Printed Farms Strikes Again

Over 100,000 people have watched the video of printed farms making their first 3-D printed building in Florida, that was just a two car garage and now they have advanced to building fully permitted home out of 3-D printed concrete in Tallahassee with general contractor Precision Builders & Renovating. They used a cobod bod 2 printer and in this home they printed all of the exterior and interior walls. The roof and appliances will be installed and I’ll do a future video on what the finishings of this home look like. There are many unique details in this project not found in another 3-D printed buildings so we’re going to take a walk around, look at some of the details and then finally share a recorded zoom call with the co-founder of printed farms, Fredrik Wannius.
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[@paulsmith7337]

Nothing like a free country where you can't do much of anything without a permit, license, tax, approval of some government environmental agency. Good thing Noah didn't need a permit.

[@Krizbonz]

Try visiting a country that doesn’t have building codes or licensed builders…. Its a mess of people building all sorts of things, some good, some sketchy, some extremely dangerous and lives are lost. I’m cool with permits.

[@philip3707]

@@KrizbonzThat’s how it should be. Life is risky anyway. Let’s make it interesting.

[@dbz_feats7723]

@@Krizbonzyes but it shouldn’t be so difficult

[@bendover6032]

Noah?

[@MrSparkydog17]

I'm in Florida and I've really wanted to look into 3d printed houses this gives me so much hope

[@Dalorian1]

OOOO New idea... Each Layer can be dyed different colors, layers of print for each printed layer or color; In order to create woven patterns into the concrete of the walls themselves :-D We could smooth or pattern the exteriors and interiors as we wished for aesthetics and visual pleasure.... :-D While also maintaining stability and possibly smoothing certain areas for wood or metal work attachments... I'm sure eventually, someone could print a wall that was a Van Gogh..... :-D

[@frostedlambs]

but i think it gets covered by shingles to protect the concrete, so no one would ever see it

[@peanutbutter3578]

Thats good thinking I can see that being possible by having an additional line pushing dyes through the nozzle. So you could just choose which colors you wanna print

[@0055-g3i]

Enjoy the 3D printer house. Could we use different material to print it?

[@Dalorian1]

Wouldn't it be possible to add in a troweling function to the 3d printer which would smooth the sides of the layers as it travels?

[@automateconstruction]

That seems like a logical next step

[@Dalorian1]

@@automateconstruction That's what I was thinking. I have had this idea for a while and wanted to keep it to myself, but i cant afford to buy a 3d printer and experiment like you guys can, So i figured ill just share the idea with you all to make the world A slightly better place :-D

[@Dalorian1]

@@automateconstruction I just devised the beginning mechanism that might work to allow for a trowel based 3d print to happen even when crossing over already printed sections in the path of the printer. I also have some ideas for timing the print perfectly so each layer is perfectly dry as the printer reaches the beginning area again.

[@TheDooominator420]

that would be called slip forming

[@arturtchoukanov1118]

This is what ApisCor and a few others already started doing. Honestly a much better look. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3m6p6qVmMt0pKM

[@seanmichaelnugent1]

Thank you again for doing these amazing informative videos! It is great to see so many people interested in the growing space! keep up the great great work brother!!!! the future is NOW!

[@arturoraularvizudelgadillo6845]

Jarret all this videos are amazing, sorry i´m Civil engineer , would you please ask about Cost $/square feet of construction , another, the construction time per square feet

[@cinema4elephants613]

Come over here bro and start a business with me..we will be billionaires in no time 1USD=2.70ECD here let's get rich

[@stevenlight5006]

U don't want to know

[@arturoraularvizudelgadillo6845]

ok thanks

[@matthewpopp1054]

My biggest problem with this is the use of concrete

[@eroc1944]

You appeared out of nowhere, sharing all these cool projects. Definitely let me reconsider 3D printed homes. Thank you.

[@vanderumd11]

If you are looking for expensive houses

[@serbanmike]

@@vanderumd11 What are you saying ?

[@vanderumd11]

@@serbanmike 3D houses are expensive right now.

[@leestrz4153]

​@@vanderumd11depends on the contractor but in general they can be expensive because many companies are new to it. More experienced builders can do it for less but depending on the area they are very hard to come by. Where 3d printing will be making changes in the industry is more for Access as smaller crews can take on these types of jobs. We don't have enough to meet the demand or do things quickly enough. Look at companies for tiny homes, shipping container homes, boxable. More demand than supply and too slow to satisfy the need.

