A Papercrete Blitz Build isn't completely unreasonable. It's all about
planning, preparation, organization, and staging of materials.
1. They'd certainly want to use a post and beam frame to support the
roof. That would allow roofers to be working while wall work is still
going on.
2. Already dry papercrete panels could be used. Like SIP's, but not
structural. Keep in mind, that TV show will use a big crane just for
fun. Tool rental fees are not any constraint. If they made sure the
panels were carefully trimmed so that they were already tight fitting,
they could just run a bead of construction adhesive to glue them to
each other. No mortar required.
3. Don't stucco. Use some kind of siding. Probably clapboards,
shingles, steel siding, or vinyl siding. They don't require any drying
time.
4. The interior of the panels could already be smoothed and pre-
plastered. A little touchup on the seams would be all they need to
do. Perhaps mud and tape the joints just like drywall.
5. The panels could have channels already inside them for
plumbing/electrical /etc.
With enough preparation and planning, they wouldn't even need to have a
papercrete mixer on site. All the difficult tedious work would have
been done long in advance before the week started.
Of course, none of the fancy construction techniques help with the
forclosure isses. I think that's essentially a function of building a
house that's way too big. Extreme Makeover tries to build gigantic
over the top houses. I wouldn't be surprised if the property taxes
alone on some of those are beyond the financial means of some of the
families that are expected to live in them. The utility bills are also
crazy high for those monsters.
I'm not saying every foreclosure is for the same reason, but in the
Extreme Makover situation, it doesn't take a financial genius to
recognize the fundemental problem. TOO MUCH HOUSE.
KISS... not just Keep it Simple Stupid....
Keep it Simple (and) SOLVENT!
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papercreters@ yahoogroups. com, Pat B Parham
<texasweldinginspec tor@...> wrote:
>
> I saw were there is one of Extreme Makeover's house going for
foreclosure, would like to see them try a papercrete job in one week.
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