Penoblok, belonging to the class of porous concrete, is an excellent material for building a quality and inexpensive home. Take into account that the foam concrete in many of its properties is many times greater than the brick traditionally used in construction. The speed of building a house from such a material is simply amazing. In many respects this is due to the fact that the size of even the smallest block is many times larger than the size of a standard brick. In a word, foam blocks (reviews are spoken for themselves) are an excellent material for construction.
Given the ease of this building material, a small team of builders will cope with the work. It should be noted that the feature of the foam block is an excellent thermal insulation, coupled with no less good hygroscopicity. This fact forces us to use the best quality waterproofing. Because of this same circumstance, it is necessary to strictly observe the technology of building the building. Otherwise, the walls of the foam blocks will not be able to last long.
You can save a lot if you yourself bring the building material from the manufacturer to your construction site. It is very important to make sure that the plastic packaging protects the units from moist air in an ideal condition. Even when the construction of foam blocks is already underway, the material should be stored exclusively under the awnings.
The construction of houses in most cases is almost no different features. The difficulty is that it is not always clear what kind of foundation to choose. Of course, the blocks themselves are not too heavy, but with poor finish, they will inevitably begin to absorb moisture, which will lead to a sharp increase in the weight of the entire building. That's why it is better to use standard tape foundations, as they are more versatile and can withstand the fluctuations of the finished house. However, most often foam blocks (reviews of builders that are positive) are quite stable, they are almost not subject to temperature expansion.
The benefit of the strip foundation is also in the fact that in such buildings it is possible to organize a basement. The same basement is made of the same foam block . As a result, you can not only significantly accelerate the progress of construction, but also get rid of the need for additional insulation of the socle. Of course, you should carefully check the level of the foundation before the beginning of the erection, since the found flaws in the future will be much more difficult to correct. When foam blocks (reviews confirmed by this fact) are stacked, it is undesirable to work with them because of their fragility.
The masonry in such houses is desirable to do not on a standard cement mortar, but on a special glue that several times improves the strength characteristics of the building. Such glue is extremely simple in operation: it is diluted in the amount of water indicated in the instruction and thoroughly mixed until a uniform mixture is formed. It is important to constantly and very strictly control the ideal horizontality of the masonry, since the foam concrete is very sensitive even to the slightest distortions and reacts to them extremely painfully. Of course, the cost of glue slightly increases the cost of all construction, but the life of the building becomes higher. In addition, it creates additional protection in the way of moisture, with which it is undesirable to encounter this material: foam blocks (which are warned about this phenomenon) absorb it admirably, and under the influence of low temperatures they are destroyed.