The boomerang shaped home above will be covered with fiber
reinforced concrete stucco that achieves water, insect, and
severe weather damage resistance while maintaining its
maintenance-free colorfast stucco beauty. The wall mass
also contributes to significant heating/cooling energy savings.

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The garage in the background of this picture, is also dry stacked.
Notice the stylish white stucco wall surface of the garage.

What is drystacked block...
Dry stacked block home construction builds for less by using concrete masonry units (blocks) and a fiber-reinforced Surface Bonding Concrete (SBC) coating. Blocks are simply stacked, and then locked into place by a coating of SBC that is applied to both the inside and outside of the walls. This eliminates those unsightly grout lines as seen on most block walls and also water proofs the walls. This SBC can be colored to achieve wall colors other than white or gray. The wall thermal mass reduces heating/cooling expenses by averaging out the daily temperature variations. The outside temperature spikes and plunges are buffered by this wall mass. Earth bermed thermal mass homes often use dry stacked wall construction because of its convenience.

Additional wall strength results from a continuous rebar reinforced concrete bond beam, and vertical rebar reinforced concrete filled wall cells on 8-foot centers. Thermal mass homes will fill more of the wall cells. The SBC is typically sprayed on with a low cost SBC sprayer. Plans for building your own sprayer can be found here, or you can purchase a sprayer. The sprayed SBC is finish troweled to achieve the desired stucco surface effect. Unlike normal stucco, this SBC is fiber reinforced for added resistance to physical damage. Unlike normal stucco, this SBC is water proof, which eliminates dampness or drafts in these walls.

DryStacked walls are impervious to rot, insects, moisture and high wind flying debris. The SBC coating interlocks all the blocks into one integral unit by sandwiching the blocks on both sides with the SBC. DryStacked walls with the SBC coating prevent dampness because of the SBC waterproofing properties. Increased hurricane resistance results from roof tie-down straps that are securely embedded into the concrete bond-beam at the top of the walls during home construction.

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