Pretty hilarious to watch Matt's cardboard sheathing rant then this video haha

@buildshow

Жыл бұрын

Ha! True. I’d love to see ALL production builds goto ICON walls! SO much better, stronger, more durable and disaster resistant!

@leonmilner9994

Жыл бұрын

​@@buildshow Hey, do you know the reason the print is limited to 10 ft? Would love to see multi-storey builds! Thanks for another great vid man!

@billinhouston3291

Жыл бұрын

@@leonmilner9994 There's a multistory build happening here in Houston. They are printing a 2 story home.

@Adam-yp2vu

Жыл бұрын

@@buildshow Are the egress walls insulated?

@RAM_845

Жыл бұрын

You know it'll look even cooler if they rendered the walls too :)

It's really kind of discouraging to hear a house costing $450,000 described as "an affordable everyman house" 😢

@colbzyk2128

Жыл бұрын

thats debt for life wtf

@Rac3r4Life

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the cronie capitalist dystopia called the US.

@PodcastClips-dr1mv

Жыл бұрын

Ya ridiculous

@westomopresto

Жыл бұрын

starter home prices in California are more than that, so as a californian finding a 450,000 home is a steal

@greatestone4eva

Жыл бұрын

we need a 100k house

I like the way the courses look, but honestly I'd probably have them plastered smooth for the most part on the interior, as otherwise they'll probably gather dust like crazy.

@garyflippin1690

Жыл бұрын

Remember popcorn ceilings?

@Josh.1234

Жыл бұрын

​@@garyflippin1690so how could we make popcorn ceiling even harder to fix? Let's make it all cement and over all walls.

@Josh.1234

Жыл бұрын

@@user-vb4fo2tr7i filtered HVAC doesn't prevent dust in any meaningful way

@StickyBit7777

Жыл бұрын

and you'd want to do the plastering before any dust accumulated, or you'd have a pressure washing nightmare.

@danoc51

Жыл бұрын

That was exactly my thought...dust collectors that eventually harbor mites or whatever creepy kinds of things that colonize in carpeting. Also, a lot of us prefer wood floors, and the curved corners could present problems in cutting the wood and doing any kind of baseboard. And I'm wondering about plumbing/electrical repairs and additions. I've just built a custom house in California and it took two years just to get the plans approved. I am not so sure the cities here will get excited about a new, unproven construction method. That said, there's a lot to like about this kind of construction. And a smooth plaster job could make the contours look fantastic.

i think you should build in anchor points into the walls with a set spacing, then whole industries could manufacturer cabinets and equipment that the homeowner could bolt to the walls themselves

@dylanbuckner152

9 ай бұрын

they want tradesmen to come in under them so they can jack the price more

@mustbetrippin7406

17 күн бұрын

IDK friend I think the manufacturers of cabinets could build to suit with ready anchors on the products. That would make it easy for builders and homebuyers to install and it would reduce cost for everyone.

I've always wanted to build a house with an airgap. Like a brick house, with another brick wall a foot away from all of the exterior walls. A house within a house. It would be well insulated, super easy to run plumbing/wiring/ac lines. And pretty much 100% bulletproof, because any bullets or spalling ejected from the brick, would encounter ANOTHER brick. Also, the big bad wolf would have a tough time blowing it down.

@victorjohnson7512

8 ай бұрын

Double Brick, or Full Brick construction like your describing is still common in Australia where the climate is very hot. The air gap between walls is a natural insulation.

@ryteulopki8069

7 ай бұрын

Cavity wall technology is old and very inefficient. It is still common in UK which is limited by low volume of skilled workers but pretty much all of the rest of the europe turned away from cavity wall tech. It is expensive, very labour intense and provides poor thermal efficiency. Instead you may consider blocks (various materials are used depending on your location) with external layer of insulation, usually styrofoam but mineral wool is also common choice. These are quick to build, you can put up an average size house in a day and have whole structural work, including foundations and roof, completed under 2 weeks. Other, even more efficient and definitely more eco friendly is pole style construction. With wooden (laminated 6x2 into 6x6) posts located every 2.5m. Void between is filled with insulation giving very little left for thermal bridging. You also get a external wall, usually concrete-fible board, spaced approx 5cm off main wall... giving you form of cavity (this is for moisture control)! This is most efficient construction allowing a "PASSIVE HOUSE" in cold climate with wall thickness under 45cm! You are also getting massive freedom in internal design due to lack if internal weight bearing walls. It is also worth to mention that post frame requires much less of earth work - depending up soil type you can go with 16 inches auger and drill just 1200mm deep! You can easily build up to 3 floors up. With little more engineering 5 floors are possible. Anyway... steer away from classic cavity wall ;) If you don't believe... visit UK :D

@teschchr122

6 ай бұрын

If you have to witty about a bullet proof house you might need to revisit your life choices

@mustbetrippin7406

17 күн бұрын

You're absolutely right the only hitch was the cost of doing so but now that's a fleeting memory with this construction.

@SD-vy7gj

14 күн бұрын

Yeah cavities are old tech. And provide barleyyyy an improvement on insulation. Shocking how so many people can be so passionately wrong in the age of information

I've been in and around construction my entire life, including in the womb. I built commercial then did piling-supported masonry residential construction on the water in South Florida. I had homes I built hit by hurricanes. I am 70 years old, but I see this technology, think of the possibilities, and wish I had another kick at the can. Very exciting. Thanks.

