Furthermore, concrete block homes that include easy-to-install steel reinforcing can stand up to vicious hurricane winds. And fire typically does not cause a well-built masonry home to collapse.

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Dave Miller, block promotion manager for the Florida Concrete and Products Association, estimated that block construction controlled 80 percent of the new-home construction market in the state 10 ...

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A: Poured concrete and concrete block are the two foundation types that dominate the residential-construction industry here in the USA. I've built buildings using both materials.

I’ve got a choice to make about my new home. The builder is giving me the option of a poured concrete or concrete block foundation. There’s not a huge difference in price, but I’m more ...

A: Poured concrete and concrete block are the two foundation types that dominate the residential construction industry in the United States. I've built buildings using both materials.

Concrete blocks can withstand higher winds than typical construction, he said, although it’s not 100% tornado-proof. “Mother Nature is stronger than me,” he said.

The lumber and concrete block industries admit that alternative materials are making some gains on the home building market they have dominated for decades. But they say it won’t last.

Nonquit Homes. Driving Down Construction Costs ... wanted to test the durability of concrete panels by pitting them against both a concrete block wall and a wooden house with brick veneer.