This feller is such a gift to the YT world. If he wants to he can turn into the “Essential Craftsman” of the alternative building world. What a wonderful video.
Do you follow Essential Craftsman’s videos? I don’t know why I can’t remember his name, but he’s an incredible dude. He’s like the dad that we all wanted, but didn’t get.
Hi Stephen, I have been following alternative building methods for decades. You are doing a great job. I've added your concepts to mine and took them to a structural engineer and I am having great success. I have made some prototypes and am now getting ready to build my first tiny home. It will be 610 sqft. Sourcing eps has been a challenge. Appliance/furniture stores have been the best. dollar stores, not enough to spend the gas to get it. The unit I'm building has straight walls with pitch roof. 8" walls, 10" ceiling.
I love your ingenuity and drive to push this forward. While I'd likely never have the same drive you do to get to this point, I find it fascinating and hope work like this advances and drops material costs and options while making a better insulated wall.
@@aleksandraola5250 You're welcome! We have a lot more on the channel and if you want the full step by step of our perfected methods you can start learning now at abundancebuild.com
Love your videos!... I am working with round spray concrete (Stucco) over Styrofoam .... Cattle panels for the reinforcing.... Your ideas stir the creative juices!... Thank you!
Love what you are doing, great concept, for the finish layer, I recommend, plastisized concrete, comes in many colors, and once cured, does not recognize water., I call this decorative concrete, you can make your structure look like brick, flagstone, or basically anything you can do on canvas. I have saved millions of lbs of concrete from making its way to landfills. You are the perfect person to bring this idea to life, I love it.
Don, you are going to have to help me understand this better. My understanding of plasticizers is that it is used as a water reducer in your concrete mix. Are you talking about something else?
Amazing. your trim is a great touch. I would love to do this as a modular, sort of spanish courtyard type deal where once I have enough land, family members could stake a claim, and build their own.
Looks awesome! I can't wait to get started on mine. 👍🏽 I'm going to go back and watch the vids you did for creating the foam and shredding the styrofoam. I am starting my test build next week.
Having been with Stephen on a visit and actually having helped (very little) him, and now seeing the finished Garden Shed, I can tell you I Works. I am actually doing some samples and hope to soon be able to start making a work space using this fantastic videos a a guide to get them up and running. Congrats my friend.
You are so lucky to have seen this built first hand. I would volunteer to work on a project like this. I'd learn so much more (that's what I did instead of going to film school). I'm looking forward to my own styro aircrete project 👍
Hi, someone mentioned Stephen's depth in his explanations and the way he tryes different options on what or how much to use of one material as opposed to another, well he is very thorough on his explanations of how and why one method is better than another. I could not have had a better school on Styroaircrete. Thank you my friend.
I have been mixing styrofoam ground up beads... using a small electric lawn mower upside down with a perforated Barrel on top to grind the pieces of free scrap styrofoam. Result is great no need for foam although I have used a phone and bead mixture also I am in Weldon California... thanks styro Crete is a great revolution in building!
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW PROCESS.TOO. IMO B REVIEWING SOME OF UR PAST PRJETS.. I LOST U FOR A MINUTE, CHANGED MY COMPUTER/LOST SOME OF MY FAVS.. BUT SO GLAD U POPPPED UP AGAIN.. I w/VIEWING FROM UR INITIAL DISCOVERIES/TESTS EARLY ON. GLAD TO SEE UR PRGRES. I FEEL CONFIDENT I CAN DIY SMALL PROJECTS TO START.. THEN BUILD ON THAT KNOWLEDGE. TY FOR SHARING~CO$T & MATERIALS TOO..I HV TO SAVE FUNDS FOR EA. OF MY PRJ. SO IT HELPS ME.RESPECT, MARGO-KC
@StephaniRocksCali Yes we are about to start releasing video from our first tiny house mold and share the journey as we attempt to scale up production! Stay tuned 
Excellent presentation Stephen. It would be very helpful if you could do a video going over your equipment setup. Specifically, what equipment you're using and why you chose it. I live in the southwest and an insulated building is a must. Thanks for your efforts.