[@vanderumd11]

@@leestrz4153 understand that boxable isn't profitable, they make their money from Kickstarter and under delivering a product. The owners will run off with the profits like the rest. The CHEAPEST part of a home is the frame. Everything else needs inspection and standard materials. That's plumbing/electric/permits and more. I could build anyone a shed for $30,000 ... You would not feel the same as a $300,000 home. 3d printing is not cheap and they continue to tell you people it's going to be more expensive. An ICF home is easy, better and easy to frame BUT concrete is not cheap at all. Regular home framing is cheaper just not as robust. As a home builder I'm telling you smaller crews will actually not have the investment money for these machines and the maintenance.

[@MDF4072]

just an automated concrete plastering machine, Precast concrete house is better and cheaper.

[@joe7272]

in theory a 3d printer can be used by a small group of people on-site for many uses. precast concrete takes skill and tooling.

[@bryanmaeser]

This is not even close to cost effective at all this just a way of construction companies to use less workers

[@michelebroyles6941]

@@bryanmaeser yes. By design. We are about to have a heck of a lot fewer people living here. And retirement age people are about to be able to retire. Automation is going to bridge that gap. Other products about to be released that will likely be even faster and less involved. It's exciting times. Very.

[@joe7272]

@@bryanmaeser and that's the savings. currently not profitable, but costs clost to zero labor vs traditional building

[@COSTASSERA]

correct !

[@seansurfn2]

as a realtor and home flipper im wondering about becoming part of a company like this to get mainstream with this idea. i think this is the future of all home building

[@daysetaruselli4881]

Please count me in

[@jdalways5247]

Use landfill materials and print tiny homes for homeless

[@BradenRipple]

big up yourself Jarett, keep up the good work!!!!! this is sooo cool, thank you for showing this unseen part

[@ricknelson947]

Great video and a very good, very honest interview. It is kind of scary to know that an entire project can come to a screeching halt because of a random stone making it into the material.

[@kansaIainen]

Excellent video. Watching it in Finland, where the climate makes difficulties in building business. Here house manufacturing is done more and more in big factories, and the house elements are driven to the place as a whole, then connected to each others.

[@ЮтюбПетрович]

in the window and door openings there should be a crossbar otherwise, when you put the roof in these places there will be a heavy load on the glass unit and doors, perhaps the doors and windows will get stuck.

[@JoeWolford]

Concrete isn't too bendy

[@ЮтюбПетрович]

@@JoeWolford then it has a rebar inside.

[@renelambert8321]

I really like this as building option. Would like to know more. Come on South Carolina island get on board 3d printing. This was helpful thanks

[@vanderumd11]

Shit expensive as hell!

[@Gundumb_guy]

This is very interesting. I remember people theorizing the concept a couple years ago and to now see it in action is insane. I just wonder about the cost of this version. I would think that doing it in resin and then filling it in would cost only a fraction of concrete. I see habitat for humanity made one in Virginia but Idk the actual construction process.

[@southerntommygun1353]

This is very interesting and could be the new wave of construction. Have to wonder; Printing is faster than a poured wall so less labor expense but what are the real savings by the time the inside and outside walls are done as compared to a poured concrete wall?

[@rmjds]

This is a terrible way to build a house. Building a house completely out of concrete has a horrendous carbon footprint. Try remodeling this house by knocking down an internal wall. This is a gimmick, which if widely adopted, will be an environmental disaster. Finally, what about insulation?

[@bobsondugnutt7526]

Great content! I hope this can make housing more affordable.

[@blackridgeproductions2738]

Cool and I can see the potential but wow they have a long way to go. You still have to facade the outside with siding and frame the interior for finished walls. At that point U might as well have just framed it and or used ICF. But I get it, it’s trial and error. Needs these steps to get better.

[@jdubz33]

I can’t wait to see the amazingly designed buildings with this technology, we really are heading into a interesting future.

[@dieabsolutegluckskuche5174]

Still not really sustainable. Sadly.

[@jdubz33]

@@dieabsolutegluckskuche5174 Why is it not sustainable?

