Built my first house with this. Never do it again and I sold the blocks. Beside the storm benefit all others can be achieved with stick. I’m actually 1000 sq ft bigger living and I’m about $100 less in electricity cost. Noise reduction is only as good as your windows and doors. Termites love foam. They’ll live in it and use it to get from the ground to the ceiling joist or rafters. Unless you had blocks with the termite resistance foam.

Still cheaper to stick build even with the price increase. It’s a cost that you will never get back. Nobody gave a shite about it when I sold my house.

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Posted by LSURN98

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Posted on 9/5/20 at 12:13 pm to Art Vandelay

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It’s a cost that you will never get back

I guess everything is relative. Out of town all the time for work. I remember being out of town with tornado warnings while I’m gone for work, wife and kids freaking out huddled into bath tubs, etc. For me, knowing that no matter what comes through, they are safe, and my house isn’t going anywhere gives me a piece of mind I cannot put a price on.

You are also right about the doors and windows, but why would you build an ICF house and put in cheap windows and doors? Seems silly. And my electric bills are 1/3 of what my neighbors are. And we keep it super cold. 65 at night.

We also were able to do things you simply can’t with wood. My entire living area and kitchen (about 1500 sf) is completely open. Zero walls. The load bearing ability of the walls allows you to do things you just can’t do with stick walls.

Will never even consider building stick again. But then again, this is probably forever house.

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