Thank you for posting Stephen! 👍 I've been eagerly waiting for this video 😍. It's awesome to see this build. You're an excellent instructor, I've learned so much from your videos 😊👍👍
@@AbundanceBuild I absolutely will take you up on that offer when I physically get started. 😊 I've been studying all different types of cost effective builds over the last few years from around the world and styrocrete is the best way to go. Nowadays when I see discarded Styrofoam, I see styrocrete 😁😊
Looks great! Lanco makes a really good roof sealing product that's urethane based and has ceramic powder for maximum sun ray protection. I would be careful adding pigments to any elastomeric paint though as it might get warmer that way.
The first coat of stucco is normally installed with a notched or toothed trowel creating a heavily ridged "Scratch Coat" which gives the second coat something to hang onto.
@@lighttheoryllc4337 Different countries, different decades, different ways...when I built in the 1990's we used chicken-wire installed with 3/8" spacers on the nails over 15 pound felt and metal lath on corners.
Hello from LA(lower Alabama)! I have been researching building a gothic style house for the past year and ran across your styroaircrete building a few months back. I’m amazed at the cost savings and insulation properties!!! I’ll be waiting with baited breath on all of your updates about building codes especially but really the whole process.
This is super cool. This would be amazing for a A frame home made with a metal structure. Concrete sheet rock style panel walls for exterior and fill with styrocrete. Love the Idea So much.
@@AbundanceBuild I seen a few videos with oil and diesel for fences and outside of sheds. I been wondering how U were going to do the end walls. I like to build one here in Australia, but local government is very strict. U need approve for a carport. Keep up the good videos mate
Excellent progress! Thank you for openly sharing your findings! I just bought a house and I'm thinking of using your techniques to build a man cave with an arched roof.
Great ideas! Excellent. Happy I found this channel. I'm on my way to Costa Rica to built a small house and I think I'm using this idea. I mean it is amazing! I used white glue as a powerful bonding, stops water and has a nice finish. I have experimented with paper made panels, almost like paper Mache, then I used a mix with plaster and the panels came and still are hard as rock. In fact I made a few flower vases with this technique, fill it up with water and it didn't leak. I made a candle holder and it didn't cause problems. I wonder if using white glue works as a bonding. I used it with cement, with clay ad the results were similar as with the paper
Thanks for your great info! I have completed my shredder and it works great. What to do think of using styroaircrete as a subfloor on grade for a radiant concrete slab?
Thanks for all of your informative videos! What are your thoughts of building an aircraft hangar out of this material and framing? Thanks for your reply.
Because the styrocrete requires packing to bond, we haven't been able to attempt tilt-up walls. It would require a large press! Subscribe for new builds coming soon!
@Stephen Williams I hope this isn't the last we hear from you.. I'd be interested to hear how the structure is holding up. Are there any cracks forming?
thank you so much for this valuable content. You think the styro aircrete has the integrity to build an underground structure? Looking into ways to build an underground house with an open south facing wall in a hillside.
I have watched most of your videos. Can you create a single video for all of the aircrete recipes for each layer including the floor/foundation? Would this work if I sprayed a chicken run or carport frame? At what stage do you add the stucco or fiberglass mesh? This has been fascinating to watch. Do you have suggestions of where to source the styrofoam. It's been fun watching your journey - would love several new quick videos teaching us the layers/steps of putting the whole process together in the most simplified way. Thank you for sharing your knowledge - Brilliant!
Hi Stephen. Do you offer workshops? I've been watching a number of your videos and would be interested (as I'm sure others, too) to learn more "hands-on."
An idea to go with this is solar landscaping lights worked into the roof to light the interior... or to finish the last 20” of the roof with translucent fiberglass panel or skylights...
I was curious if styro aircrete could be self-standing, aka not requiring the use of 2x4 wood structure? With the fiberglass mesh and stucco I was wondering if you thought that might be sufficient tensile strength to create a monolithic structure, especially with rounded forms like arches and domes whose shapes strengthen the overall structure?
