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Discussion on reddit from 2 days ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/5xf7sf/a_russian_company_just_3d_printed_a_400/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Futu

by Flammy 10y ago

Discussion on reddit from 2 days ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/5xf7sf/a_russian_company_just_3d_printed_a_400/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/5xf7sf/a_russia... Apparently the $10k includes electrical, windows, etc.

anotheryou 10y ago
Thanks! I was already thinking that 4 people with a bunch of bricks can quickly raise a wall too. edit: 2 people, 7h (including a 40min break), one wall: https://youtu.be/gSM70WGbTiA?t=25 https://youtu.be/gSM70WGbTiA?t=25 This is what the innovative part of the project is competing against.
- sien 10y ago
  Or one robot brick layer: http://fbr.com.au/ http://fbr.com.au/
- IgorPartola 10y ago
  Laying brick is very quick. And if you are willing to do a full brick width as the wall thickness, you don't really need much further insulation IIRC. Stick built houses are not as durable and take longer, but as long as wood and labor are cheap, they will be popular. Drywall is also cheap, though takes multiple passes to finish. Personally if I was constructing my home with my own hands, I would go for brick.
  - hasbot 10y ago
    Even better/faster than brick is dry stacked concrete blocks: http://www.drystacked.com/index.html http://www.drystacked.com/index.html
    - jacquesm 10y ago
      But ugly.
      - hasbot 10y ago
        Not necessarily. Dry-stacked blocks require surface adhesion which can be dressed up anyway you want (e.g. smoothed and painted, make to look like stucco, etc).
      - lucaspiller 10y ago
        You can just finish it with a layer of render.
      - etrevino 10y ago
        You can put bricks on the outside. The interior, well, I don't know. I guess you could put a frame in there (though when you get there what's the point).
  - djrogers 10y ago
    > Stick built houses are not as durable Unless you happen to live in an area with earthquakes... if you do, the flexibility (literal, not metaphorical) of 2x4 construction will really shine.

by Flammy 10y ago

anotheryou 10y ago

Thanks! I was already thinking that 4 people with a bunch of bricks can quickly raise a wall too. edit: 2 people, 7h (including a 40min break), one wall: https://youtu.be/gSM70WGbTiA?t=25 https://youtu.be/gSM70WGbTiA?t=25 This is what the innovative part of the project is competing against.

sien 10y ago
Or one robot brick layer: http://fbr.com.au/ http://fbr.com.au/
IgorPartola 10y ago
Laying brick is very quick. And if you are willing to do a full brick width as the wall thickness, you don't really need much further insulation IIRC. Stick built houses are not as durable and take longer, but as long as wood and labor are cheap, they will be popular. Drywall is also cheap, though takes multiple passes to finish. Personally if I was constructing my home with my own hands, I would go for brick.
- hasbot 10y ago
  Even better/faster than brick is dry stacked concrete blocks: http://www.drystacked.com/index.html http://www.drystacked.com/index.html
  - jacquesm 10y ago
    But ugly.
    - hasbot 10y ago
      Not necessarily. Dry-stacked blocks require surface adhesion which can be dressed up anyway you want (e.g. smoothed and painted, make to look like stucco, etc).
    - lucaspiller 10y ago
      You can just finish it with a layer of render.
    - etrevino 10y ago
      You can put bricks on the outside. The interior, well, I don't know. I guess you could put a frame in there (though when you get there what's the point).
- djrogers 10y ago
  > Stick built houses are not as durable Unless you happen to live in an area with earthquakes... if you do, the flexibility (literal, not metaphorical) of 2x4 construction will really shine.