Phoenix-area company uses foam to build houses as material costs rise
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- Homes in the Phoenix area are often built with lumber, but amid rising costs and questions over lumber's environmental impact, one Arizona company is using a different material to build new structures. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen reports.
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Our home is built with Polysteel block from Arizona now known as Mikey Block which are insulated foam panels filled with concrete...we hardly ever need air conditioning or heat and it could with stand a hurricane. Been in the house 16 years and love it. The roof is also concrete filled panels.
Thank You! everyone on YT thinks they have answers while not knowing anything about everything!
Very interesting! We love and support all alternative building methods!
Next decade homes built with glass
Decade after that home built with glass a house built with plastic 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@thesilencereviews8633 No
@@lt4324 Ty. The only way to truly understand the technology is to live the journey and then respond. I believe I am a subject matter expert as I’ve lived in the home for 17 years 👍
I've lived in a foam house for 22 years. It's great because every time it floods, my house floats and my stuff never gets wet.
For real?
@@giopsgaming4605 hunny no not for real
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ICF was only about 10% more than lumber before lumber went up. It is also completely water proof, about as air tight as physically possible, and one of the best insulated buildings. We don't use it, because companies don't care about any of that. They want to keep building things the same way. Their sole goal to make as much money as possible while doing as little work as possible. Even if this building type works out, most companies won't adopt it unless they are forced to.
They will adopt it when (or if) it becomes cheaper, like they do with everything else, lol.
@@derpmansderpyskin It already has with the price of lumber going up. Also, properly sealed and insulated attics increase HVAC efficiency by up to 30%. I'm in texas, not sure if you saw...but we have a power problem due to heating and cooling. Guess how every single (non custom) house in Texas is still made? Open air attics.
@Brak Brak Which part is bad for your health, the Styrofoam or concrete? Also, I literally do occupational and environmental health for a living, lol.
Water proof immediately crossed my mind. Dealing with leaks and wood rot sucks.
@John Smith Ok, this one is party true. Yes, foam burning is bad. In ICF the interior of the foam is filled with concrete though, and in this the outside is coated in concrete. If it is done right, it should be almost impossible to catch fire.
I’m still concerned that foam will off gas. If it is anything like polyurethane I believe the gas emitted can be quite dangerous. Did they mention anything about fire risk? The smoke from such a fire seems like it would be dangerous. Just very curious about this.
very low VOC's with the new foam products schluter has been using this in there bathrooms for a very long time it is tried and tested high density foams are amazing!
building homes with ICF and SIFS have been around for some time and are amazing to work with in longevity and efficiency, also very very high end product , this is amazing product foam for the win no doubt
Yeah this feels like the beginning of a 60 Minutes documentary about cancer patients.
In 1999 my wife and I bought a 50% foam home in a new housing track in El mirage AZ. You lean on the wall too hard and break them. Cannot hang anything heavy on them. And they're basically threw away homes. As the guy said 100% recyclable.
And is it rat unfriendly
Sounds like a bigger issue
If you lined it with something strong on the inside - you could hang something from the walls. Did you guys have bare foam walls?
Are you sure the engineering+technology hasn't improved in the past 23 years?...
Lol that was in 1999 welcome to 2022
I can’t stop thinking of a wolf huffing and puffing.
My mother asked me “ what Are you thinking” when I built mine is 2005 and didn’t I remember the story of the three little pigs 🤣🤣🤣
They build those too look up straw bale homes
With chainsaws
Squatters inside are wondering too.
Thieves thinking, all I need is a hit wire to slice the foam, nice
“What if you could build a house without wood?”
Sir, Just about every European and asian house built in the past few centuries would like to have a word with you.
Thank you man for saying that it's so true. Our homes have lasted for 100s of years and many 1000s just look at every European capitol. This is yet another way to fuck the customer with shit material at a cheap price for builder and horrible cost for buyers. What a joke.
@@fabioluisguerraferreira1682 Wooden homes are common in Scandinavia. Just because the rest of western Europe murdered their forests centuries ago doesn't detract from using wood as a building material. Wood is also completely carbon neutral, unlike concrete and brick
@@nicholasfu5937 yes true but make a calculation on what's in these 2 aspects Longevity and strength. The longer a home last and less maintenance there is the better in the long run. This home will not last 50 years therefore you'll have to re build. That creates more environmental problems in the long run plus this material is plastic.
sure you know that to produce plastic is far worse then ro producing cement. I might be wrong but let me make a simplified Calc 1 home production cost 10 carbon emissions and lest say that the emissions is the same in both plastic and cement. In 100 years it only costed 10 carbon while plastic you'll build 2 or 3 times in these 100 years 🤔 not sure that the foam home is a solution.
