I'm helping out a fellow poster with advice to have his house built and I was wondering if anybody has any personal experiance with homes or businesses built with what is called here "materiales alivianos", or "lightweight building materials" recommended by the licensed engineer for the homebuilding project.
It is basically a method that replaces a solid concrete wall/roof with a much lighter section of styrofoam overlaid with concrete.
I'm interested if people have or know of homes/businesses with this type of construction and if they have proved to be durable or if they have had problems.
Thanks
It is basically a method that replaces a solid concrete wall/roof with a much lighter section of styrofoam overlaid with concrete.
I'm interested if people have or know of homes/businesses with this type of construction and if they have proved to be durable or if they have had problems.
Thanks