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 HOUSING SYSTEMS
Once cast, ABW housing systems can be veneered with a wide range of attractive, low-maintenance materials: From stucco to vinyl siding to brick or stone. ABW Homes can be built in your choice ofarchitectural style, including contemporary ranch, two-story colonial, detached or attached homes. Inside, plaster-finished walls with built-in concrete crown moldings achieve a superior appearance at a minimal cost compared to that of conventional construction. ABW state-of-the-art construction technology allows your builder to cost efficiently create a home that is structurally safe, secure, low maintenance, low insurance cost, environmentally friendly, comfortable and quiet.
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Wall Forms: After placing a reinforced structural slab for the home, aluminum concrete forms (300cm plus tall) are erected crating 10cm reinforced concrete walls with 5cm of insulation on the exterior and 15cm concrete floor/ceiling.
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Electrical: Electrical boxes, conduit, plumbing, and mechanical sleeves are cast in place.
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Placing Concrete: Concrete is placed into the wall and deck forms. In just one day, the reinforced concrete achieves minimum design strength and forms are removed with the jack posts staying in place. Work begins on the second level if a two-story structure. Walls, ceilings, and stairs are placed monolithically.
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Interior Wall: because the finished interior concrete walls and ceiling are so flat and smooth, drywall is not needed. Walls and ceilings are plastered sanded, touched up, and painted.
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Exterior and Roof: The exterior can be finished with stucco, brick, or other commonly used siding materials. The roof is conventionally framed of dimensional lumber or wood or steel trusses atop the concrete deck that forms the first of second level's ceiling. This allows architectural flexibility in roof design while keeping the wood or steel used for the roof framing outside of the home's fire-resistant thermal concrete envelope.
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Finished product: A beautiful new ABW Home.
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