@@nicholasfu5937 ps I've been to Norway, Finland and Sweden never to the other one I forgot the name. But I do remember not being able to see any structure that's older then 1000 years maybe because your country is used to wood so much but man wood don't last unless your Japan. On another note man I love Scandinavian what a beautiful landscape it's the pearl of Europe Norway is beautiful 😍 and the woman are to die for. Never seen more beautiful woman in Europe maybe in Russia a little but Norway and sweeden has them gorgeous woman. What a gem.
I've always found the idea of those air formed concrete/foam dome homes an interesting idea. Though they lay in rebar before using the shotcrete on the foam. Due to the inherent shape of the structure, they're darn near indestructible and cost no more than a traditional home to build. Way more energy efficient than a traditional home, and significantly stronger structure.
Italy, Texas. Monolithic Dome Homes.
Saw a picture where a car hit one.
It was thrown by a strong f4.
Left a long paint mark the same color as the car.
You can heat the entire home with a hair dryer and cool it with a 8k window ac unit.
30 years later
Tv Lawyer: Did you get mesothelioma from the foam home you were sold? You might be entitled to money.
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Mmmm that's a thought.
said the guy who got cancer elephant foot from using his pagers in the 90's and his iPhone in the mid 2000's ver funny.. Good joke man.
The shekelsteins rubbing hands
Wood is also a renewable resource like glass and paper!
If we still used those , we would not have a great plastic patch in the Pacific and INCREASING the number of trees would solve the fake climate change that used to be global warming SCAM !
A foam house, Nerf should really get their hands on this.
I'm curious if there's problems with this foam. The firefighting foam is loaded with PFAS, which we know got so bad in Tucson well water that they had to permanently shut down a plant down there.
@@baloo1522 most likely not a chemical issue. But think about it for a second if they can cut it with a low temp wire cutter how weak it will be. I understand because I make model planes from foam and use a wire cutter. Heat and melting will be a very big issue for this type of construction. Jeez
"**Nerf rubbing hands**
It's nerf or nothing"
@@metaldetectingnmore8763 well they put concrete around it all so that should help make it strong
This is a S.I.P. construction home, which is NOT new technology, but is a good method of building a home. However many experts would contend that I.C.F. construction homes are better, since the center of the foam walls are made of reinforced concrete, in I.C.F. homes. But yeah, wood-framed homes are more costly, take longer to build, are more prone to termite and dry-rot, and are not as good for insulation purposes wither.
The reporter said that the company has been doing this style of construction for 50 years.
@@rinardfamily I know, but many people believe this is still "fringe" and "untested" ... while in reality, it's over half a century old, and is why every 7-11 store built after 1994 has been built this way (using SIP construction).
@@elultimo102 Try actually reading what was already stated.... "wood-framed homes" are NOT foam.
@@ericmcquisten ----I subsequently read that termites will bore through foam to get to a wooden roof. That foam should contain borate, or some other insecticide. ( I know the difference between wood & foam).
@@elultimo102 again, the entire point here is NOT to use wood for framing or sheathing purposes. Between hemp, bamboo, foam, concrete, & steel, there is no need for wood-built homes. The only exception to this is someone who lives in a rather dry arid environment, but moist enough it's not prone to seasonal fires, with no termites, and thus no risk of rot, termite-damage, or fire.... which is rare for most of Earth.
In other words, the vast majority of homes, apartment complexes, etc., should be built out of more durable and sustainable materials. What wood is good for, is cabinets, furniture, and decorative trim, but NOT for construction.
That’s really cool!! Hope this way of home building takes off and proves to be an innovative way of building good and strong houses!
What is foam made of? Is it bad for health or no?
Houses in the US are built using supplies that are cheap and can be built quickly for money asking companies. Bricks and cement are the way to go but aren't profitable and take more time.
If you build them right, I’ve seen not so old brick/stone houses have rotten sheathing and or structural rot
This! I’ve seen a lot of $300,000-500,000 houses in my neighborhood they’re building right now to add more and the damn walls are cracking, tile is rising off the floor with a tiny drop of concrete underneath, and doors aren’t even lined up correctly. It’s a joke. If a strong wind storm came they’d just blow the hell away
I’ve seen newer houses in Texas with structural issues. They are built cheap with cheap materials and built quick. Then you have in some cities that are booming, cookie cutter basic homes built with $75,000 in materials selling for $400,000. And people are crazy enough to take out a 30 year mortgage and pay all that extra money and interest for should be a basic cheap house
bricks and cement aren't good materials for a home, really outdated stuff. Just cement for the foundation.
@@JK-br1mu It's not outdated, it just cost more time and money. So it wasn't profitable. It's like cars back then. They used to be made out of largely metal all around. Now it's replaced with plastic. If you can build a house quickly with cost efficient labor with 75k or less in materials and turn it around for 400k or more then it's more worth it than taking the time to lay down brick with more labor hours.
