Episode 024 1995 - 96 Season
| Foam Forms | Ironing Center | Satellite Skylight | Stair System | House Wrap | Ladder Tips | New Appliances | New Window Well | New Tubs | Aerated Concrete Blocks | Video Inventory | Bow Wrench | Kich 'N Komposter | Fiberglass Decking | Mortgage Do's and Don'ts | |
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Michael Holigan: What is this actually made out of?
Demonstrator: It's made out of recycled Styrofoam and cement.
M.H.: And you can actually build a house out of this?
Demonstrator: Yes.
M.H.: How does it stand up to wind pressure? It feels like a light material.
Demonstrator: Because of the structural core, it is extremely strong, especially in wind application. On a standard 10 inch wall, it takes 84,000 pounds to move it on a lateral sheer.
M.H.: So that's a lot stronger than a wood wall.
Demonstrator: Absolutely.
M.H.: And it's not going to ever....
Demonstrator: It's about 700 percent stronger.
M.H.: How about all the openings inside? You have to pour concrete down into this wall?
Demonstrator: Yes. The entire core is, is concrete. And the other thing that's beautiful about it is this grid system gives us the capability of doing vertical, horizontal, and diagonal steel. So we can really get a formidable wall here.
M.H.: Okay. Concrete doesn't insulate very well, but with this, you actually got insulation on both sides of the concrete wall.
Demonstrator: That's right. And because of the no-transfer, we obtained the capability of an R-35 in this 10 inch wall and in a 14 inch wall we go up to around R-40.
M.H.: And you don't have to cut down any trees.
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Richard Wilcox 619-778-6593
Karl Holik 602-935-3545
Episode 024 1995 - 96 Season
| Foam Forms | Ironing Center | Satellite Skylight | Stair System | House Wrap | Ladder Tips | New Appliances | New Window Well | New Tubs | Aerated Concrete Blocks | Video Inventory | Bow Wrench | Kich 'N Komposter | Fiberglass Decking | Mortgage Do's and Don'ts | |
To order a Video Tape, call 1-800-TO-BUILD and ask for Episode #024.