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3D printing a concrete house?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...-3-000-houses-
downloaded-printed-24-hours.html Interesting technology. Although billed as a 3D printer I think the main technological advance is the concrete which can be laid from a nozzle and keep its shape. It must set very quickly as well to be able to build a complete single storey house within 24 hours. I wonder how well this would work with normal shuttering as a former just being constantly jacked up? The walls are dual thickness with cavities (but not continuous) and look as though they should be strong. Not up to building regulations (unless the concrete is also a very good insulator) as there isn't insulation built into the walls. Looks pretty good for fast build accommodation on a suitable site, although you would also have to be laying all services prior to the build. That would go with the concrete slab for the base, of course. It looks to require a flat site, as well. At the moment I'm trying to work out how this stacks up against a traditional block build using brickies. As far as I know the main constraint to speed of build is the time it takes for the mortar to go off. You can only lay so many rows of blocks or bricks before you have to leave it alone to cure. I'm pretty sure there was a mechanical brick layer about 30-50 years ago. Ah, yes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MWald1Goqk Haven't seen many of them around on building sites. Still better and faster than me, though. Cheers Dave R -- AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 13/03/18 19:27, David wrote:
At the moment I'm trying to work out how this stacks up against a traditional block build using brickies. As far as I know the main constraint to speed of build is the time it takes for the mortar to go off. You can only lay so many rows of blocks or bricks before you have to leave it alone to cure. Having watched brickies I would say they spend 25% of the time doing nothing productive, 25% moving materials from where te truck left them to where they nmeed them, 40% of the time laying out the strings and 10% of the time actually laying courses. -- Microsoft : the best reason to go to Linux that ever existed. |
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On 14/03/2018 14:45, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Wed, 14 Mar 2018 08:39:00 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 13/03/18 19:27, David wrote: At the moment I'm trying to work out how this stacks up against a traditional block build using brickies. Are they really saying the entire cost was $10k, at US labour rates? Including clearing the site, laying the foundations, that complicated roof, all the windows and electrics, etc? The extruded mortar machine is very impressive, and it does allow for those very pretty curves, but a few blokes could run up the blockwork equivalent (without the curves) in much the same time. The blocks and mortar are not expensive. As far as I know the main constraint to speed of build is the time it takes for the mortar to go off. You can only lay so many rows of blocks or bricks before you have to leave it alone to cure. Having watched brickies I would say they spend 25% of the time doing nothing productive, 25% moving materials from where te truck left them to where they nmeed them, 40% of the time laying out the strings and 10% of the time actually laying courses. I am amazed that of all the jobs that have been mechanised, bricklaying remains an exception. It's economics, innit? Of the total cost of a house, the cost of a brickie is a tiny part. For example, the cost of the bricks laid in a day is typically several times the cost of the brickie. And the cost of the walls is only a fairly small part of the overall cost. The robots do exist: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/5...ction-workers/ Mind you, modern dwellings seem quite brick-shy anyway. |
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Jethro_uk wrote:
I am amazed that of all the jobs that have been mechanised, bricklaying remains an exception. Mind you, modern dwellings seem quite brick-shy anyway. And yet, with all the novel materials and off-site construction methods brick'n'block still remains the cheapest built method - arguably with the other methods, you can get a better insulated house to a more predictable timescale. |
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On 14/03/18 15:12, GB wrote:
It's economics, innit? Of the total cost of a house, the cost of a brickie is a tiny part. For example, the cost of the bricks laid in a day is typically several times the cost of the brickie. Crap. When I built my house the general spilt was 1/3rd material 2/3rds labour. The brickies cost up to 5 times as much as the bricks they lay, even including the mortar. Same goes for render even moree so - its ALL labour and even slapping on weatherboard is not that quick. Only when you are fitting out a house does the materials cost exceed the labour cost. -- Its easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. Mark Twain |
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On 14/03/18 16:26, Andy Burns wrote:
Jethro_uk wrote: I am amazed that of all the jobs that have been mechanised, bricklaying remains an exception. Mind you, modern dwellings seem quite brick-shy anyway. And yet, with all the novel materials and off-site construction methods brick'n'block still remains the cheapest built method Well no it doesn't. The developer/builder whos building site I was living in last yeat simpley premakes wooden panels with strawboard walls and 6x3 structural members, eecdts them, and then clads them in brick, weatherboard or render depending. Way faster than all blockwork and cheap as chips - arguably with the other methods, you can get a better insulated house to a more predictable timescale. And that saves money as well. -- Karl Marx said religion is the opium of the people. But Marxism is the crack cocaine. |
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On 14/03/2018 17:33, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 14/03/18 15:12, GB wrote: It's economics, innit? Of the total cost of a house, the cost of a brickie is a tiny part. For example, the cost of the bricks laid in a day is typically several times the cost of the brickie. Crap. When I built my house the general spilt was 1/3rd material 2/3rds labour. The brickies cost up to 5 times as much as the bricks they lay, even including the mortar. Same goes for render even moree so - its ALL labour and even slapping on weatherboard is not that quick. It's also amazing just how fast a brickie can work when he's being paid a fixed price for a job! SteveW |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Way faster than all blockwork and cheap as chips faster, but every cost estimate I've seen says you pay more for brick-skinned SIPs, or brick-skinned timber frame. |
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On 14/03/18 17:37, Steve Walker wrote:
On 14/03/2018 17:33, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 14/03/18 15:12, GB wrote: It's economics, innit? Of the total cost of a house, the cost of a brickie is a tiny part. For example, the cost of the bricks laid in a day is typically several times the cost of the brickie. Crap. When I built my house the general spilt was 1/3rd material 2/3rds labour. The brickies cost up to 5 times as much as the bricks they lay, even including the mortar. Same goes for render even moree so - its ALL labour and even slapping on weatherboard is not that quick. It's also amazing just how fast a brickie can work when he's being paid a fixed price for a job! SteveW https://www.self-build.co.uk/questio...-per-thousand/ £20/square meter A brick is about £1 give or take. 60 bricks to the square meter, so if you CAN get that productivity out of the bricklayer yers, the bricks are more expensive. I've never seen it -- "When one man dies it's a tragedy. When thousands die it's statistics." Josef Stalin |
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On 14/03/18 17:41, Andy Burns wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote: Way faster than all blockwork and cheap as chips faster, but every cost estimate I've seen says you pay more for brick-skinned SIPs, or brick-skinned timber frame. Depends on how prefabbed your frames are. -- Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx |
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On 14/03/2018 18:02, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 14/03/18 17:37, Steve Walker wrote: On 14/03/2018 17:33, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 14/03/18 15:12, GB wrote: It's economics, innit? Of the total cost of a house, the cost of a brickie is a tiny part. For example, the cost of the bricks laid in a day is typically several times the cost of the brickie. Crap. When I built my house the general spilt was 1/3rd material 2/3rds labour. The brickies cost up to 5 times as much as the bricks they lay, even including the mortar. Same goes for render even moree so - its ALL labour and even slapping on weatherboard is not that quick. It's also amazing just how fast a brickie can work when he's being paid a fixed price for a job! SteveW https://www.self-build.co.uk/questio...-per-thousand/ £20/square meter Â*A brick is about £1 give or take. 60 bricks to the square meter, so if you CAN get that productivity out of the bricklayer yers, the bricks are more expensive. I've never seen it I've never built a house, but my impression is that the walls go up very fast. It's all the other stuff that takes the time. |
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On 14/03/18 20:20, GB wrote:
On 14/03/2018 18:02, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 14/03/18 17:37, Steve Walker wrote: On 14/03/2018 17:33, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 14/03/18 15:12, GB wrote: It's economics, innit? Of the total cost of a house, the cost of a brickie is a tiny part. For example, the cost of the bricks laid in a day is typically several times the cost of the brickie. Crap. When I built my house the general spilt was 1/3rd material 2/3rds labour. The brickies cost up to 5 times as much as the bricks they lay, even including the mortar. Same goes for render even moree so - its ALL labour and even slapping on weatherboard is not that quick. It's also amazing just how fast a brickie can work when he's being paid a fixed price for a job! SteveW https://www.self-build.co.uk/questio...-per-thousand/ £20/square meter Â*Â*A brick is about £1 give or take. 60 bricks to the square meter, so if you CAN get that productivity out of the bricklayer yers, the bricks are more expensive. I've never seen it I've never built a house, but my impression is that the walls go up very fast. It's all the other stuff that takes the time. TBH walls are just one bit = theres groudnwork amnd site laying out, foundation laying floors, walls, cladding, roofing, ..kitchens floors bathrooms leccy and heating ...the list is long. -- "Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them" Margaret Thatcher |
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On 14/03/2018 20:20, GB wrote:
On 14/03/2018 18:02, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 14/03/18 17:37, Steve Walker wrote: On 14/03/2018 17:33, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 14/03/18 15:12, GB wrote: It's economics, innit? Of the total cost of a house, the cost of a brickie is a tiny part. For example, the cost of the bricks laid in a day is typically several times the cost of the brickie. Crap. When I built my house the general spilt was 1/3rd material 2/3rds labour. The brickies cost up to 5 times as much as the bricks they lay, even including the mortar. Same goes for render even moree so - its ALL labour and even slapping on weatherboard is not that quick. It's also amazing just how fast a brickie can work when he's being paid a fixed price for a job! SteveW https://www.self-build.co.uk/questio...-per-thousand/ £20/square meter Â*Â*A brick is about £1 give or take. 60 bricks to the square meter, so if you CAN get that productivity out of the bricklayer yers, the bricks are more expensive. I've never seen it I've never built a house, but my impression is that the walls go up very fast. It's all the other stuff that takes the time. The limit is on how many courses they can lay in a day. Too many and the wall fails. Thin joint systems can do a lot more courses in a day but people prefer traditional walls AFAICS. |
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Stubborn and traditional. Unorganised. On the phone. Poor planning.
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On 14/03/2018 20:37, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
TBH walls are just one bit = theres groudnwork amnd site laying out, foundation laying floors, walls, cladding, roofing, ..kitchens floors bathrooms leccy and heating ...the list is long. You missed rent off that list. One of my neighbours decided to knock his house down and rebuild it a bit grander. He decided he needed a basement. By the time he'd piled and dug, he found it kept filling with water. He was on his third lot of builders, last I heard, and the work is in its third year. The house is up and complete on the outside, but it's still being fitted out. Meanwhile, he's been renting round the corner. I assume that rent is his biggest single cost. |
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Gay ****** Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson" LOL), the Sociopathic Attention Whore
On Wed, 14 Mar 2018 23:59:23 -0000, Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson"),
the pathological attention whore of all the uk ngs, blathered again: If builders had brains they'd have a better job. ....and this coming from the filthy unemployable brainless sociopath, attention whore and troll who is mentally so handicapped that he's considered to be "permanently ill"! ****ing unbelievable! tsk -- Unemployable, mentally handicapped Birdbrain Macaw's (now "James Wilkinson" LOL) about his life as a dole and welfare who "I used to be a computer tech until I became permanently ill." MID: |
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