Compacted dirt walls are the most eco-friendly. With enough pressure it becomes similar to concrete
yes!
Yes live like the savages before us, only difference is your new home takes heavy influence from European architect rather than Being original. I’m glad Europe colonized this world.
I looked into this many years ago. Even went to a school in las Cruces. You have extreme labor moving mixing and tamping the earth.
@@MissionaryForMexico yeah and unfortunately it’s very susceptible to the elements but it is a viable solution in places with little to no rain
@@riceandcheese1463 in the use of rammed earth, pise. You require a big boot and a big hat, to prevent erosion!
I got questions. I'm a 30 year residential drywall finisher in East TN so I've seen some builds. Done a house built out of foam walls. They wrapped the exterior in brick. Instead of wood, they used steel I-beams. That was the only foam build I'd trust. 100mph wind gusts, hail. Feet of snow packed on the roof. These are issues I'd want sorted before I'd give up traditional builds. Oh and let's say this method took off. Itll skyrocket in price too just like everything else.
right on brother! 😎
I want my house to be built out of chocolate ice cream 😂😂
I've owned a foam home for 22 years here in Chandler AZ...it's pretty durable but sometimes you will lose a wall here and there. The house originally was a five bedroom but it's a three bedroom today. Only lost two rooms in 20 years
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It surely must’ve been due to winds of 200mph+ lol 😂
@@mylifeinvictus yea those winds happen
you had me halfway through lol
No way you arent trolling?
In 5 years: "Cutting-edge company is building homes from cardboard to mitigate rising materials costs"
ahh
Lmao u already know thats gonna happen
And all of the idiots will praise it 😂
Next will be outhouses with vr headsets so you can imagine being in a nice home.
My teacher always told me I'd end up in a cardboard box....
So then a a really windy day does your house take off like a jumping castle?
I have a wood frame house using Advanced Framing techniques, and 2" of sprayed foam insulation. Thinner plywood sheathing, 2x6 (24" on center framing,) added 4" fiber glass insulation rolls. What it cost in extra insulation I saved in less wood framing materials. Insulated, low e class windows with low fenestration numbers also help. Positioning rooms and windows around the house with overhangs to expose East and South to the sun while blocking as much of the West and North from the sun and wind also helped a lot. Anything built north of the 45th parallel will benefit from this set of popular design criteria.
I built a Strata foam home in AZ in 2005…. Rated As a platinum green home and I’ve now read some of the laughable comments, but I speak from experience of building and owning this Strata home for 17 years. The walls are 250 lbs per sq inch in strength, and we tested a demo home with a furnace that was ignited to 1500F………not an issue and the house did not burn understanding the petroleum evaporates during the build process and the fiber- crete walls are extremely strong and non flammable. My energy bill is 1/3 of my neighbors, my garage stays as cool as my inner home, and during my swimming pool build a backhoe hit my outer wall within the courtyard…..a small dent appeared, but a regular home would have been destroyed. Wellington Ritter, Dean of Architecture at ASU, highlighted this build as one of the most amazing structure being built over traditional stick homes. At this point in time I feel very safe and as far as pests….well the house is glued together, and I’ve had two scorpions in my home since 2005………that entered through my front door😂😂. My last house had three scorpions a week! For any of those “Doubters” out there….believe me if you have a chance to build this home you will never look back. Wind..not a problem…my sub division had a 80MPH down burst that came across the McDowell mountain range in 2005 and every house suffered damage…………….not mine !
That is so freaking cool!
Lol the comment below say they bought a foam house in the 90s so you are lying
I built a foam igloo back in 1932. So you’re both wrong.
@@sirtwanderson ingenuity at its best !
Ha Nice
They been doing this. A neighbor refurbished his original wood house on the outside with foam. He did a lot of it himself. The house is covered with stucco that makes it look like a stone house. Upgraded 50,000 when sold.
In Europe it's become a building law/regulation that atleast the concrete structure (columns/beams) be covered with a usually a blue polystyrene foam board, then from there, it's up to the owner if he wants to clad the whole house in foam as u mentioned ur neighbor did
@@smusyk2859 he used the covering. Is this foam sold in stores like Lowe's?
That’s probably just your basic 1” or 2” foam insulation sold at lowes or Home Depot and it used mostly as sheathing, not the same at all as this foam block construction
My dad‘s a firefighter I just showed him this he just said we’re fucked 😂😂
As a home invader. I gave thanks to whom ever came up with this idea. You made my job easy
How much??
$600,000 for the foam house and another $500,000 for the land to be built on!!??
