CRAZY Construction
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Topic: CRAZY Construction
Posted By: DMiller
Subject: CRAZY Construction
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2022 at 4:45am
Was involved in two house tear downs for the local church last two days, refilling the holes with crushed rock to become parking lot. The Second house was a Crazy Weird Construct, only wood was Floor joist and roof structure, Foundation and house structure walls were Clay Tile Block plastered to Inside, concrete to exterior then painted. Supposedly had Leaks EVERYWHERE. |
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Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2022 at 7:35am
| Have silos here built that way but block stood on edge. Never seen a house built with that kind of block, and laid flat to boot. Now I’ve seen everything? |
Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2022 at 7:54am
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Well, if I owned a brick factory and had to build a house for my mother in law. . . . . ------------- Maximum use of available resources! |
Posted By: CAL(KS)
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2022 at 8:21am
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had a bunch of those blocks on my property when i purchased it assuming from some old farm building. we laid a bunch of them down for a patio next to the house and used it for years. ------------- Me -C,U,UC,WC,WD45,190XT,TL-12,145T,HD6G,HD16,HD20 Dad- WD, D17D, D19D, RT100A, 7020, 7080,7580, 2-8550's, 2-S77, HD15 |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2022 at 8:35am
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lot more strength in the wall if the blocks are STACKED with holes vertical.... might help for any leaks also as any water runs DOWN the hole to base. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2022 at 9:40am
| Don't seem like it would be very warm, cold would go straight throught them walls |
Posted By: modirt
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2022 at 5:16pm
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We tore down a similar building a few years back. Was built in 1915....so lasted 100 years. They used tile like that for the load bearing walls in the basement and exterior, with brick veneer exterior. Interior walls plastered. Similar to how some have used cement blocks. Over the years, foundation part cracked and settled, so yes, during wet times when water table was up, you got some floor leaks running to the floor drains. There was an addition built in 1960. That one went to cement for foundation, then stacked cement blocks 3 stories high, with brick veneer. No cracks in the cement foundation in over 50 years. Most cement foundations crack now, but none there. Foundation was close to a foot thick. Can only conclude cement used then different that what they make now. But she is all gone now. I thought they would have to blast it apart. Not so. One enormous track hoe showed up and it came down like it wanted down.
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Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2022 at 6:01pm
| What concrete was in these two houses was soft and easily demolished, sad there was ZERO reinforcement anything in either. |
Posted By: richashon
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2022 at 4:11pm
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What if there was a small crack on the outside of the house? Could a rat or other rodent get in and run inside the house walls in circles? That kind of material looks fragile. No way it could hold a heavy load. And if a large hole appeared because of some kind of accident, the whole wall would go down, like Jenga bricks. I always suggest everyone be extra cautious when examining property you’re interested in. Ideally, hire professionals like https://www.thinspect.com.au/blog/building-inspection-reports-what-total-home-inspections-can-offer-you" rel="nofollow - Building Inspections Perth . |
Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2022 at 10:43pm
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There's a wall in my basement made out of similar clay block, but it's standing upright (as it should be) and it's NON LOAD BEARING... And the reason for standing it up on edge, is pretty simple: When on side, you have a front and back side supporting all the weight... the top and bottom support nothing, and there's no ends. When standing upright, you have the front and back sides, the right and left sides, all supporting vertical load... and the ends are open. Using it properly, one would build the wall with holes all vertical, and as you build, drop in reinforcement, and fill it with concrete, to tie it all together. Essentially, the clay is a form, and I believe (by the design of farm structures I've seen) the clay will, under moisture and soil pressure, soften enough at any edges where moisture comes in... and SEAL itself a bit. In horizontal, it's basically a wall built with stale potato chips... I've done demolition, built things, helped others with demo and building, moved some buildings and one house... along the way, I've seen some wierd stuff... This is definitely wierd stuff...  ------------- Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest. |
Posted By: Jim.ME
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2022 at 6:01pm
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Posted By: KJCHRIS
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2022 at 7:16pm
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My grandparents farmhouse had a clay block basement put under it in late 40's. That house never had water come in or a crack in a wall or the floor up to when we tore it down in 2015. ------------- AC 200, CAH, AC185D bareback, AC 180D bareback, D17 III, WF. D17 Blackbar grill, NF. D15 SFW. Case 1175 CAH, Bobcat 543B, |