@anthonyman8008

Жыл бұрын

you wish you could set trusses and build closet headers? Cause there's no construction here. One corporate giant building huge 3d printers. these are going to be horrible for black mold when painted and full of emfs from you wireless devices. Enjoy

@BrianNavalinsky

Жыл бұрын

@Anthony Man Sounds like somebody needs a hug. Black mold remediation is up to a properly designed HVAC system and changing the air in the envelope. It can be done in a masonry home, I have done it. As far as emfs, I currently own an electronic testing lab. There are industry standards limiting radiation. We test for them daily. You might be a bit paranoid about businesses. Most people just want to build a great product.

@anthonyman8008

Жыл бұрын

@@BrianNavalinsky pretty good troll. How much do you get?

@BrianNavalinsky

Жыл бұрын

@Anthony Man I am a builder. Pull up 245 costanera road in Coral Gables. I built it in 1989. I would love to print it.

@matthewlawson4583

Жыл бұрын

Brian, I'm not sure what video you were watching but you don't build anything. Jason drops off a huge machine and one guy watches several houses being built but doesn't do anything. Somebody else comes by and sits trusses and slepts of roof on kick of a can? You would just be a roofer, not a builder. Is this technology came around when you were young? You would probably be a tile guy because nobody would need you.

Keep in mind when they say they are reducing the time and cost compared to timber framing those cost savings aren’t passed onto the consumer. It’s more expensive to buy these homes so the cost savings seen by the builder is pocketed by them. Don’t get excited if you’re looking for an affordable home.

@paulkenney2198

10 ай бұрын

Yeah damn skippy

@northwestgaming4049

10 ай бұрын

As a builder I see the potential to make 💰 🤑 💸

@Bigdog1787

10 ай бұрын

Concrete is expensive and they making concrete even more expensive making the demand for it higher.

@Salty99

10 ай бұрын

@@phil562 I do actually. A builder who truly passes the savings onto the the consumer so that he can out compete the competition. A quality product at a more affordable price than price gouging builders. People used to have good morals and values. Guess it’s a rare find these days.

@corail53

9 ай бұрын

Its not even faster. Wonder how it would compare to straight concrete pour.

its great to see matt hangout with someone who is as enthusiastic as he is about houses. what an awesome video

This was one of the best videos I've seen on printed homes. Learned a lot. Would like to know a little more about fixing drill holes and chip repairs. I expect that these homes will change owners multiple times, each owner with his own design preferences resulting in holes and appliances at a new location.

@savage1365

6 ай бұрын

Yeah no doubt

@mustbetrippin7406

17 күн бұрын

I see your point however also think of it like this, in the future the technology will have improved and this material can be knocked down recycled and reprinted however you want on the same slab. lol

How are angry teenagers supposed to punch holes in the walls? This is a severe engineering oversight.

@chief5981

Жыл бұрын

😆

@michaeltriptow6877

Жыл бұрын

lol

@scottcarr3264

Жыл бұрын

As the Father of a 19 year old I know where you are coming from. ( Gyprock CSR) Drywall sucks.

@spoonikle

Жыл бұрын

Kick in the door - more fun

@4runner4ever83

Жыл бұрын

They better think twice! 😂

Matt over the years has become a better and better show presenter. No awkwardness, really nice presentation. Well flowing videos. Good job. I enjoy these videos alot.

@-PORK-CHOP-

Жыл бұрын

I still wish Matt would stop butting in when the other person is talking, let them explain about the product instead of constantly talking over them

@ericdavis1660

Жыл бұрын

Noooo, awkwardness?

@hotrod1953Skylark

Жыл бұрын

I rather watch the machine in progress instead of two guys talking.

I remember when I was in construction I was one of the first ones and start using standing seam metal roofing I had my own on-site roll former. And it took us several years before we could get people convinced of the value of a standing seam roof. The Corps of Engineers when we finally got them to approve them and spec them out was probably our first and biggest starting point. And it was a huge learning curve. I have since that time before I retired have placed standing seam roofs on something like 200+ different military bases and often on many different projects on those bases.

Absolutely INCREDIBLE! THANK YOU for making this video and sharing this amazing future. This made me SO happy and inspired for our shared future.

They picked the right guy to be a guest, he killed it

@NeoMK

Жыл бұрын

Wrong host though, that dude is annoying!

Dude this is so cool. I can't believe that I've been watching this video for 40 minutes and I didn't skip forward once I didn't speed through any of the scenes. This is top-notch

@b0rd3n

Жыл бұрын

You missed key phrases probably.

@katiehettinger7857

Жыл бұрын

I've been following 3D printing for the last few years, since I saw the first one in Germany and this is awe inspiring, they have solved so many of the problems between the other trades interacting with the new technology. 😃 👍💙

This is perfect for Florida and Puerto Rico

It looks very natural, organic. I absolutely love these homes, since I saw the tour of house 0. ❤

I think the ripple wall effect will be cool for a while and then look dated especially after they realise it is a massive dust collector. I have seen updated 3D structural printers that do offer the option for a smooth wall finnish.

@kameljoe21

Жыл бұрын

Yeah once the dust starts on it you will want to kill someone... Good luck cleaning every little shelf.

@ashmaybe9634

Жыл бұрын

My immediate thought as well. I would want that whole lot plastered smooth :D

@stevenlight5006

Жыл бұрын

An cost ,

@grilledxcheeze

Жыл бұрын

@@kameljoe21 A brush attachment on a vacuum cleaner would make cleaning the grooves easy. Seems like there would be a product you could easily spread onto the walls if you wanted areas without texture, which I probably would. I think it would be very easy. This stuff is still pretty new and lots of people will come along with lots of products to accompany this building technique.

