Building a house of claydite-concrete blocks: the

Expanded clay in the domestic construction market, the product is quite new and not fully mastered. But in European countries, this building material has long become popular and in demand. After all, a house created from such blocks is a reliable and cost-effective structure that every owner can build with his own hands.

Having decided to build a building on your own, you should first familiarize yourself with the basic properties of the material, as well as correctly make preliminary calculations to determine the value of construction.

Main properties and scope of claydite-concrete

The brightest advantage of such products as expanded clay concrete blocks, is the characteristics of sound insulation, which exceed the performance of all concrete structures and even bricks. In addition, buildings made of expanded clay concrete are durable buildings that do not require any specialized care measures.

Note! In addition to the construction of entire buildings keramzitobeton can participate in repair work. Partitions are erected in monolithic houses with the help of such blocks. And in order to cut through in these partitions, for example, a doorway can be applied such a method as cutting reinforced concrete with diamond circles.

The following types of claydite-concrete blocks usually take part in the construction of country houses:

• Full-bodied - perfectly suited for the construction of single-story buildings with wooden floors. Also, such blocks are used for the construction and multi-storey knowledge;
• Multislot - this material is endowed with much greater insulating characteristics. The main feature of such blocks is the presence of cavities and protrusions on 2 sides of the product, which allow stacking the blocks in a row without applying the solution along vertical seams.

Note! It is this geometry and block structure that gives the tub high thermal conductivity and helps reduce the number of cold bridges.

The construction of a claydite block house must certainly begin with the creation of project documentation, since without it, many mistakes can be made that will lead to devastating consequences. First of all, it is necessary to create a plan for the future construction with an indication of all the dimensions of each element of the structure.

Basic calculations

The dimensions of each element of the future structure will allow to determine the required number of blocks for its construction.

To calculate the amount of building material, the following instruction must be executed:

1. Sum the lengths of all the walls.;
2. To this length should be added to the length of the bearing walls of the structure;
3. The resulting value, which is referred to as the length of the house, should be multiplied by the height of the ceilings.;
4. Further calculation directly depends on the size of the selected blocks, as well as on the wall thickness.. The value obtained by multiplying the length of the walls by the height is multiplied by the required thickness of the walls;
5. The total value obtained in these calculations is the volume according to which expanded clay concrete blocks are to be acquired..

Council You should purchase this material with a margin, taking into account the damage of some blocks.

The ease of installation and cost-effectiveness of products such as expanded clay concrete blocks, led to their popularity in the construction of private houses.

Council If you decide to purchase a house of expanded clay, discard the options of buildings that were without exterior decoration for more than 2 years. The effect of low temperatures and precipitation on the facade of the building can cause cracking of the masonry and the occurrence of chipping.

Construction technology

Features of construction with the use of expanded clay are in the following requirements for the laying itself:

• In the process of building walls must be used reinforcement;
• Reinforced concrete floors are used only for buildings created from solid blocks;
• Hardwood floors are installed in buildings created with hollow material;
• A high-quality and durable structure is obtained from the hollow blocks in the event that the masonry is created as follows: the side faces of each subsequent row are perpendicular to the side faces of the previous row.

Foundation

If the project of the house involves the construction of the basement, then build a house of claydite-concrete blocks with your own hands without the use of concrete blocks you will not succeed. If there is no basement for the project, then it will be possible to get along with the construction of a tape-type foundation.

Council After the foundation is ready, he must be given time to settle for 3 months.

In order to build a foundation, as well as the house itself, you will need the following tools and materials:

• Expanded clay blocks;
• Reinforcement rods;
• Excavator;
• Sand and gravel;
• Cement;
• Water;
• Wooden beam;
• Mineral wool;
• Styrofoam;
• Penicillin;
• Aluminum foil;
• Plaster;
• Material for registration of the facade.

The walls of the basement should rise above the ground by 50 cm.

Masonry construction

A solid and durable claydite-concrete building is a structure consisting of three main parts:

1. Foundation;
2. Walls;
3. Overlap.

All these parts are interconnected. For arranging the basement, blocks with dimensions of 20/29/59 cm are perfect. Such parameters allow the masonry to exhibit excellent hydrophobic and insulating characteristics, which guarantees you a dry and warm basement.

We build a house of claydite blocks with our own hands, laying the blocks in the same way as laying a brick. Installing reinforcing rods can significantly increase the strength of the concrete structure being created.

Begin laying the piece elements from the corners, moving along the perimeter. An ordinary cement-sand mortar with a layer thickness of about 3 cm is used to install the blocks.

Note! It is possible to lay the material in 3 layers, but today the need for such construction is a rather controversial issue due to the fact that the shelf life of insulation that is laid between layers is only 10 years.

Warming

If all the basic building processes are over, it’s time to think about finishing the building. The technology of building a block of lightweight aggregate blocks stipulates that, before embarking on the process of facing the building, you should think about the insulating layer.

The best method is to insulate claydite-concrete using mineral wool. It is this insulation that is able to keep heat as high as possible.

Council If you add a layer of aluminum foil to such insulation, you will be able to protect the structure created from severe frosts.

A good variant of thermal insulation design involves the use of mineral fibers as insulation under the drywall for interior decoration, and outside the layer of expanded polystyrene. The fact is that the properties of mineral wool and polystyrene foam are similar, but its price is several times less.

The choice of insulation for concrete may depend on the following factors:

• Interior finish - plaster without reinforcement; the size of the bearing wall - 45/19/24 cm; thermal insulation - mineral wool or polystyrene foam with a layer of 10 cm with a thermal conductivity of 0.035 W / m;
• Interior finish - plaster without reinforcement; the size of the bearing wall - 45/19/24 cm; laying - in dressing; thermal insulation - mineral wool or polystyrene foam with a layer of 5 cm with a thermal conductivity of 0.05 V t / m;
• Interior finish - plaster without reinforcement; size of the bearing wall - 45/30/24 cm; heat insulation can be chosen any.

Council Fastening sheets of insulation material can be carried out using self-tapping screws or dowels, to install which will need to use such a method as diamond drilling holes in concrete.

Facade finish

Finishing the lightweight aggregate facade is a procedure that bears in itself not only an aesthetic sense, but also practical and functional value. Claydite is able to withstand moisture, but at temperature changes its surface may crack.

In addition, such surfaces are able to withstand quite serious loads, but before you produce the plating, you should still provide reinforcement

Council In the process of building the foundation, you should think in advance about the finishing and provide a distance of approximately a brick for the arrangement of the facade.

Brick, natural stone, siding, mosaic tiles, plaster, marble, thermal panels - this is just a small list of materials that can be used to finish the facades of this type.

Calculating the cost of construction

In order to find out how much it costs to build a house of claydite-concrete blocks, you should first of all decide on the material for finishing the facades, since This value can have a significant impact on the amount.

Take into account also the cost of shipping and unloading material. If you decide to use the services of professionals, and not to build a house yourself, then the salaries of workers will also result in a lump sum.

But on average, the cost of building 1 m2 of a structure of this type will be approximately 15 thousand rubles.

Finally

Houses made of expanded clay, are buildings that can last 50 and 100 years. Their durability and determines the popularity of the material on the modern market.

However, many people forget about some of the shortcomings of the material, which, if the technology of finishing the structure is not followed, can lead to the destruction of the structure. For this reason, it is very important to think out in advance not only the construction process itself, but also the process of finishing the facade, which protects the blocks from atmospheric phenomena.

And you can learn more about the nuances of the process of building houses from this economical and environmentally friendly material by viewing the video in this article.