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Building with Nexcem has been a dream come true
Thank you so much for your expert support during the planning; the walls are now cemented in place for my new home in Blanding, Utah.
It has been my dream since 1999 when I visited your factory to live… in my own home made with Nexcem blocks. You shipped us exactly the right blocks; of sixteen pallets, we have about one and half left over; that’s 94% accuracy 🙂
I’ll be proudly showing off this house in the Four Corners area. It was my builder’s first experience with Nexcem, and he greatly appreciated your advice, availability, and attention to quality. The results are gorgeous. Everyone in the neighborhood is keeping an eye on the progress of this unique home. I will be grateful to you every day that I wake up in my beautiful, comfortable, fireproof, insect proof, mold proof house, so it’s appropriate for me to send you this message on Thanksgiving day. If you happen to find yourself in Utah, please come by to see the house and the views for yourself! Read more “Building with Nexcem has been a dream come true”
What an amazing product! We
What an amazing product! We built the stem wall for our foundation out of these blocks. They went up so quickly and easily that we saved tons of money on labor, not to mention how little form materials were needed…… and no stripping forms! And of course the fact that the blocks have some insulation built in, require less concrete than a typical stem wall, and rebar is so easy to place, makes this product a true revolution in building methods! Read more “What an amazing product! We”
A healthy build
My focus is on building healthy homes with natural materials, so was drawn to the idea of building walls with Nexcem block ICF’s and finishing them with clay plaster and cedar siding to create a breathable assembly. The blocks fit… together well and the walls went up without much hassle.
I would use this product again. Read more “A healthy build”
We love ICF
Building a custom home on the lake is a bit more of a challenge in terms of windows for view vs structural integrity for wind sheer and that sort of thing. ICF technology provided strength and versatility in terms of… design. Our home is warm and has a sense of solidness that previous homes we have built and lived in just don’t have. When the storms come in we just enjoy in comfort. Read more “We love ICF”
Nexcem – a great choice
There are many choices to make when embarking on a new build and I am so glad that we chose to use Nexcem Blocks. Part of our decision-making in choosing materials for our build was about our carbon footprint. Nexcem… blocks seemed like a good choice because you need less concrete with them than with comparable products.
Our builder was unsure about them at first because he had never used them before, but he was quickly won over by how easy they are to use. They require only wood-working construction tools – saws and screws – making them easy to cut to size and odd angled corners relatively easy to create. They come in easy lifting lengths. No specialized masonry skills are required. The blocks just sit one on top of the other and they interlock one end to the next one. To level, all you need are wood shims! All this meant that my partner and I, relatively unskilled labourers, could do this too. It was a very satisfying part of the build.
Finally, we got excellent and timely support from Vipul Acharya – engineer, technical information, sales, and general helpful person at Nexcem.
Two things I would have done differently:
First, I would have tied each of the two walls together at every layer rather than just the top layer to make the walls an integral whole. (Our house is double framed making the walls 18″ wide which meant we needed a double brick foundation wall as well).
Second, I would have used an actual membrane on the outside of the wall rather than just a paint-on bitumen product because I think a membrane would add durability for the life of the wall. Read more “Nexcem – a great choice”