For a foam house in the desert. This is fine 🤣
@@26longlongtime They’re cutting it with string and hot air 😂 When that glue starts giving way and it collapses while you’re on the shtter, I don’t think the million dollar price tag is gonna look so…hot then lolol
@@jessicah4462 Ya imagine trying to get insurance on that
They really think people would be this stupid 😒 but....
@@jessicah4462 "I spent less than 2 minutes learning about this (actually you probably didn't even finish the video) and I already act like I know everything about it! Time to spread fear!"
We have one in the previous town we lived in, the wind did mess with the builders while building, they often came on site looking for the pieces but it turned out just fine at the end. 4 years later and the house is still standing in an extremely windy town.
@Jajajaja Jajajaja I dont wanna live in a Hemp hut like a jungle bunny
@@JESUSCHRISTISTHEKINGOFKINGS Wow, I found the racist.
What a joke. I'll sell you a bridge in Brooklyn.
4 years.... LOL
Oh you answered my ?.
Honestly the foam home is a pretty good idea. Because you can build the exterior walls as strong as you want to with concrete or bricks. The foam provides insulation at a far cheaper cost than a traditional wood structure with fiberglass insulation, and it's actually safer as fiberglass is very toxic if breathed in, as well as there being essentially no possibility of work place accidents from the handling of wood.
With new modern roofing that's concrete based, and because of foam being so easy to drill through, you can easily wire solar panels or other devices through your home.
It's really a rather ingenious invention because foam really is one of those things we have no use for, except things like this.
I live in AZ and i see a lot of the new construction homes being built with foam. They still have wood in them but a large amount of foam as well. As a matter of fact even this home i just purchased in AZ has foam in it and it was built in 2006. The part where he said foam construction keeps your home cool is no joke. We have been getting 105 to 118 degree temperatures here in Casa Grande AZ and we rarely have to turn on the AC unit downstairs. Upstairs we do have to turn it on here and there but when we do the ac system quickly cools the upstairs because it isnt as hot as other upstair living spaces in other homes. So if my home is this cool and it's partly made out of foam imagine how cool these must stay.
The electricians and plumbers must be jumping in joy trying to run those electrical wires and pipes lol
Exactly did that would be a nightmare to run .can you imagine doing service when a customer wants to add things electrically ….
@@elicitm3 assumptive sarcasm
@@chrissilva5659 are you actually speaking with knowledge/experience or just judging of a 2 minute video of a foam house?
Adobe structures are still the best way to go. 100% Eco Friendly.
Yep
@@rafaelguzman6353 plus modern Adobe structures have all the modern amenities you don't really need them because even the old ones kept everything cool and retain the heat in the winter.
Glad to see more comments like this!
Yes sr
Was thinking along similar lines. WHY hasn't anyone looked more into the Earth Ship homes? Made from walls insulated with tires, Adobe type homes, windows with glass bottles, and water sources more sustainable.
Tornado: “You can’t stand these winds!”
Foam house: “…yea…I’ll show myself out.”
It's been tried before and the foam traps mad moisture from both exterior and interior humility ultimately creating an unlivable toxic environment.
I read that insects love to burrow in the foam and wreak havoc
@@tongkatali6904 I also read that [bot insert credible negative argument/]
Isn't that foam a petroleum product? It'll cost more than wood soon.
petroleum and petro-chemicals,
VERY bad for the ozone layer,
Just think when millions of these homes burn. The earth will be suffering.
@@niagarawarrior9623 have you no noticed they haven't mentioned the ozone while talking about "climate change " for at least 10 years. They have artificial ozone generators now.
It evaporates during the build process.
@@scootersonlyrepair6773 Most of the ozone layer damage was caused by CFC, which was banned worldwide decades ago. The main issue with the ozone hole was skin cancer, not climate change in general. And nobody is producing ozone artificially to release it into the atmosphere.
I always wondered if you could do this. I build car panels from foam and composites and they’re extremely durable. I guess I’ll give a camper trailer a try and see if it holds up.
It will. We build camper trailers out of cardboard and then soak the cardboard with fiberglass resin and they’re amazingly strong and lightweight.
Sounds like a kick ass idea for a CZcams channel bro! That would be awesome.
Yah you should do it , make videos about it I’d watch
@@ayasreviewsandtoycolection7148 I was thinking the same
The foam is for making the mold, then make the actual part in fiberglass or CF. You're skipping many steps by just plastering over the foam.
Idc though. I don't buy cars so it's not my problem.
Wow. This is impressive!!
Yeah. My father filled walls with boat foam, at his business outside Salt Lake City. Rectangular walls of plywood, filled with foam.and you could trim or connect these walls any way you wanted. Even the doors and windows where cut at the job site. He sold to Boise cascade I’ve forty years ago.
