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A post in the Toronto newsgroup about building a concrete home has put an idea in my head, and now it won't leave me alone. Maybe spitting it out here will make the voices shut up. :) The idea: could some enterprising company (ideally, TLC) develop (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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SNIPPIFIED Certainly an idea that has gone through my head a few times as well, and as for your last question, it makes me think of foundations. How would a house with such a heavy weight (AFAIK, it *will* have a considerable wieght) be able to be (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(URL) Here are some you can start with. But of course the ablity to move and stack them becomes a bit limiting for the normal "do-it" yourselfer. jt (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) SNIP (...) Well, there's already (URL) this> and (URL) this>. In all reality, I think it would be cheaper to use conventional building materials rather than ABS. Labor alone would be a killer. -Duane (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hate to burst your bubble, but it'd be a *HUGE* fire hazard! ABS and other plastics are basically just solid oil. They'll burn like mad once they reached a certain temperature and started to outgass. Even covering a wall with baseplates would (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Which is interesting, because wood really likes to burn too, and yet we build houses out of it. Adrian (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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Wood doesn't put out anywhere near the toxic gases than ABS does. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) But all that a burgler would need is a giant 1X2 tile with dynamite print...or a ladder and a giant brick seperator. ; ) On the serious side, you'd have to find a way to waterproof the roof. I don't think LEGO-like interlocking pieces could do (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) -snip- (...) LMAO! (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Joe Strout wrote: SNIPPALOT (...) I'm a draftsman in a timber frame home design company, & one of our clients is using these: (URL) the foundation. They can be used for the whole house tho'-and check out those studs! ('For Trade' (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) True, but wood contains less BTU's per pound than plastic. Oil fires burn hotter and faster than wood fires. : ( (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) A chainsaw would probably be quicker, and no more obvious despite the noise! People tend to notice when someone is on the roof. Heh - if Santa was too fat to fit down the chimney, he could modify it :-) (...) It's a new house every day! (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow. That is... so cool. When I finally get around to building my dream house, I'm definitely going to check these guys out. Now, I just need to find a builder who will let me personally lay out all the blocks (starting with a big pile of them (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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There's a big difference between making the scale model, and actually walking around on the site placing things around you. (20 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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