(fullscreen with narration)

 
VOBB-USA

We intend to show that VOBB thin-wall brick can be used on a cost effective basis with VOBB block to achieve a first-class look with both beauty and strength. VOBB thin-wall brick will have a size of 6" x 12" (less the 1/2" mortar joint) which will give a Roman empire look of strength and lasting beauty.

We believe that every American deserves to live in a home which the wall structure is safe from burning, safe from destruction of "most" tornadoes, "most" hurricanes, "most" floods, termites, facilitates a home which is beautiful to live in, saves on utility cost, quiet from outside/inside noise and is built on a cost-effective basis.

Facts as per the United States government - in reality a very sick American joke:

"In 2003, fire departments responded to 402,000 home fires in the United States, which claimed the lives of 3,145 people (not including firefighters) and injured another 14,075 (Karter 2004).

In 2003, residential fires caused more than $6 billion in property damage (Karter) 2004).

Four out of five U. S. fire deaths in 2003 occurred in homes (Karter 2004)."

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/fire.htm

Question?:
Do you want your family to live in a quality VOBB concrete block home or
Do you want them to live in an el-cheapo wood-built home, substandard construction using termite food and firewood?

(Maps to drive to the work-site)

Dirt work and moving the trees
dumping a load of
dirt to raise above
the flood plain
The dirt is being spread
by the dozer.
in-progress

 

most of the dirt
has been hauled in

 dirt work -
405 LOADS		 moving the
pecan trees

 

Design of VOBB-USA

Overview
Front
Left
Right
Rear
First floor
Second floor
Dollhouse view
   
Rafter Roof plane    

 


PDF print as of 28th of December 2005 - best viewed at 200% (best to save to your compuyter first):
ceiling height for first floor is 11.5 feet, .5 foot for the flooring on the 2nd floor and then 9 feet high for the second floor with a total wall height of 21 feet


 

VOBB thin-wall brick
Roman empire look of strength with beauty of brick

6" high & 12" long less 1/2" mortar joint
VOBB thin-wall brick will be one inch thick
 
VOBB thin-wall brick can be many different colors VOBB block is 6" thick & VOBB thin-wall brick is 1" thick  

This beautiful VOBB home (to the left) used regular brick on the exterior of the home. If you have 6" thick VOBB block with grout and rebar for the walls, why do you need 3" of brick with expensive labor and weak mortar joints? Basically, the brick is there just for looks. The big problem is, the cost was $30,000 on this home. This was approximately $13,000 for the brick and approximately $17,000 for the labor and mortar. We hope, that with the use of VOBB thin-wall brick, to get the equivalent job completed for a cost substantially less than $30,000. This is because the cost for the labor for VOBB thin-wall brick will be less, the freight cost will be less (due to less weight) and eventually, with sufficient production runs, that the cost of the VOBB thin-brick material will be less on a square foot basis compared to 3" regular brick.

 

VOBB thin-wall brick will attach to the VOBB block by the use of a VOBB brick clip. This is a specially designed plastic clip which on one side mates with the VOBB block on a vertical basis. On the thin-wall brick, the same size grooves will run on a horizontal level. Therefore, the clips will allow both up & down and sideways movement until the thin-brick is in the desired location. A 1/2 bead of mortar will be installed from a mortar gun/machine to give a permanent placement.

 

To save on air conditioning and heating costs, it is expected to use in this home the advanced technology from ECR Tech.    http://www.ecrtech.com/content/
EarthLinked® is the simplest heat pump system available for heating and cooling any structure. ECR's refrigerant flow controls make it possible to directly access the solar energy stored below the earth's surface. No outside condenser/evaporator coil, fan blade or motor is needed. And no intermediate water loop with its associated circulating pump(s) and heat exchanger is required. The standard compressor is the only component necessary to circulate refrigerant through the ECR heat pump and the earth.

We recommend that a vapor barier be used on the exterior walls to prevent water, vapor, etc. from coming through the walls. For a very good write up on the use of quality vapor bariers, see:
http://www.askthebuilder.com/B403_High_Performance

_Vapor_Barriers.shtml

All concrete block will absorb water like a "sponge".


VOBB-USA Ready for the VOBB construction to start

VOBB-USA