Use of expanded polystyrene blocks in the construction of houses

The ability of developers to consider their money has already become legendary. Pleases the fact that because of the high cost of houses, our compatriots still began to pay attention to issues related to heating and insulation of buildings. In particular, houses made of expanded polystyrene blocks have become so popular precisely because of the excellent characteristics in terms of heat preservation.

It is uncontrollably adding to the cost of heat carriers are forced to look for such materials, houses from which do not require a lot of money for heating. In particular, not least for this reason, almost no brick houses are being built, as the ability of clean brick to retain heat is too low.

But why did we decide to tell about the characteristics of expanded polystyrene blocks? They have many advantages, among them the possibility of erecting three-storey private cottages. There are block marks designed exclusively for erecting interior partitions, but there are those used to lift the box of the building and its supporting walls. Their strength is such that you can safely use floors made of reinforced concrete slabs.

Low thermal conductivity polystyrene building blocks due to its extremely homogeneous structure. Simply put, they already have a uniform expanded polystyrene foam, which in some cases allows you to do without any additional insulation.

In particular, the house made of expanded polystyrene blocks in the Urals will perfectly retain heat with a wall thickness of only 40 cm. Do not forget about the ideal geometric shape of this building material, which greatly facilitates the construction process. By the way, in summer weather in such cottages is very cool, since thermal insulation implies not only keeping heat within the house itself, but also preventing its overheating due to high temperatures of outside air.

An important feature of this type of lightweight concrete is the possibility of erecting door and window lintels, without the use of reinforced concrete and metal structures, which significantly increase the overall weight of the house. In addition, the foam polystyrene blocks in this regard, there is another advantage: if the wall is completely homogeneous, then there are no prerequisites for the occurrence of cold bridges either.

It is not worth mentioning that due to the low weight of the material itself during construction, it is possible to exclude the use of heavy and expensive foundations. Despite the fact that large volumes of expanded polystyrene blocks suggest certain concerns, you can work with them without using heavy construction equipment. For the erection of small economic buildings in this case, only one person will be sufficient.

The ability to withstand low temperatures is approximately 100 cycles. Given this, with a lack of funds, there is no reason to hurry with the finishing of the facades. By the way, this wonderful material also does not absorb water, which is convincingly proved by experiments with its piece, which for almost a year can float in the water, while remaining completely dry. Not surprisingly, the production of expanded polystyrene blocks is such a profitable business.