Very informative. Thank you for your work. We live in bush Alaska and will be building in a year or so, and I’m always looking for affordable building options for us that will keep us warm and dry. I think the stucco would probably crack under snow load here but with some alterations, I’m curious if we can make this work. Any idea of the R-value?
4:56 Hi Steven. Can you please explain the purpose for the Styrofoam trim strips on the roof? Later on in the video they are either removed or covered up with the stucco. I cannot tell which. Thank You!
Steve, This is amazing and revolutionary. I'm a huge fan and advocate for Styo-Aircrete. What are your thoughts on using this with Lego-type connecting blocks? I'm thinking about the design that could stack, lock, and stay together under loads. Your insight could really help. Thanks for your hard work and discovery/design with Styro-Aircrete.
You could, but if you're trying to hold back a lot of weight you would need some pretty large blocks. Like, 14x14x28 at least, maybe larger. Because they are so light weight it wouldn't necessarily work great as a retaining wall, it doesn't have the mass to stay solid and hold the weight of the soil back, which can be a pretty significant amount of weight.
Does your shed still have wooden frame as its supporting structure or they are just used as molding frame and taken off after aircrete is poured and hardened into shape?
Thanks for the update, really good work. What did you pay for the slab? $5-10 sq ft? I think that should be included in the cost per square foot. It used to be that you could get a big quonset hut for around $5 sq ft, but since steel has gone up....not any more. And it's not real well insulated. I like the fact that the air Crete is insulated for storage. Most areas have building codes, there are only a few places left in maybe West Texas, NM that don't have any building codes.
I saw a video showcasing companies that grow fungus in wood chips to use as packaging instead of styrofoam. There are lots of videos about it if you search for mycelium plastic on UA-cam. You might be interested in getting some to use instead of styrofoam just to compare the two, after you finish your garden shed and take some time to relax, obviously. Nice job and great videos by the way. There were more innovative and informative than many schools of civil engineering imo.
It depends on where you live and what the regulations are. If you are out in the county (not the city) in the US you usually have the freedom to build however you want
If only the rest of the world new how to make well presented and informative videos like this!
That is a great compliment. Thank you
@@AbundanceBuild Hi all the way from S.A.
Ive been watching ur videos and love it. I want to try ad test it in S.A
This feller is such a gift to the YT world. If he wants to he can turn into the “Essential Craftsman” of the alternative building world.
What a wonderful video.
Essential Craftsman. I like it! Thank you!
Do you follow Essential Craftsman’s videos? I don’t know why I can’t remember his name, but he’s an incredible dude. He’s like the dad that we all wanted, but didn’t get.
Haha no I'm not familiar. Let me know if you find it!
Hi Stephen, I have been following alternative building methods for decades. You are doing a great job. I've added your concepts to mine and took them to a structural engineer and I am having great success. I have made some prototypes and am now getting ready to build my first tiny home. It will be 610 sqft. Sourcing eps has been a challenge. Appliance/furniture stores have been the best. dollar stores, not enough to spend the gas to get it. The unit I'm building has straight walls with pitch roof. 8" walls, 10" ceiling.
I always get mine from Tractor Supply. Their heavy equipment has big blocks of it!
Great job!
I love your ingenuity and drive to push this forward. While I'd likely never have the same drive you do to get to this point, I find it fascinating and hope work like this advances and drops material costs and options while making a better insulated wall.
👍🌞
Give yourself more credit, he prolly has had good mentoring along with his drive…..God bless
We are making the process simpler! Stay tuned!
Its a great instructional video .. highly appreciate you sharing it
@@aleksandraola5250 You're welcome! We have a lot more on the channel and if you want the full step by step of our perfected methods you can start learning now at abundancebuild.com
Love your videos!... I am working with round spray concrete (Stucco) over Styrofoam .... Cattle panels for the reinforcing.... Your ideas stir the creative juices!... Thank you!
Great job!
THANKS Stephen for doing Styro Aircrete field trials for us. You're driving a possible game changer for all of us!
