People increasingly began to build houses from foam blocks, which have good characteristics and sizes. Having correctly built houses from foam concrete, the reviews for which are most diverse, the owners can live for many years without making repairs.
Opinions of the owners of houses.
The construction of a house from foam concrete, according to numerous reviews, the process, although fast, requires the ultimate attention, proper finish and laying of blocks. If they are laid on a regular cement mortar, then cold bridges will appear, and over time, cracks. For the construction of houses, a special glue on a cement basis is used from this material, and it is better not to save on it and buy a suitable for weather conditions in the region.
When building a house from any foam concrete, you do not need to spend money on its insulation, but can be finished with plaster or brickwork.
A house from foam concrete, reviews of the owners of which are most often mentioned in his favor, will not forgive mistakes with the foundation. He needs a very competent and high-quality base with a good margin of safety, otherwise the walls can go in cracks in 1-8 years.
It is also noted that foam blocks are very fragile material, which may not bear the severity of the roof if the blocks are selected incorrectly. The hygroscopicity of the material also disappeared slightly, it absorbs moisture from the air and swells faster than wood. If the seams are built 2-3 mm, then thermal insulation and sound permeability disappears.
Further studying the reviews, houses from monolithic foam concrete are very worthy, but they must be built correctly, the width of the walls should be at least 400 mm, the only disadvantage of this design is the difficulty with the construction of formwork. According to builders and owners, it is better to buy a factory formwork, this will make the walls even and they will not have to cover them with a thick layer of plaster and vulgarize.
All owners of the houses, in their reviews, argue that this material will last a long time if the builders adhere to the rules of construction, the blocks are capricious and if there are shortcomings in the installation of the foundation and walls, the house will have to be disassembled, and the structure of the building is as much as its construction. Repair of cracked houses from this material is meaningless.