Block Strong - A Tale of Two Stories

[@geraldberger4477]

Team you did good job. Excellent motivation. Looking forward to meet you if it possible. Thank you Gerald Berger.

[@danielcoutofilho]

In Brazil all the homes are built with bricks

[@HistoricHomePlans]

4:35 Concrete is definitely a good idea in hurricane country. Notice that the roof is still framed with wood. Earlier Dan mentioned the problems of making reliable wood connections. That will still be the case with this house and its roof. It's essential that the wood-to-wood and wood-to-concrete connections are done strictly in accordance with the engineering, and using the best quality materials you can afford.

[@brandonb5818]

I dont know of a house that doesn't have a wood roof

[@valkeriyne2684]

@@brandonb5818alot of houses especially in south east asia have roofs made out of concrete and rebar we regularly get hurricanes in the moonsoon season(jule-august) and rarely have any house damage also homes here last a life time.

[@Juli079]

I am just planning to build a house out of concrete blocks here in the Midwest because I cannot stand these cheap wood houses. It's much easier to just buy a house, but they all are made of wood, so the only option I have is to buy a lot and build my own

[@yasmin1261]

Are you allowed to do that?

[@jacqueline5424]

I lived in a spider house on base in the philippines , which is all concrete structure and absolutely loved it.

[@geraldberger4477]

Excellent information

[@rosenieauguste4492]

I from Haiti 🇭🇹, all of the homes in my country is made with block, I don’t like wood houses I think block is definitely better

[@tisonj532]

Your country has a great history of building gingerbread houses that proven seismically resistant during the 2010 earth. They also look amazing.

[@dodgechallenger2116]

Where the hell am I? How the hell did I get here? What the fuck is going on?

[@hansng4560]

Erm... make sure your floor and ceilings are concrete as well.

[@andreaamos8388]

We are seriously considering building out main floor above our basement out of concrete blocks. Just not sure how to install the floor joists bwtween the different levels? Any advice?

[@TheJudgeJuryExecutioner]

I was asking the same question. I believe you just notch out a space in the blocks to sit the joist in just like a beam pocket for a basement

[@stevellaustin]

Are interior walls typically also concrete block or drywall?

[@mr.g937]

Like 90% of new construction two story homes in Florida have wood frame second floors and interior walls made of either wood or metal studs. All walls will have drywall, even if concrete block is used they will put down wood furring strips and the drywall will be screwed to that.

[@fitnessjourney6768]

In California every home is made out of wood. I guess Florida needs concrete homes to withstand hurricanes

[@fitnessjourney6768]

@G S one match can destroy many homes. In Mexico most homes and buildings are made out Concrete block or Bricks .

[@keriddunk1520]

In India they apply something called white cement which smoothens the wall.

[@dc-wp8oc]

"I've made a tremendous amount of money..." says Mr. Saunders. Of course he has. Look at the high dollar truck he is leaning against.

[@Idrissi_Ma]

I always wanted to build a whole house with block. Can you build a house with block in California??

[@HistoricHomePlans]

Fatih, yes, absolutely. I have a degree in architecture and lived in California. You can certainly build such a house there. Because of earthquakes there will be some differences in the engineering, but those are routine. The one problem you may have is that you may have difficulty finding a contractor with experience building concrete block homes. Most of the block building in California is commercial. It may be hard to find a concrete block contractor ready to take on a smaller project.

[@jbyrd6505]

Mold grows on anything. If you have mold then you have a moisture issue or water damage. Concrete houses have many more issues with mold and rising damp than stick framing or timber framing. Not to mention the labor cost and danger of fixing a concrete building.

[@od1.darboe]

It's kinda easy to build houses like this, if you got ppl with you and the money

[@noahnuance9868]

In Massachusetts, Most of our homes are built out of wood... I think Massachusetts needs to be educated on this stuff

[@danbiss87]

Maybe its something to do with the freeze/thaw cycles. I say that because concrete is like a sponge and wonder if that's a reason why because i've seen them used for basements and thats about it. In todays construction industry with the airtight required codes I think people are stupid to build with wood. Water will eventually penetrate and the structure will likely rot from the inside out. The only reason older homes are still standing is because the houses were able to breath and moisture easily escaped.

[@noahnuance9868]

@@danbiss87 haven't they heard of Concrete forms?

[@danbiss87]

@@noahnuance9868 havent you heard the price of concrete forms is through the roof, they are on backorder for like 6 months, and finding a contractor that is willing or has experience to use them is almost impossible

[@noahnuance9868]

@@danbiss87 Yes I have, I always wanted to build a house of Concrete

[@tuckt6180]

Solid pour cement cinder block act as its own insulation ? I'm interested in a industrial style home with exposed electrical/plumbing own lot in central Florida.

[@anonymousbyproxy8250]

Nothing wrong with exposed electrical conduit and nicely installed plumbing pipes and AC. NOTHING !!! It is just the silly perception propagated by mass media for the benefit of the building contractors. They say no to exposed electr conduit but do not install vents to outside above kitchen range - how stupid !!!

[@Michael-it6gb]

Is this like an advertisement for a company?

[@richardhamilton2344]

Poured concrete is stronger than blocks by the way.

[@AnnaCentauri]

PRO AS F*CK, pardon my language

[@damiandavies4632]

I love how the guide asks these stupid questions as if no other country builds this way. As a matter of fact, I'm a native California living in Europe and wood is rarely used. And when it's used, the dimensions are actual. 4"x4" is exactly that, not a 3.5"x3.5". Capitalism...this guy needs to get a passport, or even visit the Midwest and New England where the older homes are still intact. Europeans think the way we build with drywall and wood is like a movie set and very temporary.

[@amdbtr]

Totally true

[@josephpimentel4624]

@@vi9131 It was a 1/3 of the price because it's in eastern Europe

[@ME-ov7vp]

Mexico and south America, probably laugh at the existence of this video. wood vs concrete for build? but america wants the house built by next monday, wood frame it is

[@TheTriplelman]

Can we SEE the fucn upstairs and how its built instead of - blah, blah, blah!!!

[@mr.g937]

This video seems kind of BS when the roof on these houses are clearly wood truss. Once you lose your roof, it's over, doesn't really matter that your second floor has a block exterior. If you going to say you need block on the second floor (which you really don't) then you also need a concrete roof.

[@RamakrishnanSRM]

Being an Indian, I feel funny when I came to know 95% of American homes are constructed of flimsy wood. Furnitures are the only items that are made in wood in my house.

[@yasmin1261]

They're not flimsy, there's building codes so the building is stable.

[@Juduh]

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