Thats why we do it! Youre welcome!
Love what you are doing, great concept, for the finish layer, I recommend, plastisized concrete, comes in many colors, and once cured, does not recognize water., I call this decorative concrete, you can make your structure look like brick, flagstone, or basically anything you can do on canvas. I have saved millions of lbs of concrete from making its way to landfills. You are the perfect person to bring this idea to life, I love it.
Don, you are going to have to help me understand this better. My understanding of plasticizers is that it is used as a water reducer in your concrete mix. Are you talking about something else?
Amazing. your trim is a great touch. I would love to do this as a modular, sort of spanish courtyard type deal where once I have enough land, family members could stake a claim, and build their own.
Great idea!
Looks awesome! I can't wait to get started on mine. 👍🏽 I'm going to go back and watch the vids you did for creating the foam and shredding the styrofoam. I am starting my test build next week.
You can do it! Full step by step class available at abundancebuild.com
Having been with Stephen on a visit and actually having helped (very little) him, and now seeing the finished Garden Shed, I can tell you I Works. I am actually doing some samples and hope to soon be able to start making a work space using this fantastic videos a a guide to get them up and running.
Congrats my friend.
You are so lucky to have seen this built first hand. I would volunteer to work on a project like this. I'd learn so much more (that's what I did instead of going to film school). I'm looking forward to my own styro aircrete project 👍
Hi, someone mentioned Stephen's depth in his explanations and the way he tryes different options on what or how much to use of one material as opposed to another, well he is very thorough on his explanations of how and why one method is better than another. I could not have had a better school on Styroaircrete. Thank you my friend.
I have been mixing styrofoam ground up beads... using a small electric lawn mower upside down with a perforated Barrel on top to grind the pieces of free scrap styrofoam.
Result is great no need for foam although I have used a phone and bead mixture also I am in Weldon California... thanks styro Crete is a great revolution in building!
Thank you Roberto!
I'm still amazed more people haven't heard of this! This is a true innovation!
We are just getting started! Subscribe for new builds coming soon!
Love your attitude with building. Positive and persistent. Testing various methods. I’m watching your videos multiple times :)
Thank you!
Very excited to have found your channel and to learn more about styro aircrete.
Welcome! More to come!
Stephan I love that shed! Spectacular! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
Thank you!
This looks great! Keep it up!
Thanks! Will do!
Looks great Stephen! And I wanted to thank you again for inviting me over to see this project and inviting me into your home.
Thanks for feedback. You are welcome anytime.
Great work, it's very esthetically pleasing to look at. Seem like it would be easy to make a greenhouse with the aircrete.
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your experience with everyone!
Thanks for watching!
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW PROCESS.TOO. IMO B REVIEWING SOME OF UR PAST PRJETS.. I LOST U FOR A MINUTE, CHANGED MY COMPUTER/LOST SOME OF MY FAVS.. BUT SO GLAD U POPPPED UP AGAIN.. I w/VIEWING FROM UR INITIAL DISCOVERIES/TESTS EARLY ON. GLAD TO SEE UR PRGRES. I FEEL CONFIDENT I CAN DIY SMALL PROJECTS TO START.. THEN BUILD ON THAT KNOWLEDGE. TY FOR SHARING~CO$T & MATERIALS TOO..I HV TO SAVE FUNDS FOR EA. OF MY PRJ. SO IT HELPS ME.RESPECT, MARGO-KC
You're welcome! You can do it!
What a mission you’ve been on. Excellent to see this complete. Love all the info on your channel. Keep it up.
Thank you!
Looks great! Thanks for the update.
Thank you and You're Wecome!
Thanks for your time
Thanks for watching!
@@AbundanceBuild anything new in the works. Always a great watch and learn.
@StephaniRocksCali Yes we are about to start releasing video from our first tiny house mold and share the journey as we attempt to scale up production! Stay tuned 
Excellent presentation Stephen. It would be very helpful if you could do a video going over your equipment setup. Specifically, what equipment you're using and why you chose it. I live in the southwest and an insulated building is a must. Thanks for your efforts.
Available now at abundancebuild.com and in our amazon store linktr.ee/abundancebuild
Amazing just amazing you got skills, 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤩🤩🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Thank you!
Thankyou for sharing your experiments and builds.
You're welcome!
Outstanding video. I am also looking to build something similar this summer. Your content here will help me a lot.
You can do it!
Excellent, thank you!
You're welcome! Subscribe for new builds coming soon!
Such a refreshing old school UA-cam video, great process and explanation, I would love to visit you and collaborate on your projects and take notes !
22minus, Thank you! support@abundancebuild.com
Good job.
Thank you!
Turning out beautiful
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing. Great work !
Thanks for watching!
100% on this initiative, I'm excited to see the end result & what it takes to get the green mark for certification.
Working on it!
Love the practical testing, thanks for sharing!
You're welcome!
Phenomenal job and video Stephen! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
Thank you for posting Stephen! 👍 I've been eagerly waiting for this video 😍. It's awesome to see this build. You're an excellent instructor, I've learned so much from your videos 😊👍👍
Thanks for the kudos Elizabeth. Good luck with your project. Contact me with questions if you have any issues.
@@AbundanceBuild I absolutely will take you up on that offer when I physically get started. 😊 I've been studying all different types of cost effective builds over the last few years from around the world and styrocrete is the best way to go. Nowadays when I see discarded Styrofoam, I see styrocrete 😁😊
Great video Stephen.
Thanks!
Thank you for making these videos, and all the great testing you do.
Thank you!
Great looking building. Thanks for the information. Happy 4th.
Thank you! You too
Thanks for posting the update!! Love it! I subscribed on your last upload but didn't get the notification - resubscribed!
Thank you!
Looking good man. Keep up the good work.
Thanks!
Looks great! Lanco makes a really good roof sealing product that's urethane based and has ceramic powder for maximum sun ray protection. I would be careful adding pigments to any elastomeric paint though as it might get warmer that way.
Thanks Mike I am reading about it now.
Hey Steve, when you do the next building, please let me know. I want to visit and see how you are doing so that I can replicate in my backyard!
New opportunities coming soon!
that machine looked quite interesting to me
Thanks! Subscribe for new builds coming soon!
Very nice.
Thanm you!
The first coat of stucco is normally installed with a notched or toothed trowel creating a heavily ridged "Scratch Coat" which gives the second coat something to hang onto.
And fiberglass mesh netting or a basalt mesh netting
@@lighttheoryllc4337 Different countries, different decades, different ways...when I built in the 1990's we used chicken-wire installed with 3/8" spacers on the nails over 15 pound felt and metal lath on corners.
Thanks for the tip!
Hello from LA(lower Alabama)! I have been researching building a gothic style house for the past year and ran across your styroaircrete building a few months back. I’m amazed at the cost savings and insulation properties!!! I’ll be waiting with baited breath on all of your updates about building codes especially but really the whole process.
Thank you! New builds coming soon!
T Y Bro, what a concept.
Sure appreciate all the
enginnuity.
You're welcome!
This is super cool. This would be amazing for a A frame home made with a metal structure. Concrete sheet rock style panel walls for exterior and fill with styrocrete. Love the Idea So much.
Go fo it! Subscribe for new builds coming soon!
Very nice …thanks’
You're welcome! Subscribe for new builds coming soon!
Great video mate. Be interested in video about you treating you wood in the vinegar, oil mix, cheers Graham
Mr. Sad, I learned one from the internet and UA-cam. Used motor oil and diesel fuel is the original mix farmers have used for years.
@@AbundanceBuild I seen a few videos with oil and diesel for fences and outside of sheds. I been wondering how U were going to do the end walls. I like to build one here in Australia, but local government is very strict. U need approve for a carport. Keep up the good videos mate
Excellent progress! Thank you for openly sharing your findings! I just bought a house and I'm thinking of using your techniques to build a man cave with an arched roof.
You can do it!
you're the man.. have enjoyed every video.
Thank you!
Awesome, looks great!
