This picture shows you what is PROVEN about Concrete Blocks
Benefits of an All Wall Eco-Home that
Concrete Block Homes "DO NOT" have.
All Wall's energy efficiency is the Best available today. See the (Whole House R-Value Web
Page) Money Saved is Approximately
43% more than Concrete Blocks.
(9% more than Foam Blocks and other ICF products, and SIPs
( SIP's are Thin Metal (or cement board) glued to foam.
Sometimes even wood if you can imagine that?. Looks like a water cooler wall. You can thrust a 4' x 1/2" steel rod thru them by hand.)
The energy saved makes your home have a higher appraisal
value.
Block Homes will appraise as the price you pay for it.
All Wall System, which makes up your exterior walls is basically Fire Proof. By the nature of concrete it is defined as having a 2- hour fire rating, is non-combustible and is non-flammable. This makes any fire take longer to get to the Roof, if it gets there at all. This allows for a longer response time from the Fire Department which will help minimize damage to your home.
Block homes fire rating is zero. Block homes have 1x2 furring
strips, paper blown insulation, and gypsum drywall board, all of
which are combustible and/or flammable. (feeds a fire)
All Wall System is designed with materials placed such that it qualifies as one of the
BEST mildew resistant walls available today. (Mildew Web Page)
Block homes have 1x2 furring strips, paper blown insulation, and
gypsum drywall board, all of which hold moisture and therefore
promotes the growth of mold and mildew like in wood framed homes
and in steel framed homes that have to use plywood on the exterior
for strength. (hence all the law suits)
All Wall System is Termite Proof
Block Homes feed termites and house termites because they have
wood furring on the inside wall with insulation and drywall board.
All Wall System is one of the
best sealed home envelopes available today. Concrete is
poured continuous all around the home with non-porous concrete and with a 4"
non-porous foam in the middle of the concrete. This creates a less chance of bacteria
and air-borne germs (as in biological warfare).
Block Homes are made with porous concrete and has air in the middle that
can create moisture when the temperature differences between the house
and outside air is great enough. THIS
IS COMMON! This is why blocks have to be installed in a 1" recess
to meet building codes. And All Wall can be installed on flat, easier to construct, slab. The mortar placed between 100's of blocks can easily have an air and bug crawl space in it.
All Wall gives you
more Usable Floor Space in your home. This will increase your
appraisal, also.
Block Home walls take up more space and are not as strong as All Wall. (9" to 6-5/8") Example: 3/2 home - 2 3/8" x 200 lf of wall gives you a 6' x 6' closet. EXTRA space.
All Wall System has Galvanized (won't rust in concrete, same as the truss straps that
hold your roof on) Structural C-Studs embedded in the wall. Actually, there are more
C-Studs in this wall system than in a home that is built with C-Studs, instead of wood
studs. This makes All Wall
superior in Hurricane, Tornado, and Earthquake resistance.
Block homes use metal that looks like 5" x 5" squares made of clothes hanger size steel rods.
All Wall requires less pesticides to stop pests. Pesticides will be outside the home.
Block Homes require pesticides in a greater quantity.