[@reynaldobarboza2029]

Because it's a machine there's iam a concrete finisher and let me tell u first no rebars in the walls real bad second if u don't work and finish the concrete it's more likely to Crack

[@leestrz4153]

​@@reynaldobarboza2029100% depends on the concrete mix used. There are companies out there that have better mixes and even special formulas that are designed to be sustainable and even eco friendly

[@gjjourney412]

How many times do you have to fill the silo with portland? Maybe buy a couple silos, or the dry bulk truck with driver and it pumps the portland in for you.. 25tons 4800.00.. driver 20hour, fuel 600.00 ..maybe cheaper and less headaches

[@hollynoe6310]

Thanks for putting this together! I am a MS.Arch Emerging Building Technologies Candidate at College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) at THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. I will definately be keeping an eye on Printed Farms!

[@jl8754]

Robots and computers to take some jobs. Don't mind technology... Just slowly getting ridding of the middle class to widen the gap between rich and poor. They promised it's not going to take any jobs. 👹

[@Lu-cho]

Fake: That frame looks like wood 2x4 Is not printed. Printed? What does mean printed? *"pouring concrete dosen't mean "PRINTED"* FAKE.

[@egomaniac1851]

Whay you weasting time whit one head, do two head ,one near onother, moving them left right doing doble walls.Simple.Faster,Have fun.Good thing to watch.

[@ahyonvlogs]

only now i notice.. 3D PRINTING is just a form of construcruction work .. C_c

[@jd6197]

with the traditional monolith you get a wall which could be left unfinished. if it is done properly, the surface of such house is flat as mirror... and this puke to compare :)

[@mjlagrone]

I'm glad you covered the warts as well as the glamour... It's been fun watching this tech slowly mature.

[@tracemyers1275]

Just an fyi the carbon footprint used for this type of building is like 80 times higher than a normal stick frame house, meaning its much worse pollution wise and is adding to global warming.

[@tracemyers1275]

General rule of thumb is any building using portland cement is going to have a very high carbon footprint. This guy knows that he's a trained actor he constantly uses CIA operation mockingbird jazz hands

[@Lar411]

@@tracemyers1275 I think the main advantage of this technique is that it's propably a lot more rigid than traditional stick frame houses, which is especially important for areas like florida that get lots of tornados. But I'm not an expert myself, it's just a guess.

[@hansfranz8795]

@@tracemyers1275 "CIA operation mockingbird jazz hands", I can't even :'D

[@Joelg8r]

@@tracemyers1275 Global warming = political agenda

[@John.Wilson]

This is dirtiest job I’ve seen. Obviously no professionalism. There are soda cans and debris across the entire worksite. Nothing against you as the person documenting this.

[@FDFANATIC541]

i want to get a loan and buy a printer and start my own business. could pay it off in a month if im doing 2 houses a week lol. they should have concrete guys smooothing the walls as the printer is ahead. i would want smoother walls anyway

[@borenhu2509]

I think after the technology matures in the future, the 3D printing house project will join the construction company. Because of 3D printing technology, only operators are needed. It can reduce the manpower of construction workers and save resources and economic expenses.

[@cbing4036]

They look bloody awful though !

[@jamarjames9501]

Another way to take jobs and build houses people don't have jobs to afford.

[@landerhoolsteens]

but you need people to make the concrete and build the printer so it needs more than just operators

[@rahafabdullah7065]

Maybe you want to come to Oman to visit the First & largest in the world concrete 3D printed house.

[@kolobcreek]

Seriously. Three poles and steele cables or a kings ransome in aluminum. Open your minds. Throw in some lasers.

[@ttjbiggunner2025]

I thought 3d homes would be much cheaper bc of the time and materials saved and less labor cost so yes it costing so much more that a normal home

[@andrew.conklin]

I do love where the future of this kind of development is going, however I do have some concerns. Like sustainability, using so much concrete is never a good thing, concrete production is one of the biggest carbon emitters in the world. And also since it’s concrete it would seem that it also would not retain heat very well. Do you know if either of these problems are considered? And if so are there solutions planned out to help combat either one ? Thank you

[@vanderumd11]

You can use all sorts of materials in the process. Regardless it’s going to be good in 20years

[@Youbetternowatchthis]

I feel the same about it. I am pretty sure that printing might make a whole lot of new materials available. So there might be more sustainable options that we just have not yet considered. If it keeps on using concrete it is useless.

[@blindjohn2969]

If they can simply use hempcrete as 50% or more of the mix , this would become much more sustainable and probably more insulating. 3D printed Hemp Homes. I really want to see that as the standard.

[@willgaukler8979]

...just wait till they figure out how to use ocean plastic as filament ...win win ...

[@blindjohn2969]

@@willgaukler8979 that would be perfect.

[@MrChisparo]

Garrett, please do a video on a California property and all the seismic/ geologic ramifications and code restrictions.

[@julieisthatart]

Was just searching around to see if there was an earthquake testing on this yet. If that has been done I hope there will be a segment on this aspect

[@HairLessBush]

If i lived in a house like that in Florida i dont think i would will feel safe those monstrous gaiters might just brake in

[@thomasthewho8943]

Not impressed but i guess its a start

[@vivekyadav]

Awesome! You're doing an amazing work sharing information about construction automation.

[@CreativeBangla]

Thanks for updating us. I hope someone from government is looking at your videos and see the future potential to elements Housing crisis.

[@jeremybarnes7873]

Great interview. Gives a sense of insight I'm sure many of us are keen to expand on.

[@dutch0770]

This is all great...but unless you tell people what the cost is? It means nothing. I'm moving right now (here in Florida); and if you tell me you can build me a 5 bedroom 3 bath like I'm selling on a piece of land I purchase....for 200-400k done with everything...I m in. But if you are going to tell me I'm going just get the house faster but it costs the same if I make a cinderblock/concrete home...then you aren't doing anything. They already are selling them in Austin for $450,000; and quote "that's the median house price". We'll no crap. You say it saves money.....show us the savings or stop pretending. Or nobody is going to care because you are just pocketing the saved money

[@automateconstruction]

Honestly agreed I want to see the true costs so badly I think it’s a bit expensive at the moment but I do believe it is improving in efficiency and the costs are decreasing as the tech improves.

[@krishv2847]

If this technology available in India, most helpful to poor.

[@roberttrobiano5039]

Start building in oklahoma I have 10 acres just need a new home

[@MAgaSUXX]

As an artist the thing that makes the concrete MOST appealing to me is the INCONSISTENCY. QUIT apologizing for it. This is an amazingly STRONG HOME which is just dying to have life spring from it....the contrast will be mind-blowing.

[@automateconstruction]

Very well said!

[@MIKOOL13]

QUESTION!! If the roof is supported by traditional reinforced concrete pillars. Do the interior walls need to be concrete? Seems it would be cheaper and faster to just build traditional wood dividing walls. Except maybe kitchen and garage.

[@thatguy6207]

In Florida homes blow down in hurricanes interior walls are needed for more support.

[@vitaliy3564]

Well guys... I am working I construction industry and I must say, that's a bullish. You know what I not mention in all videos about all this super feature printed walls? Price... is not cheap. Second it's isn't that much faster, you still need foundation and all that much more expensive than WALLS works to do like electricity, plumping, interiors, exterior etc. Walls are +/- cheap. Walls that are made from wood frames + drywall = cheap and fast. Walls from concrete structures + bricks walls = strong and take not that much time make them if you have a good workers. There is a tons of technologies in this day's and saying that this printing method is future and only good options... no it's not true. There is better.

[@automateconstruction]

Currently it’s not cheap that’s true. I’ve seen progress towards being cost effective. I believe a future iteration of this technology could provide the extra 25-50% efficiency required to beat out traditional methods. It’s also entirely possible that won’t happen but at some point automation tech will find its way into construction and when that happens I’ll have a video on it.

[@kleaflab]

I love the variety of your channel, all your video are put together so nicely and are always fun to watch!!

[@martin_minds]

wow, that's really ugly. needs a lot of postproduction.

[@tommyboy8723]

This does not save manpower. Look at all the men in the video..Full.crew..I would like to see some proof on how this is even cheaper.It looks to be an inferior product compared to poured or Precast concrete. Precast house of that size would only take a half day to set...poured house 2 weeks.Good idea.but unrealistic to being a real commercial.process..and please..let's see some real numbers and estimates

[@automateconstruction]

Agreed, I want to know those things very much as well.

[@kellyhengler4423]

Excellent visuals. Is this built on area with bedrock? Sinking is a big issue in coastal plains w/high water tables & no bedrock. Curious to learn more.

[@automateconstruction]

I’m headed back to this site tomorrow I’ll ask the contractor.

[@walterbanci7269]

Whats the benefits of this printing? You are printing straight walls, as for 200 years ago. This works better for round walls and special designs. No reinforcements either in the concrete? This is more one step back than forward.

[@automateconstruction]

Watch my latest video on this project titled “Husband and wife 3D print a house” it describes the reinforcement better.

[@realdeal139]

Bring this technology to Puerto Rico and you will get rich!!

[@wilmajackson8382]

Watch how they will be building homes, and you can get one built within 9 to 10 days. This will be our future homes and they will last a whole lot longer than what we have now.... Now all we need is the flying cars. Jetson is on the way. I know I want one.

[@automateconstruction]

They aren’t quite there yet but I think they will get there!

[@edsmith4414]

Hope you plan to stucco it.....right now it looks plug ugly.

[@kmandrews_]

I HAVE 22 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ! I CAN TELL YOU THAT WILL BE HARD TO FINNISH OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. WHO IS THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER RESPONSIBLE FOR ??? WHERE ARE THE REBAR AND COLUMS ???

[@automateconstruction]

Rebar and columns are inside the Printed wall every 6 ft I believe.

[@sandrajenkins4521]

I pray you come to Newport News Virgjna & 3d it.

[@ozman7744]

He's in a construction site without any hard hats. I wouldn't trust my life with a 3d printing machinery in a construction zone.

[@automateconstruction]

It was done printing when I was there. It wasn’t an active construction site.

[@wolfie3599]

How do I get a price for my building?? In AZ

[@wayneleonard28]

This awesome!! I’m so curious about how this turns out , and how all the utilities are put into place like plumbing, heating, electrical? Is there a detailed link you may have ?

[@robertpelsang8388]

I want to build in Beaufort North Carolina near the coast and cannot find anyone that 3d prints concrete homes. How do you get a contractor to quote you on this type of home?

[@automateconstruction]

That’s a very difficult task because there isn’t enough data to give reliable quotes. You can get a somewhat reliable quote on the printing but the other construction activities depend on your region.

[@chrisaron3036]

Without the rebar, what's the stability of this printed structure?

[@automateconstruction]

Good question not enough data has been accumulated.

[@Jinkypigs]

My thought exactly

[@joevarga5982]

I never saw a printed house that didn't look like shit.

[@fabianfernandezlarioja]

They can also use very fine steel mesh inside the walls and blocks of mud or cement to make them more firm and use recycled plastics in micro particles mixed with mud.

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

No, no they can not. Defeats the entire purpose of printing.

[@marxalbertgedeon]

@@NeverTalkToCops1 well you can 3D print metal so as the machine evolves is should be able to create reinforced concrete

[@thefearpt]

@@marxalbertgedeon no, you can not 3d print metal per se. It's not that easy and it's not that simple. You have to sinterise the metal powder which makes it impossible to print both materials simultaneously.

[@marxalbertgedeon]

@@thefearpt you can have an on site kiln , producing molten metal , you can wait for them to cool down if you’re using bigger pieces to rebar , or faster cooling smaller pieces , that would require a lot more layers , there is the many different approach , the 3D printing process is already similar in ways to casting metal ,

[@KB-ke3fi]

Texas built an entire neighborhood with this last year. They built an entire street of these homes in one week.

[@LaughingMan44]

I'd rather live in a stone/brick and wood house thanks

[@RQDK]

I work at the manufacturing site of the machine in Denmark😃 COBOD international. that machine is the old design, it looks like the bod2.1. The bod2.2 is much better with flaps, you get smoother and compact layers and plus we are working on the bod3.

[@elizabethbennet4791]

Will the roofs be strong enough here in florida to withstand storms? Does every 3d house printing company have a long waiting list to hire them?

[@EskenRock]

I'm not living in a bunker like a Normandy German.

[@Deneteus]

I've seen alot of the other videos for 3D printed concrete. It looked like there was too much over-extrusion. They need an attachment for the head to do smoothing but I have seen cleaner walls without any attachments. The other printers had cooling or mist going at the same time they were printing. I bet if they changed formulas on the concrete it would come out a little better. I wonder why they didn't use plate steel or something that can handle the load to bridge the door gaps? Alot of good info in these new videos for sure. I bet that robot arm printer would have been better for this type of work since they had the issues with the trees in the way.

[@PointBlakeRange]

I would just do a quick cheap and easy but still decent looking exterior finish of some sort.

[@shawntilluck]

can Hempcrete be printed like this? And thus be an interior wall or an insulator for exterior walls?

[@automateconstruction]

Potentially, we will see.

[@JMiskovsky]

That is Great idea!

[@Jinkypigs]

What concerns me is the flood floor. Isn't it breeding ground for mosquitoes and other insects?

[@automateconstruction]

It dries up fast and won’t happen when the roof is built.

[@insocal6713]

Looks like an ice cream cake. Sort of ugly.

[@FCCEO]

It is inevitable 3d printing requires only few necessary man power, reducing the cost significantly considering labor and hours to build. My question is “will construct companies really lowered the price of a house significantly or keep it almost the same to take a huge profits.

[@ingenieroaj6345]

Same as electric cars... Less than 70% in parts than gas cars and more expensive...

[@paulkossey7543]

Социальнве сети - трущебы будущего

[@MaalJERKKIDZ]

I’m actually working on this house right now , we did the outside and inside Stucco

[@automateconstruction]

That’s cool how was it?

[@duinay3]

looks like a robot took a dump and a house came out

[@williamc5008]

Very cool but i dont see the cost savings by the time you set this up and print it a crew of block layers could have came in and had it done in the same time with a much smoother finish

[@FJB2020]

Exactly. This is an illogical approach to a non existent problem..

[@oleksandrkravchuk1507]

awesom work. With better accuracy no need even do anything with the walls

[@glloydphilpott9630]

Combined with multi-gantry and robotic structural/electrical/plumbing/HVAC and surface finishing, the technology may become cost effective in large scale projects, especially in high cost labor areas. But if great architecture is to be built, the combination of other materials as well as integrated component insertion during the build needs to be done.

[@brinjoness3386]

Yes and no. Once enough people have built Ai will come along and teach us how we can be really energy efficient.

[@glloydphilpott9630]

@@brinjoness3386 We already know how to design and build passive solar and thermally efficient buildings. AI may help as an integral design tool while doing alternative concepts. I was referring to finishing the 3D printed surface and installing components in an integral, during build, process. The use of heterogeneous manufacturing systems during the build VS just 3D printing then post finishing as done here is the key to mass production at an economical cost, while maintaining the ability for alternative designs in appearance as well as function. As to my opinion of aesthetics, I like the ridges of the printed layers.

[@fulsame1]

Brutalism time. Whats old is new.

[@glloydphilpott9630]

@@fulsame1 Like Adobe layered mud, 👍

[@kenl9995]

Thank you for the content. Really looking forward to hearing what the price per sqft is.

[@elizabethbennet4791]

Half the usual.i think

[@alexk8729]

We can print whatever we want, any nature-style bionic architecture, something like Zaha Hadid style. What are we gonna print? Of course another generic box. It's true about almost any 3d printed house that I saw on the internet.

[@automateconstruction]

I wouldn’t say you can print anything you want, these companies are still learning what they can do. It’s only their second project.

[@alexk8729]

@@automateconstruction I understand. I was talking more about all 3d printing companies. I see these tendencies everywhere

[@70s80sVintage]

Nice first step - but a long way to go.

[@pfschuyler]

What do you do about acoustics for internal spaces?

[@stewartcaldwell5299]

whisper.

[@rockspoon6528]

The nozzle should have a smoothing blade on it so it can smooth out the concrete as it lays it. The blade could be on a pivot and use a hydraulic arm to articulate the angle/pressure.

[@automateconstruction]

They do that, check out my recent Alquist video

[@rockspoon6528]

@@automateconstruction Great minds think alike!

[@D9ID9I]

Zero sense to use concrete without metal reinforcement. They do not work without each other.

[@automateconstruction]

This is stronger than regular concrete, for compression only structures it works great.

[@fabianfernandezlarioja]

A single man does not make a house, a printer alone cannot today either

[@automateconstruction]

True, maybe some day the printer can.