My company builds homes with Legos. They are amazing and you can configure them into any shapes. You can turn you 3 bedroom home into a medieval castle by just configuring a few pieces here and there. Moats sold separately.
I have wondered why we don't make bricks that fit together like legos. They interlock. Then you just lay them on top of each other, maybe don't need much morter, maybe just a little caulk.
Thank my money! Where do I sign?
@@nofurtherwest3474 they do its called a ICF build
Much cooler I'm sure sure...
You put a bag of ice in the corner and your good for a week lol
LMFAOO
Hahahaha
😂😂😂😂
I can imagine no more back pain with how light it is to handle all those panels. No heavy machinery. You save thousands. My only issue would be in case of fire the regular foam would melt and burn fast. They need the red fire proof panels like the spray they used. I like it. Air tight so no air or bugs get through. Easy patch up if need to plug holes. No worrying about termites or mold issues. No more escaped heat or cool so you save on oil or energy cost. I want to try one.
"there's no marks of a break in!" "the thief used a butter knife to get inside"
On what little research I have done, the savings "SHOULD" be well OVER 60% on a new build. Greed has already taken over and gouging the public. Too bad. So sad.
Nah it will cost just as much because that's just how housing costs works if it is a legal house it will cost ya greatly
This is not new
Yeah, “greed” and “green” go hand in hand...
It will over time
You are right, It was noticeable when they said 10 to 50% cheaper than wood I mean 10% cheaper than wood? So basically no difference.. I’d rather have wood
I don't know what they're talking about the environmental impact of lumber? Wood is produced from trees, and trees are a naturally renewable resource. The problem comes when you consume more than you produce. Other than that, cutting down trees doesn't hurt the environment. Foam, depending on the chemical compound and manufacturing process can be terrible for the environment, same with concrete.
media crazy
Yeah I totally agree. Building houses from lumber SEQUESTERS carbon from the atmosphere while foam is made from fossil fuels and is NOT economically recyclable even though the company’s guy said it is.
do you know how long it takes for a tree to grow?
@@jasonsargent1825 It's not adding CO2 to the environment. Foam/Concrete does.
Your theory is stupid! Trees 🌲 been cut reduces the air with have to breathe!
👍🤩😍Wow! I need to seriously consider this option. Thank you. 🙏💝
I saw one of these houses at the house on the rock in Wisconsin back in the late 80’s. Interesting 🧐
Now is the time to look into hempcrete. My neighbor's home is built with it and only turns on his air conditioner twice maybe three times a day for an hour. It stays a steady 70°F while it's 100°F outside. In the winter the running of most appliances alone it warm. He just added a garage using it and was able to add in a walk in freezer with little more than the compressor.
These are the modern equivalent of adobe/block construction so this totally makes sense! Well done!
Until criminals figure out they can get into your home with a butter knife.
Cool home for sure. Is it Earth Friendly ? But more important .... is it fire proof ?
@@chefgiovanni Foam (Polystyrene) is actually one of the worst things ever for the planet. It's not biodegradable at all and if you burn it, it becomes toxic and still doesn't go away.
More or less a plastic equivalent, those homes still work amazingly efficient, and so cheap to build, especially hay Cobb homes. Looking into building one myself to avoid lumber
@@idigrocks You are an eddy yacht. It is foam. What is wong with people these days.
Habitat for humanity built several homes in Homestead Florida using a foam and wiremesh construction. The roofs were one piece connected to the walls. Other homes have shingles on the roof and are many pieces. When hurricane Andrew hit a few months later the Habitat for Humanity homes did fine. Other homes in the neighborhood were demolished. The fact that the roof stays in one piece is important. In most modern homes if you lose if you shingles the wind can get under the rest of them and take your roof off.
I've personally experienced higher that 200mph winds a couple times here in the panhandle
I'd love to know how this is considered eco-friendly. Foam products are primarily made of a styrene byproduct from the oil refining process. Think of the name Styrofoam. It doesn't decompose. It's the same issues we have with plastic.
While using wood does initially destroy the trees, trees can be replanted and grown to replace the trees which were cut down. Plastic doesn't grow naturally. LoL. It's a limited resource.
The advantage of wood is, as the house ages and does become unoccupied, the main framing of the structure will decompose back into dirt. You can't get much more eco-friendly than that.
@@verreal OMG!!! Nooooooo!!! We need bigger, bigger, bigger houses. I need a gift wrapping room!
your absolutely correct,
Foam uses oil, and chemicals derived from oil, and it will never decompose.
The entire process of making this foam is very energy intensive and environmentally damaging.