@kameljoe21

Жыл бұрын

@@grilledxcheeze I think you may have missed the whole point. There are thousands of feet of tiny shelfs. All over your house. Why would you want to plaster over something that should have been done in the first place. This is why these project are not going to be long term. There are better and more viable solutions out there. One is a brick machine that uses an adhesive that is far better. Plus with robots coming about in the next decade we could see 1000 robots show up to a work site and with in a few days see a fully built custom and precise home built. With AI you will be able to build a house from scratch modify it and it will give you an exact material cost same day and you can adjust it and add options and other things in and when you get to the dollar amount you want. Use vr headset and walk around in and outside to make sure its what you want. In a couple of weeks your your load will show up and with in days your house will be built on your land. They will come in and drill and tamp your pier footers then proceed to build your floor, walls roofs and then your outside. All of this will be done in just a few days as they will work 24/7 and most of your product will be premade in a factory. For example when order your shower it will come pre assembled and the only thing you have to do is set it in place hook up drain and water lines and its done. Prefab full shower and tubs. Comes with a fully built in waterproof roof with installed vent fan for your floor or attic area.

These homes are the mid century modern homes of the 1950's. There is no comparison to the past they should be marketing these beautiful homes with energy conservation and interior innovation. Reintroduce the Formica counter tops terrazzo floors with heated floors with high end heat pump hydronic and indirect lighting and passive solar. This house is timed spot on!!

@wjgoh653

Жыл бұрын

Killer points, I was thinking the same on heating and cooling but on single site build (not a community) passive cooling loops with alternative fuel boiler would really make this almost an ideal off grid as well.

@markcollins457

Жыл бұрын

Just saw a 3yr old house the construction was horrible the only thing that was perfect was the paint and wall paper. With concrete walls even the "NON" money side looks good.

@wjgoh653

Жыл бұрын

@@markcollins457 nfortunately THAT is what you get for $45 dollars a sqft. But it will still be sold for north of 250k in most locations

@wjgoh653

Жыл бұрын

@@markcollins457 Yea unfortunately, that's what you get for $45 SQFT that still sells for north of 250k today. The cost of labor exceeds the cost of materials by a factor of 3 to 5 in most cases. We used to build with a goal of 20% on profits but now the markets drive the costs up and quality down.

@kenjisakaie6028

Жыл бұрын

THIS!!!! I am a bit concerned about insulation, though.

As a former low-voltage installer, both commercial and residential, and now as a handyman, I see upsides and downsides all over the place. That ribbed wall surface will be an absolute bastard to clean, especially in dusty locales, and mounting mirrors, artwork, TVs, cabinetry, and other items will be very problematic. I add extra outlets for handyman clients all the time, but that ain't happening here. However, having masonry walls everywhere eliminates the need to find studding to hang heavy items (TVs, particularly) and since nearly everything has a throwaway packet of cheap hardware in it that nearly always includes plastic masonry anchors that are useless in drywall, those packets will be more useful. Polished concrete as a flooring surface is a transient trend, and isn't actually widely popular, ESPECIALLY in cold climates. In the long run, though, remodeling is effectively impossible. Additions? Extra rooms? Second stories? Kitchen updating? Jetted tub in the bathroom? Kick rocks, homeowners. If anyone tries, they will stand out like sore thumbs, if they're even possible at all. Areas with small lot sizes and close proximity of neighboring houses? Unlikely that the printer could be set up. Really, this technology is probably only practicable (i.e. used in practice) in new tract construction on large open areas.

@Huele.polvodemoniado

9 ай бұрын

You wouldn’t be able to make any changes anyways. Lennar is HOA and they don’t allow major changes or construction to their builds

@seadragon1456

8 ай бұрын

The housewife in me saw those walls and said h€ll no! I hate vacuuming/wiping baseboards. I’d really hate trying to clean dust out of that.

@bry2k

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's a good point re cleaning. But you know, in the end, aside from changing the layout of the house, everything else you mentioned is solvable. Extra outlets and plumbing - well, just poke those holes in a few more places and install a trim plate and some extra PVC for future use. I don't think mounting things will be that difficult. Drilling holes for set screw in concrete is as easy as wood, then you place a backer board, add whatever you want in front of it, and trim it out. It will encourage you to make every addition to the walls a little more luxurious. Lastly, in terms of the wall surface, stucco for the exterior, or traditional grout/tile and/or wood sheathing or other interior wall treatments can easily hide some of that "ribbing" look of this construction design. I do agree that maybe aside from some specific load bearing walls relevant to the layout, the interior walls should not be printed with concrete, as that greatly hinders future remodeling. I think this 3D printing design for exterior, interwoven with "modular construction" techniques (factory built plug n play interior walls etc) would be a good mix.

@Bob-ru5di

8 ай бұрын

Im so happy you wrote this so i didn't have to... dont buy one used unless you planning on a ground up rebuild!

@Bob-ru5di

8 ай бұрын

​@@bry2kthis home is like a speaker box... 1 day the box will no longer be able to be fixed or hold components like Tweeters & woofers will become windows, doors, cabinets, once you commit to a hole thats it no going back.... how to you run that machine in the middle of the wall? Or fix a layer that cracked... u dont... injoy building another box... but home size....

This process is cool in how it's done. I also see the application in certain areas. The obvious areas where I would not want this is the area where geological terrain doesn't support the weight. But it truly is intriguing.

I would love to see a blower door test in these

@egibbys

Жыл бұрын

For Sure

@tufalike1796

Жыл бұрын

??

@jonmoore1614

Жыл бұрын

I think the beauty of this is the opportunity to leak air is much less.

@johngrisum

Жыл бұрын

The plasticisers in the concrete would most likely address that. I would be more interested in knowing about the insulation properties and its effectiveness in colder climates.

@AK_Ray

Жыл бұрын

​@@johngrisumwith complete 100% filling of the wall cavities with foam and the thermal properties of concrete I bet they excel in Northern climates even more so than Southern.

