Castle built of cinder blocks.

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: K1052

Either a couple interior walls or colums.

thats a hell of a lot of interior walls due to concretes density and weight... the second you pic a 4" thick 4'x4' piece of concrete up it basically shatters doe to its own weight...

Rebar is used in basically all poured concrete construction now.

but im still confused on how its strong even with rebar... concrete has no business being horizontal unless on the ground.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: K1052
Personally, I'd buy a Titan I missile base from these folks: http://www.missilebases.com/

To get an idea of how huge these are, go here: http://triggur.org/silo/

Just build a normal house over the entrance portal and all your crazyness is hidden from view.

This deserves it's own thread man, that's awsome! I would totally go exploring in one of those if I knew where one was, I love that kind of stuff! I nearly got arrested exploring a "haunted house" that had a real owner a few years ago. That's soooo cool!

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: K1052

Either a couple interior walls or colums.

thats a hell of a lot of interior walls due to concretes density and weight... the second you pic a 4" thick 4'x4' piece of concrete up it basically shatters doe to its own weight...

Rebar is used in basically all poured concrete construction now.

but im still confused on how its strong even with rebar... concrete has no business being horizontal unless on the ground.

Incredibly strong. Almost all high rise construction now is exclusively steel reinforced poured concrete, including the one I'm posting from.

The new Trump that is 90+ stories they are building here is to be one of (if not the) tallest poured building in the world.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: K1052
Personally, I'd buy a Titan I missile base from these folks: http://www.missilebases.com/

To get an idea of how huge these are, go here: http://triggur.org/silo/

Just build a normal house over the entrance portal and all your crazyness is hidden from view.

This deserves it's own thread man, that's awsome! I would totally go exploring in one of those if I knew where one was, I love that kind of stuff! I nearly got arrested exploring a "haunted house" that had a real owner a few years ago. That's soooo cool!

Ask and ye shall receive:
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Be very careful if you do go into one (chemicals, asbestos, etc...)

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: K1052
Check out the long range plan.

Holy fvck, thats a lot of concrete block. My back hurts just thinking about it.

lol yeah

I'd liek to build a castle.. bigger then that tho.

 

[OrganizedChaos]

can't wait for a trebuchet to roll up and knock it down.

 

[imported_Mike]

hahahaha

Free castle building lessons -- (translation - - you come and do a lot of work, and you should be able to learn something in the process.)

 

[foghorn67]

"On second thought, let's not go to Dupont. It is a silly place."

 

[FleshLight]

Originally posted by: JLGatsby

Originally posted by: K1052
Personally, I'd buy a Titan I missile base from these folks: http://www.missilebases.com/

To get an idea of how huge these are, go here: http://triggur.org/silo/

Just build a normal house over the entrance portal and all your crazyness is hidden from view.

I'd like to try and get a pizza delivered to one of those things.

Most fkin annoying bg EVAR.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: K1052

Either a couple interior walls or colums.

thats a hell of a lot of interior walls due to concretes density and weight... the second you pic a 4" thick 4'x4' piece of concrete up it basically shatters doe to its own weight...

Rebar is used in basically all poured concrete construction now.

but im still confused on how its strong even with rebar... concrete has no business being horizontal unless on the ground.

The steel is loaded by nearly all the tensile load and takes some of the compressive load, but concrete is excellent at resisting compression. Hence, adding steel to concrete increases flexural strength significantly (not quite sure about concrete's shear strength, but if that's weak, steel will take it too).

 

[0roo0roo]

needs thicker walls ..much thicker to be a castle.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: MasterAndCommander
I lived in a cinder block house with rebar - it was in a tropical place so no worry for heating bills.
That sucka was typhoon-proof!

Our house is cinderblock with rebar with siding as an exterior and the heating bill is no different than wood frame. Cannot get cell phone reception inside, but it lowers our home insurance

 

[SparkyJJO]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: JLGatsby

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
one sledgehammer to a few appropriate spots and byebye house.

