Thursday, November 18, 2010

Foam concrete - the material of the future








Most people who decided to build a house, above all, want their cozy nest to be constructed of high quality and relatively inexpensive materials. Brick has been applied to a greater extent, however, construction technologies are not standing still. Aerated concrete is a great alternative to and replacement of red bricks. The foam concrete is known in the market of construction materials for more than half a century. Foam concrete designed and built in Russia. Foam concrete is a building material which is manufactured using the following ingredients - cement, sand, water and foam material. There are two ways to develop foam - autoclave and non-autoclave. Their difference lies in the fact that the latter method can be regarded as the most rational, as the building material obtained is very cheap and has excellent quality. Among the positive characteristics we can distinguish these: high environmental friendliness, high fireproof performance. Foam concrete is unique. It can be compared to microclimatic characteristics with wood. It is very warm material. Therefore, it will hold expensive heat in your house.