This generation's biggest concern with homes isn't the lack of them, it's the price point. I wish he would have been more transparent about that. The problem with them not actually being any cheaper than what's available is it still doesn't fix the problem. You can have infinite supply but if you have zero demand because nobody can afford them they won't get built.

@internetcancer1672

11 ай бұрын

Well they are hoping to fix cost through scale. The thing to remember is this will replace human labor so fewer people with jobs and money to buy the houses lol...

@Outworlder

11 ай бұрын

The current problem is the opposite. Demand is through the roof and not enough supply. That's one of the reasons why prices are so high.

@jontay4199

11 ай бұрын

Kind of like what ​@@Outworlder said, supply and demand is always where pricing comes from. Extreme demand and no supply means high prices, if we can start to meet demand, prices will come down.

@SeanTolan_illuminated_imaging

11 ай бұрын

I do not trust Lennar. That is like "Hey we have this amazing technology that makes it so much easier to mass produce, but we will find a way to keep it unaffordable for our profit". They built homes in my neighborhood mass produced on a piece of land they acquired...$75k above market...

@blacksun3771

11 ай бұрын

If you want affordable you don't build single family housing. R-1 housing will always be expensive as the biggest driver of cost isn't the house but rather the land it is built on. If you want to build affordable homes then you need to build medium density condo units.

The only thing that I would worry about is the foundation settling. These houses would be much heavier than most homes on the foundation so even if they’re post tension slab there’s always some movement depending on the soil under it. Should there be some settling the wall on top will crack from floor to ceiling

@Planet-Anime

9 ай бұрын

Ever heard of a brick house

@goMANgo84

9 ай бұрын

@@Planet-Anime Yeah I grew up in a brick house and all the footings I’ve seen were 3 feet thick and they were only exterior walls. This has interior walls and every one is heavy.

@AMLagonda

9 ай бұрын

No different to any house built in Australia.....

@xani666

9 ай бұрын

@@Planet-Anime Bricks are lighter than concrete

@spookshow6999

9 ай бұрын

​@@AMLagondanobody cares

I have been interested in this for over a decade, I am so happy to see it is happening. Just wish it was available to more people.

Structural Engineer here. That garage door header using a plate strap on the bottom in tension looks sketchy. Remember you have all that concrete weight plus the roof load. I design these as a flinch plate beam with LVLS and a steel plate sandwiched between to utilize the section modulus of wood and steel.

For someone who lives and breaths in upscale "money isn't the issue" building it is good to see Matt actually pushing the question of cost. I certainly won't justify half a mill when you claim to be "solving the housing crisis" but I will say IF you're going to pay that much we should have houses that last more than a century. We've been playing music chairs with houses pretending a house that was never designed to last more than 30 years get sold at it's 50th and at a premium! The housing crisis is WAY WORSE than lacking supply. People are paying twice the price of a new home for junk that should have been torn down.

@jtmack77

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Let's stick it to who we can. Poppa needs a little pocket change.

@Josh.1234

Жыл бұрын

The market drives the costs, not much you can do about that aside from major economic changes in the price of labor/materials or technological advancements. Of which I am glad they are trying 3d printing, but I don't see a path forward where this will reduce the cost of a house.. I hope I'm wrong though Just finishing a build for myself and everything is expensive. Especially when you go the extra mile to make it better engineered. Tear down houses in my neighborhood are 300-400k.. and we aren't an well to do area even so after all is done I am in the 1mil range.

@e-lineco

Жыл бұрын

yep, especially those McMansions terrible and cheap products used and architecturally ugly lol. my opinion of course, but they make no sense in how they are made.

@evancombs5159

Жыл бұрын

The way I see it, houses should not be looked at as an investment. They should be seen like cars. That is the whole crux of the matter. Houses are viewed as an investment like you are investing into a non-physical thing such as a business which can appreciate in value because its value isn't in its physical properties. The problem is houses are physical, therefore they deteriorate over time. You can certainly do upgrades that will add value to the house, but they really shouldn't be appreciating in value when all you do is let it sit there. They should be depreciating in value relative to inflation over time.

@Josh.1234

Жыл бұрын

@@evancombs5159 economic utility drives whether it's an investment, not how people "look" at it. Real estate and business can generate revenue. Businesses can make a profit and properties can generate rent. Also houses even when torn down have value, the land. It's a fixed amount specially when it's in a desirable neighborhood it's scarce. Cars have little utility or value when they reach 20 years old and there isn't scarcity to them.

This is really interesting to see concrete printing go industrial, I'm not sure I would love cleaning the grooves or trying to hang pictures, but I can see method being fairly viable vs standard stick frame + drywall, which would be a sea change we haven't seen in 80+ years.

Those things are a work of art. They are beautiful.

I would love to see these homes in Florida. They would definitely withstand our hurricanes. Love the houses and designs

@gregbrigham3247

Жыл бұрын

Would help to lower insurance cost possibly, I would definitely buy one. What's the average cost, is this still in the beta testing phase?

@winstonallthingselectrical837

Жыл бұрын

I’d buy one in Florida!!!

@questioner1596

Жыл бұрын

Also, the ability to withstand floods will be huge in Florida as sea levels rise.

@thirdsin7754

Жыл бұрын

@@questioner1596 I'm just confused how you clean inside these walls after the flood waters go down... The amount of toxic garbage/mold food in the water that will deposited inside the walls would need to be cleaned out I would imagine...

@mrbob9556

Жыл бұрын

@@thirdsin7754 Pressure wash it with bleach.

Those walls will be a nightmare to keep clean.

