VOBB® Concrete Blocks - Concrete Wall Construction for Better Built Homes/Buildings
VOBB® concrete blocks are dry stacked to create custom homes/buildings which are simple, strong and affordable. Our interlocking concrete blocks create a unique patented concrete block building system specially designed for wall construction in custom-built homes and quality cost-effective built commercial buildings. The VOBB® owner enjoys many advantages not available to owners of wood-built homes/buildings.
ADVANTAGES OF THE BLOCK WALL BUILT WITH VOBB® CONCRETE BLOCKS (compared to wood frame building):
- VOBB® concrete blocks are non-combustible.
- There is no damage to VOBB® concrete blocks or the block wall by termites.
- There is never any wood rot to VOBB® concrete blocks or the block wall.
- VOBB® concrete blocks create block walls that are able to withstand stronger winds. (A concrete block wall is 500% stronger than wood-built.)
- There is substantially reduced noise level with a VOBB® concrete wall.
- VOBB® concrete blocks, with the applicable insulation, provide great value in reducing utility costs.
After using your VOBB® concrete blocks to build your home, you can finish the exterior with brick, stucco, siding, etc. There is no difference in the external appearance of a VOBB® home and that of a conventional home/building. Then you can completely hide VOBB® concrete blocks from the exterior and interior of the home.
REDUCED LABOR COST OF INSTALLATION USING VOBB® CONCRETE BLOCKS
Lightweight aggregate VOBB® concrete blocks are easily assembled horizontally with VOBB® clips in a dry-stack offset method. Rebar and concrete are added to the cavities except for where electrical and plumbing are run. As such, rebar and grout give the concrete walls its enormous strength. By using VOBB® concrete blocks which can be rapidly installed, a significant amount of time and money can be saved in building high-quality custom homes or commercial buildings.
- Labor costs on custom-built homes using VOBB® concrete blocks are substantially reduced because:
- the VOBB® concrete blocks can be assembled by BOTH masons and non-masons at a much cheaper cost.
- assembly of the concrete blocks is much simpler and faster since grout is used only inside the cavities of the blocks (with no weak mortar joint).
- a pump can be used to replace the (expensive) manual labor of pouring the grout inside the cavities.
As a special construction story, please
see how:
VOBB® quality construction stops run-away bulldozer
Some quality dry-stack VOBB® concrete block projects |
showcase home Louisiana (a) |
Beautiful 3100 sq. ft. home (a) |
7,000 sq. ft. mansion Pennsylvania |
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New Orleans, LA |
Gautier, MS |
Horse barn |
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outdoor kitchen |
B-B-Q restaurant Texas |
porch Texas |
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replacing FEMA trailer |
wall for home |
10,000 sq. ft commercial bldg |
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Two-story duplex |
Two very proud Texas ladies |
Water pit/drain |
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| Home on the river | Fish processing plant | Oilfield wash pit |
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Sample of the interior of a VOBB® home |
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The kitchen (a) |
The family room (a) |
The living room |
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Putting in |
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Dry-stacking a VOBB® |
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VOBB® is based on building on a six-inch grid.
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VOBB® concrete blocks - for a 'average/typical' the 18-inch is
used 83%, the 12-inch is used 11% and the 6-inch is used 6% |
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18" VOBB® -grooves only on two ends |
12" VOBB® with rebar |
6" VOBB® - corner block |
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For a free set of
houseplans for customed-designed homes using VOBB® concrete blocks, |
Contacts
Sales/Operations-866-580-8622, 337-781-0705 or 337-214-4451
vobb@earthlink.netFLORIDA
LEWIS CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.
DESIGN & DRAFTING CONSULTING
"FROM IDEA TO REALITY"
239 301 Blvd. East Suite G, Bradenton, Florida 34208
941-722-8145 * 941-545-9666
www.lewisconsultingservices.com
lewconsulting@aol.com
Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI)
Engineering Services
Sam Fernandez, Department Manager
7950 N.W. 64th Street, Miami, Florida 33166
(305) 471-7725 (office) (305) 593-1915 (fax) sam.fernandez@psiusa.com
TEXAS
Newell Cheatheam, CPBD (Member of Tx Institute of Building Design)
Building Designer - Custom Homes and Light Commercial
Newell's Designs
22531 Lost Creek Rd
Katy,Texas 77450.3304
281.392.3034
http://www.newellsdesigns.com/
newell@newellsdesigns.com
TIBD Award winning designs
DeLynn Mason, Builder/Developer - 210-559-9554
San Antonio, TX - coy_delynn@hotmail.com
Steve Doerr, Professional Engineer - 337-258-3716 **
(a) Photograph is courtesy of Virtual Showcase and the Builder's Journal.
Due
to numerous different soil conditions, building codes, etc.,
VOBB® makes no
guarantees and/or warranties (expressed or implied).
Please contact a qualified
engineer, architect or building inspector as needed.
dry stack = mortarless concrete block
