Currently, the construction of residential buildings from foam blocks is becoming more and more tempting. And this is not surprising, because it is this building material that has excellent thermal insulation properties, an impressive service life, reliability and low price.
Many people think that foam blocks and gas blocks are the same materials, however, this. Foam blocks compared to gas blocks is softer, while it has better moisture resistance. The price of foam block is much less than for aerated concrete blocks.
The size of the foam block is thirty by forty centimeters. Make this material out of foamed concrete. The color of the foam block is gray, and it is a little harder, however, despite the weight, it does not sink in the water. Houses erected from such building material are much cheaper than at home built from brick or wood. With its insignificant cost, housing erected from foam concrete blocks differs in the same characteristics as in wooden and brick houses.
An important advantage of foam blocks is their environmental purity and health safety, just for this reason this material is widely used in the construction of health facilities for children. Another advantage of the material is its excellent sound insulation and thermal insulation.
The surface of the material can be easily processed, this allows you to build structures of various shapes. To process the walls, you do not need to make great efforts, while the time costs of such a process are significantly less than, for example, when working with bricks.
It is especially possible to say such a property of this material as its porosity, which allows it to freely pass air, which provides comfortable living in the house, since there is practically no high humidity.
Due to the exact geometric shapes and sizes, the masonry of foam blocks is easily and quickly, but you must always remember that there should not be more than three millimeters between foam blocks. It is impossible to make such a thin layer using a traditional solution, therefore, a special glue is used for masonry. You can purchase it in any construction store. If the walls from the blocks are laid out correctly, then their decoration will not require applying a thick plaster layer.
Due to its high fire resistance, the partition blocks will not be split and crack under the influence of high temperatures, unlike traditional concrete, so they can provide reinforcement for a long time with reliable protection against heating. As for the shortcomings of this, the material, then its low strength can be attributed to this, so when building a house it is better not to make high loads on foam concrete walls.