@jtmack77

Жыл бұрын

Spring cleaning.... break out the pressure washer.

@glorgau

Жыл бұрын

Maybe a steam cleaner would work...

@cox2432

Жыл бұрын

Dust for days I know I was thinking that

@matthewerwin4677

Жыл бұрын

Some sort of sealer would need to be applied. You would have all kinds of stains. Concrete is so porous.

@wilfredvanvalkenburgh2874

Жыл бұрын

The naysayers are full of "it". Smooth polished floors, washable carpets, vacuum cleaners (both robot and hose type. There is no problem here. Anyone says different is trying to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD).

I saw this on a popular magazine around 2013 or so. Now it's a reality.

I'd worry about those exposed beads inviting mildew. Pressure-washing a standard exterior is enough hassle, so hopefully that's some thick paint, maybe a bed-liner-based product. There's a (standard) concrete house down the street that's painted and it fits in very well, so I doubt looks would be a problem--unless the black streaks show up.

Matt & Jason are so knowledgeable, so informative. There is always a better way, nice to see people try and succeed.

Work as a commercial electrician and project manager in the construction industry and genuinely this is a remarkable game changing technology still somewhat in its infancy. I would probably jump at the opportunity to own one of these homes for my next home. It will be very interesting to see how they are able to scale this technology up as it matures. I’m sure the print quality will continue to improve to the point where a spray on skim coat is all that’s required if you didn’t like the live material look. Really really incredible, the way we stick frame build now is because it’s genuinely a decent system, but we have also gotten to the point where technical corners are being cut in mass produced homes, this is technology for the better and I wish everyone at this company best of luck.

@paulkenney2198

10 ай бұрын

How much does the masonry in the machine cost

@Bimboms

10 ай бұрын

What's most disheartening is that the lions share of cost savings will by and large be deployed to protect company margins rather than reduce costs to consumers.

@corail53

9 ай бұрын

There is nothing game changing about this nor is it remarkable. It does not save anytime in residential construction.

@barrycotter1665

9 ай бұрын

I'm sure they'll have a robot doing the electrical work soon and won't need you either buddy. God forbid a small crack or hole appears in the walls of these joints in the future. There will be nobody around d that specialises in that line of work anymore. They were never needed.

@christophersteen1873

9 ай бұрын

It's in it's infancy for about the next year until everyone realises that buying anything not 3d printed is a scam.

I watch a whole time laps video of a house being built. Its mesmerising

Every time I pass by and see those printers, I'm just mesmerized. Apparently not only paper is printed, houses too!

The huge interior and exterior radii add such a dramatic visual effect and comfortable feel to the home’s interior.

As an electrician this looks like a pain in the ass to wire, very time consuming, not to mention wanting to change or add anything or retrofitting later. Definitely increasing my prices 10 fold. 🤔 You talked about no backsplash being needed. Looks to me like a real food and grease catcher that's hard to clean the pours and crevices.

I've been dreaming of helping the housing crisis in Canada with projects just like this. This is the future of home building.

@lo2740

8 ай бұрын

house crisis in canada has nothign to do with the lack of houses, and everythign to do with money laundering and big finance. ITs political choices made by your politics, if you want to fix it you just have to fix these. Besides, 3D printing is a particualrly bad technology to build houses, it has a list of drawbacks longer than the arm, and does not even come close to the performance of current technlogy (conrete or clay large hollow blocks) in term of everythign that matters for a building : lightweight, cheap, easily and faslty deployed, insulating, and high strength / weight ratio.

This is the solution Canada needs

Thanks for diving deep into the details with them Matt

One of 99 in 1/100 homes? Also, love Matt, but it feels like he's always the mouthpiece of the company at hand. Like, love watching you, but I don't trust you. Never hard questions; I only see him going "Wow, this product is perfect, tell me more about how perfect it is!" I don't know 1/8th of what he does but no entire industry is flawless. One question I'd ask is like "3d printing can often have issues during the print; A bond doesn't work right, or the tip gets clogged, what happens if an issue occurs? Who pays or what if it's in a visible place?"

@RussellTurman

Жыл бұрын

100%. I learn a lot from these shows but you have to really sift through the infomercial first

@Josh.1234

Жыл бұрын

I agree mostly with what you are saying but I trust him though. I just don't take these builder show type interviews as being complete or as any indication he endorses the product. That being said, I don't think it's the most ethical to do these puff pieces when you are known for showing sound building practices.

@seattlemichele664

Жыл бұрын

I thought exactly the same thing when there was a shot of the guy changing the printing tip head. What’s the QA/QC for inconsistencies in mix or application? I think that because mass scale building is still a work in progress with multiple iterations of improvement still underway for Icon, they intentionally hold Matt back from discussing these type of potential problems. They are still “tweaking” the process.

@Josh.1234

Жыл бұрын

@@seattlemichele664 yeah I would assume that he's holding back that type of discussion. And tweaking type issues makes sense to gloss over. But I am more interested in how this wall performs differently structurally than a formed or CMU wall. I don't see how 10' of mortar will have the same strength as concrete. Also don't see how this cheaper/faster than having block layers do the same thing?

@NitroAuto77

Жыл бұрын

Definitely, in the proving stages, although important to realize that immediate and widespread dismissal of new technology is a great inhibitor of innovation. Early adopters will pave the way and allow the resources to those to work out the bugs along the way.

Very nice. I think ICF is going to be far more practical for the foreseeable future, but 3d printing in construction is definitely making progress!

Love it! Thanks for sharing the future.

Video is cool as always. Can’t say I’m a fan of the 3D printed look, but the fact it can be done is neat.

Now print them with 1/4th of the floor space for 1/10th of the price and I'm all in.