[@serbanmike]

There is a long way till faraway. Technology is promising and for sure should bring savings in material costs . However, I see this taking off when a developer can create the infrastructure for 20-30 houses and then bring a 3D concrete printer and print and finish all units. This way he can make some money in the process. I used to work with 3 D printer, I was designing my parts and then creating a prototype semi-functional of course but I was getting an idea if my device has a chance to be manufactured and work according to the specs. I am talking about parts of a few inches across and weighing a few pounds. Idea is the same, in this case the material is concrete with certain special properties, at different production stages .

[@danielcocciardi4722]

Will that type of concrete eventually crack and break down? If it does, that's one hell of an expensive repair. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts.

[@cyndiharrington1751]

Have to water the walls so they don't crack during the next week after the pour just like stucco

[@brinjoness3386]

I have seen some prints where they lay out rebar and ties during the printing process.

[@tommyboy8723]

Is seemed more like grout..there wasn't really any aggregate in it..it's not all vibrated in a uniform way.I guarantee it cracks sooner than later..seems kinda disastourous. now the idea of putting rebar in it makes sense.but why not use poured.walls.or Precast at this point

[@webuildrocks]

Interesting, but ever seen our 3D sprayed houses with up to 90% recycling material? Go for it and enjoy!

[@automateconstruction]

Those still require some type of formwork to support the sprayed material. I’ve stayed concentrated on 3d printed mortar rather than shotcrete or spray concrete applications for the sake of getting to the bottom of it before moving on. Maybe I can check out a spray system soon.

[@webuildrocks]

@@automateconstruction Hello Jarett, thank you for your prompt reply. Our material is not 'shotcrete'. Our patented mix is made from recycled gypsum and recycled expanded polystyrene (EPS) - and no form work needed! A fine steel mesh on the outside of the wall or the first layer of plasterboard on the inside of the living space already screwed on. And we spray the whole wall up to a wall thickness of 30 cm in one pass - Up to 2 m3.an hour! As you know, it needs no extra structure, LGSF is the structure - until the 3D printer is assembled, we are done with the house - just kidding - but almost ;-) Here are some interesting videos: kzbin.info/door/dUK_dxGsyRkqmQElkLec1A keep on having fun and success. Stay safe - Cheers!

[@peterfus926]

Look how much you need for this you need to set up a whole thing this is a waste

[@AMR-bf8nx]

This would be awesome for Mars and the Moon…

[@kenthhamner2641]

Nifty but not practical everywhere! Here property values of the land drive housing costs more than the cost of the home! Second you need windows, roofing, insulation, wiring, plumbing etc still!

[@billsmith5702]

2000 sqft house, Cinder block, slab to lintel, 6 man screw, 2 days.

[@automateconstruction]

That’s a fast crew. Maybe your guys do that but it’s not the norm.

[@billsmith5702]

@@automateconstruction however, im sure the time-setup-cost will only improve as you progress.. Good job!

[@shawntilluck]

Do they have to keep wetting the walls for a period of 2 weeks, especially in dry conditions to help the curing process?

[@automateconstruction]

Not the whole 2 weeks just in the beginning

[@rjgeo2415]

Companies seek achievement for themselves and forget about progress and prosperity of the community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own future.

[@keirfarnum6811]

We need much cheaper housing construction methods to fight against the monied interests that are investing in housing and pushing normal Americans out of the market. This is great!

[@tjam4229]

That doorframe looks pretty wonky and unparallel…maybe it’s just the camera angle…. I am assuming the wood is placed after the walls are printed…?? In either case, I’m sure things will get better, as more and more of these printed homes are completed. Good for you. I think you’re onto something here!!

[@automateconstruction]

I think it was just a support to hold the printed layers while they were wet. After the concrete cured they probably knocked them over. I’m sure they will make it square before trying to install a door.

[@tjam4229]

@@automateconstruction, that sounds logical. You’re probably correct.

[@PlugInCaroo]

*3D printing is cool... but not this... Nothing great about this at all! Mud houses are much better in ease of construction, costs & looks* Mud houses lasts beyond 1,000yrs while concrete start deteriorating after just 10 yrs and have to be destroyed and rebuilt after 50yrs. Such a huge waste of time and resources.

[@automateconstruction]

Wait until it's done to judge this is a work in progress.