Well I believe the cinder blocks are cemented together somehow. I bet it's sturdier that most of these cheap cookie suburban homes.

i'd buy a house made out of cookies

and eat it right? :laugh:

 

[davestar]

i'm just shocked that JLGatsby added content to the forum rather than trolling.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: JLGatsby

Originally posted by: RCN
Why is so amazing about it being built out of cinder blocks?

First of all, it's a castle.

Have you ever seen a house built of cinderblocks? As in, the cinderblocks being the exterior. I haven't.

Yes, I know cinderblocks are used to build houses, usually basements, but they don't serve as the entire exterior walls.

AND THEY'RE BUILDING IT THEMSELVES! ZOMG, WITH THEIR OWN TWO HANDS!

Why am I not surpised that the idea of manual labor amazes you so easily?

 

[Brazen]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: JLGatsby

Originally posted by: RCN
Why is so amazing about it being built out of cinder blocks?

First of all, it's a castle.

Have you ever seen a house built of cinderblocks? As in, the cinderblocks being the exterior. I haven't.

Yes, I know cinderblocks are used to build houses, usually basements, but they don't serve as the entire exterior walls.

AND THEY'RE BUILDING IT THEMSELVES! ZOMG, WITH THEIR OWN TWO HANDS!

Why am I not surpised that the idea of manual labor amazes you so easily?

I'm buying my house, WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS!

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Brazen

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: JLGatsby

Originally posted by: RCN
Why is so amazing about it being built out of cinder blocks?

First of all, it's a castle.

Have you ever seen a house built of cinderblocks? As in, the cinderblocks being the exterior. I haven't.

Yes, I know cinderblocks are used to build houses, usually basements, but they don't serve as the entire exterior walls.

AND THEY'RE BUILDING IT THEMSELVES! ZOMG, WITH THEIR OWN TWO HANDS!

Why am I not surpised that the idea of manual labor amazes you so easily?

I'm buying my house, WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS!

Look at me... I'm picking up the pen!

 

[toekramp]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: JLGatsby

Originally posted by: Brackis
I used to live, work, party, and eat in "one of the other 300 castles in the US".

Nickerson Castle in MA.

Yeah but, you didn't build it yourself.

id much rather a poured concrete wall for a house than a cinderblock house... cinderblocks provide VERY little insulation and any small shift can cause major cracks. im also wondering what they are using for joists as cinderblocks are inherently VERY unstable when stacked high without perpendicular support as you can tell when people backfill basements before the main floor has been set, or if the ground is wet and slides into the side of a basement before the main floor has been set.

How does one compensate for thermal expansion in a poured wall?

im not sure, but poured walls are becoming very very common, my uncle knows a good amount about them since he does concrete finishing etc, and my GF's moms old house had them.

poured walls themselves carry an R rating of about 16 iirc, im sure you could find a LOT more info online than i know.

Insulated Concrete Forms are being used more and more in home construction. They provide an R rating of 30-40 or something crazy like that.

yea i knew they provided good insulation, but not that good.

i KNOW whenever i build my house i will use poured concrete walls.

This particular house looks pretty tall, pouring a wall that tall is impractical.

Tell that to the guys pouring a 40 story skyscraper next door to me.

The impracticality would come from cost concerns for a residential project.

Well it would reduce the building timetable from 5 years to about 3 days.

not true as the walls are the only thing poured... that doesnt eliminate THAT much time, maybe 2 weeks at most.

Walls, floors, and roof can all be poured. Then you just have the interior to do, yes I know it will take longer than 3 days.

concrete is not self supporting when layed horizontally... how the hell can you pour a second story, or first story (with basement) and a roof...

Either a couple interior walls or colums.

this quote is insane!

 

[HBalzer]

I wonder what the dungeon will be used for.

 

[quentinterintino]

See Choke by Chuck Palahniuk.

 

[JLGatsby]

Originally posted by: Brazen
I'm buying my house, WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS!

ROFL :laugh: