Details Decorative Concrete created and developed many decorative concrete projects from scratch. But the Griffiths Home was different. It contains many interior decorative concrete surfaces already in place, including floors, tub and shower.
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A Home Built of Concrete
They say a man’s home is his castle, and with a concrete home, it’s true. Quiet and energy-efficient, these durable fortresses are increasingly popular.
Ductal: An Ultra-high Strength Concrete Looking for Problems
This high-performance concrete from Lafarge offers incredible flexural strength and endless possibilities for creativity.
Use Aerated Concrete to Create Cool and Stylish Homes
FlexCrete is a form of aerated concrete that contains as much as 60 percent fly ash. Unlike traditional aerated concretes, it is not cured under heat or pressure, so it uses much less energy to produce.
Lafarge’s Decorative Concrete Products Grace a New Home in British Columbia
Tim Higginson is not just a decorative concrete sales manager, he’s also an enthusiast incorporating many concrete design features both inside and outside of his home.
Tried and True Recipes for Concrete Homes
Just like there’s more than one way to make chocolate chip cookies, there are plenty of ways to build concrete homes with satisfying results. Here’s a synopsis of the main options on the market.
Concrete Home Built to Withstand the Winds of “Hurricane Alley”
Fu-Tung Cheng designed this concrete home currently under construction on the island of Culebra off the coast of Puerto Rico, smack dab in an area known as Hurricane Alley. Because of its location on a wind-swept mountainside, the house has to be built to withstand hurricane forces and concrete was the logical choice.
The New American Home: A Modern Concrete Marvel
For the first time since 1994, concrete provided the vast majority of the structural elements for The New American Home (TNAH), the official show home of the National Association of Home Builders that debuted during the 2004 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas.
Concrete Homes Grow in Popularity and Stand the Test of Time
The ancient Romans had the right idea. If you want a structure to last for centuries, shelve the sticks. Build it out of concrete.
And although most Europeans grasped onto this concept eons ago — their dwellings are built to be passed on from generation to generation — it’s taken the less frugal Americans awhile longer to literally bring the concept home.
Henry Mercer’s Concrete Castles Instruct, Inspire and Amaze
Describing Henry Chapman Mercer’s home, Fonthill, as a castle may be a misnomer. There is no surrounding wall or moat to keep out the unruly peasants or faraway invaders. Nonetheless, Fonthill is so full of treasures — of every conceivable kind — that anything less than “castle” seems inappropriate.
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