Thank you!
truly awesome Stephen - thanks for this work of art!!
Thank you! and You're welcome!
Wow amazing. Getting an engineer to approve this would be amazing
Working on it!
Thank you brilliant
You're welcome!
Been waiting, gr8 vid mate
Thank you! New builds coming soon!
Love your videos!!!
Thank you! New builds coming soon!
have thought of spraying the mixes
Needs to pack tightly and pumps are slow
Love the design + very informative video! I'm gonna try that fiberglass mesh
Thank you!
Great ideas! Excellent. Happy I found this channel. I'm on my way to Costa Rica to built a small house and I think I'm using this idea. I mean it is amazing! I used white glue as a powerful bonding, stops water and has a nice finish. I have experimented with paper made panels, almost like paper Mache, then I used a mix with plaster and the panels came and still are hard as rock. In fact I made a few flower vases with this technique, fill it up with water and it didn't leak. I made a candle holder and it didn't cause problems. I wonder if using white glue works as a bonding. I used it with cement, with clay ad the results were similar as with the paper
Thanks! You can do it!
Awesome.
Thank you!
I love how the styrofoam both is recycled and helps to add workability and insulation
It is a win-win!
Looks great
Thanks!
For your electric wire cutter use a electric train controller, works great
Thanks for the tip! Subscribe for new builds coming soon!
Thanks for your great info! I have completed my shredder and it works great. What to do think of using styroaircrete as a subfloor on grade for a radiant concrete slab?
It works with a modified mix! abundancebuild.com
hey love the project on this, however whats the STC for this? I am t hinking of using it for my shed as well, i got some industrial sized loud tools
We don't have any official ratings for soundproofing yet. However, we were surprised at how effective it was in that area!
nice, i am wondering if it is possible to have a video of running a power tool inside and whilst taking the video and mic outside. @@AbundanceBuild
@@qin02 Good idea! We have four different buildings with different wall thicknesses
Thanks for all of your informative videos! What are your thoughts of building an aircraft hangar out of this material and framing? Thanks for your reply.
I like it but not familiar with codes related to hangars. Good luck!
SPOT ON
Thank you!
What about doing the end walls as tilt up?
Because the styrocrete requires packing to bond, we haven't been able to attempt tilt-up walls. It would require a large press! Subscribe for new builds coming soon!
@Stephen Williams I hope this isn't the last we hear from you.. I'd be interested to hear how the structure is holding up. Are there any cracks forming?
Holding up great!
Thanks for your video! I am inspired! What shredding machine do you use to shred styrofoam?
We made our own from an electric lawnmower. We will make a video soon to discuss shredder options
thank you so much for this valuable content. You think the styro aircrete has the integrity to build an underground structure? Looking into ways to build an underground house with an open south facing wall in a hillside.
Probably. Consult a structural engineer first. Stay tuned for new builds and tests!
You need to experiment with finding a way to pump the skyrocketed into your forms.
Great video good luck
Hi Tobias, I agree but finding a pump that will pump this stuff has been a challenge. It does not flow good and it is so light.
I have watched most of your videos. Can you create a single video for all of the aircrete recipes for each layer including the floor/foundation? Would this work if I sprayed a chicken run or carport frame? At what stage do you add the stucco or fiberglass mesh? This has been fascinating to watch. Do you have suggestions of where to source the styrofoam. It's been fun watching your journey - would love several new quick videos teaching us the layers/steps of putting the whole process together in the most simplified way. Thank you for sharing your knowledge - Brilliant!
Thank you! New builds coming soon! Stay tuned!
have you ever tried surface bond concrete....
Not yet! Subscribe for new builds coming soon!
Hi Stephen. Do you offer workshops? I've been watching a number of your videos and would be interested (as I'm sure others, too) to learn more "hands-on."
We now offer a step by step online class at abundancebuild.com . Don't have the availability to host another workshop
An idea to go with this is solar landscaping lights worked into the roof to light the interior... or to finish the last 20” of the roof with translucent fiberglass panel or skylights...
Good idea!