@geo1667

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure as the tech progresses new material will be developed that will allow for this without compromising the structual integrity of the buildings... won't expect to see the price coming down too much though 😅😅😅😅

@mitchweber7868

Жыл бұрын

What's that machine cost a couple million??? Hopefully their profit margins are pretty good because they're going to be paying that off for a while??

@zachjones2678

Жыл бұрын

@@mitchweber7868 with the labor savings I’m sure the savings add up quickly

@JC-xq3jl

Жыл бұрын

@@zachjones2678 They are only printing the walls. The rest is pretty standard construction at standard costs. ICON likes to mislead folks into thinking the savings is large when it is not. Not hard to Google this and learn what the real truth is. Still, it's pretty neat technology but the cost savings will eventually be negligible.

@JC-xq3jl

Жыл бұрын

@@mitchweber7868 For ICON, it's really a marketing cost. Until the rest of the industry catches up this is just a sales pitch.

It's about time, awesome work.

Coming from a guy who really appreciates and adores traditional structural construction - this is impressive. I'll go as far to say - badass. 😎

This is gonna be huge for buildings in the future. The main feature I see is noise reduction, especially in town, houses and apartments in such where people are slamming the doors and vibration is through wood frames. I do think that they need to put some sort of drywall on the interior, though, imagine the dust settling on each one of those Grooves.

@jackesioto

Жыл бұрын

It does appear those homes might be soundproof.

@joecool4656

9 ай бұрын

The echo in the house must be terrible

@kamron_thurmond

9 ай бұрын

​@@joecool4656actually the beads would break up the reverb quite a bit.

@TheUser808

8 ай бұрын

That’s unlikely.

@georgerife8729

6 ай бұрын

If the walls are really good at blocking noise as it appears they would be, it would be great for houses next to freeways and by airports or where they are close to a noisy business. I think the interior walls are interesting- thick coat of paint should seal it a lot.

Interesting engineering for sure. Not something I could ever see myself wanting to get into, but someone will buy it. UMaine is right next door to where I live and they are also working on 3D printed homes.

absolutely fantastic. I can't wait for these to make their way up north to Canada, I'd buy one of these homes.

Thanks for making the future.

All those horizontal ridges will collect dust inside of the house. It is going to be impossible to clean with the duster (fibers will be catching of the rough surface of the concrete). Even if it is sealed or painted, surface is still will be too rough to clean. You will not be able to wipe it with a rag as your typical smooth vertical wall. It is going to be a cleaning nightmare. Imagine "horizontal blinds" 10' high all around you. This channel is big on the clean air etc., but, surprisingly, no word about cleanability of the walls.

@Tom-pc7lb

Жыл бұрын

Maybe a vacuum with the brush attachment? IDK

@richardmenz3257

Жыл бұрын

This is why I feel mudbot having the ability to have smooth walls on the inside will be a big benefit. Icon is ahead and mudbot may fail, but I am sure some in the 3d printing game will be able to pick this up properly.

@jacko4483

Жыл бұрын

Oh stop being such a fuddy duddy! Look at the bright side, just think of all the esthetically pleasing straight lines the kids can draw with their crayons!!

@davidomarcolwellmijares4035

Жыл бұрын

plaster coating my friend.... Will make it look minimalist, but you will know your house was made of concrete which is the great deal here....

@katiehettinger7857

Жыл бұрын

For the interior, as a consumer, I'd prefer a traditional finish, so I could hang pictures, mirrors or shelving without having to drill into concert. Other than that I'm in love with 3D printing, the design I have in mind is an earthship, off the grid application. 😉👍

I love what Icon3D is doing. I would love to live in one.

@Josh.1234

Жыл бұрын

Why would you like to live in one?

@scottmohrman7789

Жыл бұрын

@@Josh.1234 As Jason said in the video these homes are naturally energy efficient for less. The aesthetics are beautiful but the energy efficiency is what I like most.

@Josh.1234

Жыл бұрын

@@scottmohrman7789 I am sure he said they were energy efficient but until I see whole wall panel r values, I take that as marketing. Masonry walls with closed cell is not that efficient.

@scottmohrman7789

Жыл бұрын

@@Josh.1234 A big part of energy efficiency is controlling the air flow. These are naturally air tight.

@Josh.1234

Жыл бұрын

@@scottmohrman7789 yeah but so is a house with tyvek and flashing tape. Air flow is just one of many impacts on it's thermal properties. Currently passive homes aren't typically masonry so I am curious how these will work in cold climates where their concrete slab and wall intersection has no insulation.

I imagine the insulation is a little difficult. Or fixing a pipe that might burst. Plus it would be almost impossible to do a remodel.

@papi-sauce

9 ай бұрын

basically a prison

@lo2740

8 ай бұрын

everythign is ridiculous with this "technology" simply because it is not a technology, jsut a company trying to surf ona hype, but lets be honnest, there is no reason to us "3d printing" to make concrete walls, concerte walls can be built faster and way easier with any other existing method, actually and building plain conrete walls is an heresy in most cases. a total waste of materials for very poor properties in term of insulation, weight etc etc This is total nonsense.

Perfect for apartments, garage , barn.

Great show Matt. I see what is a typical problem where prefab housing has always come up short, you still have to build the roof. Im a builder from up in Canada, and have assembled numerous different wall systems, the floor (on a basement) and roof are still labor intensive.

@joevarga5982

Жыл бұрын

This isn't prefab. It's site built.

@gabrielback5615

Жыл бұрын

@@joevarga5982 I understand that, the similarity is that they've built the walls, same as prebuilt. The walls arnt the work that needs a solution. The roof mainly and floor, need a solution. We typically frame and stand the walls in a couple days, and are building them on a nice flat floor, provide a prefab roof system and it'll be a game changer.