A main component used is hydroflorocarbons, which is TERRIBLE for the ozone layer,
only 2 years ago the US's EPA formed a plan to reduce the countries hydroflorocarbon use and production by 85%
No way they can reach that goal if foam is touted as a alternative to wood and gains enough money for lobbyists.
Worst part is what to do with the foam itself.
if the house is decommissioned and taken apart, foam usually makes it way to the incinerator.
If the house gets damaged by a storm, flood, tornado, etc. the foam will just break into a million little pieces of immortal liter.
this news segment feels like a thinly veiled paid add by the construction company,
@@verreal That would be great, too bad nobody is building smaller houses anymore.
Lumber isn’t all good; plywood is FULL of adhesive & the boards used to connect the main structure to the foundation(if built before 2003) are pressure treated with arsenic.
A plant based foam, something like the biodegradable/compostable plastics we’ve heard about over the last few years, would be the best of both worlds, if we can just get there.
Awesome! Looking forward to spending $550k on a foam house.
Well I looked it up the average cost making a home using foam is just 85k to 250k
🤦♂️..
Lol
Foam Mansion
I installed radiant floor heating in a foam castle home in Wa state,it was 4000sq' huge but the cost to heat was literally nothing cause the foam block structure is super energy efficient, you put your hand on the foam block and you can feel the heat from your hand,add a cooling system with solar n you got a great low cost solution to being independant from utilitiy companies a win win,termites forget about it,extreme cold n hot climates forget about it,not a problem with this type of material
Sounds awesome! I wish them luck with this!
This type of foam is being widely used in N Europe as insulation. AND birds have been found increasingly figuring out how to hollow out the foam and build nest in them. Which is of course a major fail for the home owner.
Birds can hollow out the foam to build nests, from in between 2 sided thin slabs of concrete? Lol
@@elbinx760 exactly. My neighbor has about 20 birds living in his tile roof on his wooden house. Birds will invade wherever they want to. Has nothing to do with foam.
free pets
Nah fr these birds out here in Az different you every seen roadrunner in 8k
Not California the pannelling and roof cover would work birds are not that bad here few insects also i think this will do good in Cali
Who would have ever thought foam of all materials being safe and recyclable ♻️ I'm 49 and growing up foam was just the opposite of what it today, it was deemed toxic.
especially toxic were fumes from burning foams.
How is it so "eco friendly" today and what did they change about the formulation? I'm at a loss honestly....
It’s probably different styrofoam, I’m guessing since he said it’s recyclable.
@@martianmurray Regular styrofoam is recyclable.
@@mustangmare I tried burning this spray foam...it will not burn
HOA: How much of a fire hazard do you want?
Them: yes
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Looked into it. EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE! Like double cost of standard wood construction. They say it's cheaper by playing with numbers, like quoting inflated savings on air conditioning, insurance, and maintenance. Maybe so, but up front cost is drastically higher.
Thank you. I'm like based on history, new is always more expensive. Tesla, the first apple computer, the first car, the first moon ride, etc. Innovation isn't cheap nor is first dibs.
Reports are no longer creditable. Do your own research
@@jaelenrandolph2030 yeah also all the stuff that protects or is safe for the environment that everybody needs to be using is usually way more expensive and not everybody knows about it.
This! I was wondering why they didn’t show how much these homes cost. These homes could literally solve so many problems and provide homes for many while lowering the wood consumption and it all could be for cheap. From a business stand point they can make stuff like this less expensive and make ridiculous profit over the long term. They could literally destroy the wood home market if they made a lot of homes and sold at a fair price but in capitalism you make as much bank as you can first and fast. But like anything done first even if it’s good it will be ridiculously expensive. what a pity.
The Australians have been doing this for sometime. The lumber industry in the us has every intention of stopping this.
Each to their own
Each to their own
To own their each
Own to each thier
Their each to own
Guys went straight up that ladder. No harness no nothing! Awesome 😎
Another benefit is this type of foam does not burn or melt! We need these homes in the Mountain West, where forest & grass fires are devastating 🌲🔥🌲The cladding, window frames & doors must be fire resistant, too
Love to see some follow up videos when it is done and when people move in to see their opinions but sounds like a great idea
This house is on my route. For the longest time I thought it was a one man build because I never see a lot happening on it, (not in a hurry there.)
Instead of facing the fact that the American Dream has flushed down the toilet many years ago, Sucker Consumers are fooled to believe that the American Dream is still alive and well in the Absurdity of Foam Houses.
"There's a Sucker born every minute." -- PT Barnum
"A Fool and his money are soon parted." -- Aesop.
@@JosephKulik2016 wow, you sound a bit angry. As a historian I suggest you reread James t. Adams thesis again as he did not argue that the American dream was about consumerism but rather about our values. Unfortunately, mainstream society has construed his argument to be focused on money so your quotes are misguided. Read his book and maybe you will get a new appreciation of what he actually argues
If they are still alive! Chemicals!
@@edmundssondors3738 I don't think chemicals will be an issue and they say it's recyclable, And it's supposed to help the environmental damage that lumber causes.
F-1 Tornado: I have never felt so powerful before!
They haven't even tested it in hurricane situations lol
My son needed foam for school a school project. I didn't have time to run to the store so I told him just rip from the house.
Wrong, the largest single factor is water. We must solve the southwest water variable before we build/install anymore homes.
That is propaganda the newsomes came up with to sell more catalytic converters .
They care more about the drought . than letting out violent felons with the general population.
You can't "solve" a water problem in the desert. There is too much needed.
Do a rain dance and water will flow. I can’t believe you are in America and don’t know this? Tucahsula grand father great spirit make it rain on these people on sacred Native American Land.
The only solution is to cap the amount of people moving in. We can't keep growing without water. That will make prices for home sky high if they aren't already high enough though
@@rayg5445 best thing to do is send all the Ukrainian refugees there, they are lacking in vitamin D vitamins are essential for good health.
Wasn't there a story about 3 small pigs in which one of them built a straw house? No thanks, I learned that way back in 1st grade
Oh that's cute. You believe pigs are to build homes.
@@michaelcerda5514 Look who's talking, dude with the pig last name.
Awesome. I’ll contact this company for future builds.
Bomb: I'll blow up that house.
Wind: I'll blow down that house.
Fire: I'll melt down that house
New Plastic eating Worms: I'll eat it
100% flammable , foam catches fire way faster then wood and more difficult to turn off during a fire
Its asbestos foam.
@@hugh_jasso That's right, the good stuff.
*we'll see how sturdy your second floor is with your 400 pound American weight.*
Another insignificant person speaking on America
Go to the moon before you talk about US
What's the construction time frame?
"Honey.. our home is melting!" 😱
I find the ECO friendly claims hard to believe. What is this Foam made out of?
Polisocyanurate, is a plastic. Plastics are derived from materials found in nature, such as natural gas, oil, coal, minerals and plants.
Thanks for saving me a Google search. Now I can get into bashing this guy for murdering mother earth 🌎
Don't worry if idea takes off somehow government will find a way to make it expensive
100% theres no way this is ECO friendly.
We had a foam home in Wyoming. Super strong because it had poured conrete.. The warmest house around. We used very little wood daily.
I would love to see the fire test I bet that thing would go quick
Foam is reliant on petrochemical compounds and is highly flammable once ignited. It’s still a great idea. Getting insurance companies and lenders to go along with it has taken time.
And ordinary concrete isn't green either :) Blocks look like EPS and construction foam is most likely PU. Using different materials like that makes it difficult to recycle.
The sphere shape has the lowest surface area per given volume. Depending on the climate it could be partially buried to reduce heat loss/gain without adding more material. Shape could be altered to account for passive heat gain or lack there of and for indoor space efficiency. A radiant barrier would help as well :)
We need to make earthships a mainstream thing. They are houses built out of plastic water bottles and old tires and trash covered with clay & it stays about 60 degrees inside naturally despite the outside weather. We could solve the housing problem and the pollution problem. Some get kind of crazy looking, but I’ve seen modern looking earthships too.
I aint livin in no pile of trash bruh. Id rather a pile of clean foam
@@llamaxrider have you seen an earthship? It’s not a pile of trash. You’d have no idea what it was made out of if I didn’t tell you.
Didn't aunt queefa try that when they built chaz. Or did they just sleep on top of all the trash needles and poop.
Now build one in South Florida and let's see how it holds up to Hurricane-force winds
Lmfao THAT shit would be in 20 BILLION PIECES. ..
Just 1 🏠 HOUSE 💯🤣
Actually our buildings have been ICC tested and approved for up to 260MPH winds. The structures are monolithic/ nano composite technology currently one of our new builds was subjected to a category 4 tornado in Missouri. The building was left without a scratch!
@@stratainternationalgroupin4334 hmmm .
WELL sounds ALL peachy & fantastic, but y'all have to remember, tornadoes last 2-3 mins @most...
Hurricane 🌀 up to 6-12 hrs or MORE.. . .
THEN get back with me whenever you're structure's fail.
JUST saying, YOU'LL be like power home solar.. .done made 120 bill then, outtie 5 like they all DO. .. .
brilliant for your hurricane season!
Yeah hurricane in the desert 🏜 lol
This looks very flammable
This is really awesome they are doing this. Let's make homes more affordable with this kind of material!!!
not going to happen
And a strong wind will blow it over with ease
This is the type of house to lose value over time.
@Kadin Fauzin optimistic jackas
@@white_devil73 did you not listen? It can withstand 200mph winds
10-15% cheaper isn't great,maybe 40-50% could work
Here in Flagstaff I have a $200,000 home on a $600,000 third acre of land. 15% cheaper home would reduce the homesite price by 4%.
He said 10 to 50 not fifteen.
@@wyaldkingdom that’s what I thought I heard too (up to 50%).
@@wyaldkingdom But 10 to 50 is too big of a range gap,its like saying "I have a car that can cost you either $10,000 or $50,000,see my point?"
I live in the Pacific Northwest. I want to see how this type of home plays out here.
Best part is: in a flood, your whole house just floats away in one piece and you can pick it up later.
There is nothing eco friendly about foams or plastic. But people will literally believe anything.
Genius idea, only thing I worry about is off gassing 🤔
All fun and games until the Kool-Aid man bust through the wall.
Makes me think of the 3 little pigs story… but seems I’m wrong. 200mph wind proof
Looks interesting and I'm not ready to dismiss this, but I am concerned about the toxic gasses given off if there's a fire. If I understand correctly it's similar to chlorine gas from WW II.
Wonder how different it is from the foam insulation used in house’s
Notice there is no fireplace lmao
Any idea how much caulking used in the building of a home? Every one of them are extremely toxic, among hundreds of other things when exposed to open flames/heat
@@alwaysyouramanda I have a fireplace in mine….
@@currincook6422 I don’t know why people are focusing on fire in this particular build. The foam is surrounded by Sabs crete, which is a form of fiber crete which is none flammable. If you go on their website you will see evidence of them lightning a demo room to 1500F and it not burning. strata international is company that invented these homes.
That is what ET would call a foam home 🤪
Why did I just read this in ET’s voice? 💀💀💀
Good one 😂
Ooouch!
Brilliant!
Crazy!
I would have to see how it holds up in the AZ sun. The elements here in AZ can be pretty harsh.
I want to know too! Its essentially a type of plastic no matter how you dice and cut it.
You haven't seen harsh till you been to Florida
@@butterfinger4393 Phoenix can gets up to 120 degrees and winter lows of 30, monsoon rains, sand storms.
AZ doesn't get earthquakes, fires, tornadoes or hurricanes so no the elements aren't that harsh I use to live there for 7 years it just gets hot and you get monsoon sean and that's it.
@@TheRealMcCoy88 actually we can get tornadoes, we had one not too long ago. Each region has their own elements to deal with. In AZ our temperatures and the monsoons are a big one. We do get fires, quite a bit actually. We also get microbursts which can be extremely damaging. I'm not sure where you live but I'm sure the elements you have there seem harsh to you as ours do to us.
🤣🤣🤣that house is gona be so flammable
it really looks promising, especially in the desert
I thoughts, too. With a stucco finish - it'd be wonderful.
How do you mount things afterwards? That concrete layer doesn't look especially thick. How would you go about mounting things like doors, light fixtures, shelves etc.
... This should be literally 80% cheaper
knowing today, it's 80% more expensive.
It won't, can't afford it then rent forever.
yes your right, using this foam would be wonderous for the construction crew.
easy to work with, very easy to lift, wouldnt need heavy equipment / operators, cheaper material, probably some sort of federal grants because of the insulation efficiency....
yeah the house should only cost $100,000 to build
There is actually an even better and stronger building system, in the use of foam. It's called, SIP, structural insulated panel. You use 30 percent less structural lumber, then stick framing. I am going to build a home with my own design sip system!
Morning Sir. Old #NavyVeteranKorea here. I'm in West Michigan. My homes an old solid structure on Lake Michigan in Grand Haven township. But I'd heard this foam building was more fire proof too It's interesting on lots of levels. Best wishes on your building your new home. #CalmSeas.
Less labor its just bolted and glued hollywood huge sets are foam its were this comes from i think
In construction the goal isn't "stronger" only for the sake of being stronger. Otherwise homes would be made of 1" thick plate steel. We want structures that are strong enough. SIP has been around a long time. But use hasn't really caught on I assume because of cost. Proponents point to long term energy savings, but that can be done another ways.
Yup 30% less lumber...but a lot more OSB which has increased more in price than lumber. So still about the same amount of wood product. This cherry picking of details has been very common in many different new building systems. But people tend to figure them out. SIP is a fine choice but not really much different from other materials in cost and performance.
@Messer Schmidt should be, managed responsibly and used sustainably but the US is still culturally Capitalist and many may still believe Climate Change to be a Hoax or 'Davos Conspiracy'
Have you calculated the cost of pumping concrete ? Get back to me. I'm a builder open to alternatives. Sips never looked practical to me . Jim
What is the fire resistance rating?
there has to be more to it. i would like to see some case studies