Nice
Thanks!
How do you think this will hold up with a snow load? New England
Should work great!
I was curious if styro aircrete could be self-standing, aka not requiring the use of 2x4 wood structure? With the fiberglass mesh and stucco I was wondering if you thought that might be sufficient tensile strength to create a monolithic structure, especially with rounded forms like arches and domes whose shapes strengthen the overall structure?
Yes new build coming soon to test it!
@@AbundanceBuild Niiice! Looking forward to it!
Very informative. Thank you for your work. We live in bush Alaska and will be building in a year or so, and I’m always looking for affordable building options for us that will keep us warm and dry. I think the stucco would probably crack under snow load here but with some alterations, I’m curious if we can make this work. Any idea of the R-value?
R 3.2 per inch!
Hey is it tornado proof?????
Yes!
4:56 Hi Steven. Can you please explain the purpose for the Styrofoam trim strips on the roof? Later on in the video they are either removed or covered up with the stucco. I cannot tell which. Thank You!
Hi Robin, the foam strips are strictly trim pieces for looks. I shot the video with me talking a week earlier before I had put the trim up.
How much water is normal to run out the bottom, when filling the wall?
There is always some dripping. Make sure mold is secure
Steve, This is amazing and revolutionary. I'm a huge fan and advocate for Styo-Aircrete. What are your thoughts on using this with Lego-type connecting blocks? I'm thinking about the design that could stack, lock, and stay together under loads. Your insight could really help. Thanks for your hard work and discovery/design with Styro-Aircrete.
New builds coming soon!
vary interested on engineering analyses
Coming soon!
Steven what were the 1" Styrofoam strips Added
Just for aesthetic texture, more styrofoam
Hey curious if you can styrocrete lego type building blocks and just build with that like a retaing wall?
You could, but if you're trying to hold back a lot of weight you would need some pretty large blocks. Like, 14x14x28 at least, maybe larger.
Because they are so light weight it wouldn't necessarily work great as a retaining wall, it doesn't have the mass to stay solid and hold the weight of the soil back, which can be a pretty significant amount of weight.
It's possible. Stay tuned for new builds!
Do you have any plans for this structure?
Just a shed. New builds coming soon!
I like it. Is this waterproof? What about rain?
needs to be sealed to be waterproof
love your videos, though need to know where to get cheap scrap styro from thanks
Dollar, furniture stores have lots of it.
How thick is your end walls?
How thick is your bow arch roof/ walls?
6 inches and 7.5 inches. You can customize that based on your insulation needs! Subscribe for new builds coming soon!
Does your shed still have wooden frame as its supporting structure or they are just used as molding frame and taken off after aircrete is poured and hardened into shape?
In this shed we left the ribs inside. Our next build coming out soon will have no wood left inside!
Did you do any temperature checks to see how thermal resistant it is.
Yes I have and did a video on it.
Thanks for the update, really good work. What did you pay for the slab? $5-10 sq ft? I think that should be included in the cost per square foot. It used to be that you could get a big quonset hut for around $5 sq ft, but since steel has gone up....not any more. And it's not real well insulated. I like the fact that the air Crete is insulated for storage. Most areas have building codes, there are only a few places left in maybe West Texas, NM that don't have any building codes.
Kara the slab cost $800 for concrete and steel. Yes we need to get this method approved for permitting.
I saw a video showcasing companies that grow fungus in wood chips to use as packaging instead of styrofoam. There are lots of videos about it if you search for mycelium plastic on UA-cam. You might be interested in getting some to use instead of styrofoam just to compare the two, after you finish your garden shed and take some time to relax, obviously.
Nice job and great videos by the way. There were more innovative and informative than many schools of civil engineering imo.
He is doing the country a favour by recycling the styrofoam in this way
@@utubeape sure, but that has nothing to do with comparing the two just to see what the difference is.
Good idea!
Look into plastic dip to paint it .
Good idea!
Structure required for coding?
It depends on where you live and what the regulations are. If you are out in the county (not the city) in the US you usually have the freedom to build however you want