@joevarga5982

Жыл бұрын

@@gabrielback5615 Well, this isn't even a solution for walls as far as I'm concerned. You know, with a site-built home, the walls are ALSO built on a nice flat floor and then stood up. And the overhead cost of a building walls inside a huge warehouse is eliminated.

@katiehettinger7857

Жыл бұрын

Do you have an amazing deal about new technology or construction for the roof, that's something I've been thinking about? 😉👍

@durakrete

Жыл бұрын

What about a concrete Roof Durakrete?

I magine the HOA headache that neighborhood is going to become ! But on to the house... Aside from dust caching walls, they are pretty cool. I'd suggest a plaster coat option. Btw, I expect this works in Texas and similar places. But slab on grade floors would never work where I live.

@scottcarr3264

Жыл бұрын

To your first line: Don't allow HOA's in that zone. Period, I have heard nothing but bad troubles when HOA's are there in the Neighborhood, just don't have them..

@e-lineco

Жыл бұрын

@@scottcarr3264 if it's Lennar there will be HOAs unfortunately. I too hate them, especially when you are moving out having to get everything done and all they care about is the trash I had outside, even tried to put a lean on my home that I was trying to sell. just insane what people will go through for something that will be removed.

Oh, and the lighting innovation with this could be amazing. The ceiling is the next system that needs rethinking.

Wish I was 25 again and in this kind of construction. This must be the way for future construction. Great video. Thanks

I want one of these houses badly! I’m sure it’s still way out of reach but maybe one day they will be much easier and cheaper or even DIY. Love this idea

First time seeing a printed concrete house being built, very impressive to say the least and as always Matt is the perfect presenter of innovative homes and new materials.

No more extreme modifications to homes. Put almost every trade out of work. Good job buddy.

This is the future. Awsome. I wanna get in 3d printing myself. But this is beyond awsome

Seriously cool, Matt. Maybe ICON can use this tech to pull a Henry Ford and make profitable starter houses, which just about every municipality needs. _Vulcan_ will never be bored.

@raynac224

Жыл бұрын

oh man an affordable starter home that is not a 80 year old trailer in a trailer park would be a dream come true!

The issue is you better love the floorplan and never want to change it. Remodeling will be a bear and any walls you add won't match the previous. I am a bit dubious myself but good that they are trying new things

@James-kg1wf

Жыл бұрын

Definitely my concern with these. I currently live in a house that was originally built in the 1800's and has been modernized and updated as time went on as the layout could be updated and have modern conveniences added. Unfortunately these houses have a huge problem in the way the layout will be a huge pain to update and this may possibly make them a lower cost option however would be easier to demo and restart if you want to change the layout too much. Either way I agree with the uploader that these are cool however also see your point as I was thinking this almost immediately when I listened more to the designer talk.

@janaeiscrazy

Жыл бұрын

I've owned many homes of all styles and sizes in my lifetime and have come to the conclusion that I only need a basic lower cost home that provides good shelter. I've taken my ego put of the home!

@quincydread5204

Жыл бұрын

@@James-kg1wf if the process gets cheap enough, which it should. Demo and reprinting would prob be about the same as it is now to have entire labor crews come in to do a standard remodel.. At some point i imagine these printers will fly from one site to another, and will likely be a common thing in every city... Though lets be honest with the way things are going right now, the average person will not actually OWN a home, these will all be structure's owned by the elites that already want to control everything while claiming they are doing it to save humans from climate change. If anyone actually owns a home in the next 50 years, it will be rare, and my thought is those will only be the people wh were smart and lucky enough to become 100% self suficient/off grid.

@viperswhip

Жыл бұрын

These are pretty cheap to build, well, will be, so, just sell, and build a new one.

@deadeyeduncan5022

Жыл бұрын

@@viperswhip Cheaper to build, probably not cheaper to buy.

I think combining this with the factory built house technology (where houses are just assembled on site) for the roof structures would probably reduce costs even more. The factory could modularize the roof, MEP, and in-ceiling components/finish then just cap these printed structures so all the on-site trade work is reduced even more. And there's no reason the ICON printer can't also do the initial painting (before the roof), it'd just need a new attachment arm to control the Z-axis and rotation of the sprayer. Couple that with being able to also do the fencing and basic landscape elevations (flower boxes, etc.) and this can seriously reduce costs across all aspects of the process.

@NightFlight1973

6 ай бұрын

The outdoor accents being done from a list seems a little cookie cutter for me. Then again, I grew up on a farm with 140 acres, so we had a lot of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ kind of space to play in all day. Well that and taking care of the cows. Anyhow, being raised like that its hard for me to conform to the burbs, even though I've lived in small towns now most of my life.

First American home thats not made of cardboard, well done

im impressed. I am trying to replace a trailer comunity with ICF's and maybe this might work on a couple as comparasion. Also on the slab I have poured a couple using no traditional rebar but using Helix micro rebar instead and so far no cracking at all. well see what the future brings. Great episode.

Maybe I could afford a house one day if technological innovations keep up

@richardmenz3257

Жыл бұрын

Sadly, this won't make homes cheaper for along time or if ever. But homes built will be way higher quality needing less repairs so that is a good thing.

@devoywilliams3956

11 ай бұрын

houses will become cheaper if they start mass producing and jack up supply.

Excellent, many blessings, Kimmy

Thanks!

I wish lennar's regular builds had even close to that kind of attention to detail.

@Josh.1234

Жыл бұрын

Well icon is probably spending a ton of money to do these to a much higher quality of finish..

