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I work in construction. The issues I'm seeing are: no insulation, no interior framing for drywall and vapour barrier, no exterior framing for sheathing, insula
by electromagnetic 12y ago
I work in construction.
The issues I'm seeing are: no insulation, no interior framing for drywall and vapour barrier, no exterior framing for sheathing, insulation, building wrap or siding material. No plumbing, gas lines, wiring or ductwork.
The best this does is create an external shell that's still going to require a lot of processing to make it a commercially viable product. Minimum you would need to install a rigid foam, to apply a stucco coating, with construction adhesive just to be able to make it attractive as a home.
You can't even build a house from the foundation up with this. There's weeping tile and underfloor drainage that needs installing. There's water barrier that needs to go on the basement, there's damp coursing that needs to go on to prevent moisture travelling up the structure (rising damp) and there's adequate venting that needs to be installed in any masonry or concrete wall to ensure proper breathability so it doesn't rapidly deteriorate and cause damp in the insulation or rotting/rusting of the interior studs.
This is cool sure, but without the machine being able to install PVC and PEX piping for plumbing and conduits to run the electrical after, you're going to be waiting on humans to do all the work still and you might as well have two crews working rather than have a machine just idiling waiting for the meat sacks to be done.
A well coordinated house project goes very quickly. The issue is most projects are subcontracted and its waiting on a contractor to be available.
- mathgladiator 12y agoI recently had a fantasy of building my own house, so I did my research and realized that meeting the code and housing bar is fairly difficult. So... I bought a house to learn other skills. This project is a fantastic proof of concept. The problems you listed could be solved with appropriate planning. The open question is whether or not this has a market. If the cost is right, then this could be a great toy for children... or even in parks. Or just large scale art.
- electromagnetic 12y agoMy dream is to buy 50 acres of land and build my own house. I'm starting my own company, so hopefully in over a decade I'll have it to a point I can take a hiatus to build my own house. I figure I can draft my son like my dad did when I was a teen (renovated a 1600s French farm house).