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Introduction
Concrete house | cast concrete home | cast houses
 has been supplying its
comprehensive concrete house construction system, of which the
modular formwork is merely a
constituent of this technology, for the past 23 years. As a result, we
do not simply supply modular plastic formwork, but a holistic building
technology, that has been specifically designed and is proven too
benefit the end user with its simplicity and ease of use.
has developed a cast
concrete house
system to construct durable structures of quality in the shortest
possible time.
This system has developed into a concrete house construction technology that addresses
seven key challenges embodied in the low cost and affordable housing
shortages facing developing countries namely:
- lack of resources
- insufficient funds
- skills shortage
- time constraint
- work flow control
- time constraints
- waste
Traditional bricks or
blocks are moulded in a small mould and then laboriously stacked by an
artisan, sandwiched with mortar to create a wall. The electrical and
water pipes are placed by grinding and chasing into the wall. The wall
is then plastered to cover the pipes and services, as well as the
brickwork, to create a level and smooth surface.
A few disadvantages of brick or block construction are:
- Labour intensive
- Compressive
capacity only
- Skilled labour
- Mortar shrinkage
- Thermal expansion
and contraction
- Levelling
- Erratic supplies =
erratic delivery
- Waste
- Rework
- Slow delivery
- Inconsistent
quality
- Unpredictable cash
flow
- Increased cost
The
concrete house technology is cost effective
due to its repetitive application. It is affordable due to the fact that
the formwork is used on a
repetitive basis for up to 50 reuses per kit; this results in the cost
of the formwork being amortized over the construction of 50 units.
By combing the re-usable,
patented, recyclable lightweight plastic injection moulded concrete
house formwork
system, with a South African Bureau of Standards approved lightweight
aerated mortar, Agrément Certificate 94/231, a full scale mould of the
designed house is configured with all the services, both plumbing and
electrical, are cast in situ as a monolithic reinforced walling system.
Chasing, beam filling, plastering and wastage are eliminated, producing
a fast track, cost effective, transferable concrete house construction technology.
In simple terms, has:
- A constant supply
of materials
- Known costs
- Unskilled
operators to construct concrete house
- Next to no waste
- Increased
productivity
- Reduced cost
of concrete house
- Consistent quality
- Predictable cash
flow
- Speed in
construction cast concrete house
Key Points:
- Holistic building
technology
- Ease of use
- Monolithic
reinforced walling concrete house system
- Fast track, cost
effective, transferable construction technology
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