@matthewlawson4583

Жыл бұрын

I don't know, I'm in the Northeast and $250. A square foot for a concrete printed house does not seem very reasonable or affordable. If I could afford $250 a square foot that is not the house I'd want to live in

@why6212

Жыл бұрын

Not saying its right, but 3d printing is in the position that it has to prove itself. Taking the savings and putting a little extra polish on is smart to do when on the cutting edge. No doubt once it becomes normal lennar will buy their own printers instead of hiring ikon and print some really shitty houses.

@Clockwork0nions

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewlawson4583 Seems pretty in line with national average home prices.

@MikeOldani

Жыл бұрын

​@@Clockwork0nions I would imagine that's no accident. If it costs more, it's cost of adoption. If it costs less, it's pure profit. Pricing of a product with one maker is subjective not objective.

Matt - you should revisit your bullet proof test and add a new wall section into the mix. :) ??

This is nuts! Really nice work ICON, plenty of patentable stuff as well. You should build to tornado area asap to prove a point and test it out. Naturally make the foundations 10 feet high with access ramps to make it flood friendly 💪

I'm glad I spent all those hours playing with Play-Doh and the spaghetti extruder in kindergarten

They don't make them like they used to I guess. I own an 70+ year old block brick building - similar to regular 8"x16" concrete blocks but the blocks are made of yellow/orange clay. Interior side of the walls are sprayed with plaster, same kind of plaster they used to use on wood lathe/plaster walls, before drywall came into use. For the door and window openings, the plaster was used to fill in the gaps behind the door and window framing. And 1/4" T shaped steel beams were used for the headers on the topside of those openings. Also, the roof trusses are custom welded 3" steel pipe that would otherwise be used for steam boilers or to run pipes into an oil well back in the day. Heavy duty for sure. When I bought the building there was a little bit of settling and cracks in the concrete slab so there were a few cracks here and there - so I did a little bit of plaster and/or mortar packing and patching on both the interior and exterior to take care of that. Ditto for covering up holes left behind when moving cabinets and picture frames and what not. One more thing - I had to deal with a fair amount of water damage here and there to the interior plaster so I had to re-plaster that, and make sure that everything was properly re-calked and resealed. >>> On a side note, they built a concrete block car wash near me last year and they made sure to spray the whole thing down inside and out with CONCRETE SEALER, and then painted it again over the top of that. Even so, there's already some cracks showing up, so they're going to have to re-seal and repaint it again in those places.

@travismiller5548

Жыл бұрын

"clay structural tile" not "block brick"

Love the way Jason comes across - a passionate humble genius

Really interesting. Great video.

Great show!!!

If like to see an update on the cracking of walls years down the road. Also mold issues forming inside the walls due to moisture from the concrete itself or leaking from roof.

@jaydunbar7538

Жыл бұрын

The walls are filled with expanding foam so not sure where the mold would grow

@anthonyman8008

Жыл бұрын

especially when painted, trapping in the moisture.

@anthonyman8008

Жыл бұрын

@@jaydunbar7538 lol, it takes a real boomer

@maaingan

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyman8008 new=scary

@Withnail1969

Жыл бұрын

this is unreinforced concrete, it's just going to crumble away in a few decades.

PVA fibers are likely part of the mix. PVA fibers were used in the first concrete exhibiting work hardening - concrete that actually gets stiffer when it cracks. It probably has a lot of fly ash in the mix too, along with some low density fillers and surfactants. There is a lot of development work in that mix, and the mix and the printer design have to evolve together.

@a.g8517

Жыл бұрын

70y later this mix probably will be dangerous as asbestos now

@Josh.1234

Жыл бұрын

So it's not concrete..

@daveklein2826

Жыл бұрын

James all you have done is GUESS... Come back when you have actual FACTS

I love seeing this stuff grow and evolve. Can't wait for it to be more common place. What I don't like is the 'it'll be priced in the same range as other projects of similar houses'. So sure, you get some efficiencies in how the house runs but ultimately, the profit goes back to the builder. This isn't soling any kind of housing crisis if the pricing isn't any different. People need houses that are affordable right NOW and not 'savings over time'. The utilities are the LEAST costly part of a house. If someone can't afford a house, it wont mean bugger all if a house is more efficient.

Insane 🔥

This technology will be great when you can 3D print multi storey houses or buildings. Not every environment has the land area to do single storey houses at scale.

@huntermartin

Жыл бұрын

Story.

@wilfredvanvalkenburgh2874

Жыл бұрын

The technology will improve. I think this is fantastic! "A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step".

@elslick

Жыл бұрын

Can probably be done with current technology. Realistically, all.tou would have to do would be build a truss style bridge scaffolding to raise your rails to the proper height to run your next run. Would just have to do the math to figure wall thickness and support needed. Bit would be incredibly impractical. For a multi-story building.

@9realitycheck9

Жыл бұрын

..and on elevation with different degrees of grades...

@tufalike1796

Жыл бұрын

that is already being done though, I think it's China but am not sure, it was an asian country building multiple levels.

Great video, nice to see quality instead of junk like Dr Horton Homes that are being built everywhere I look in my area.

Man this house must really be 🔥 fire resistant! Awesome 👍!

Would love to see how the future repairs will look, slab leaks are hard to detect on plastic pipe. He said it would be easy to renovate but that can’t be true, brick houses are far more difficult to work on than drywall.

This was fascinating to watch. Would love to live in one of these. Looks efficient for neighborhoods, not so much individual homes. But I see that they can just keep improving from here. I feel like they could have eliminated a lot of the wood and used metal.

If I could give 10 thumbs up I would. So cool to see the growth and I'd love to see semi custom implementation!

This is so awesome!! I’ve always wanted to live in Tupperware!!!

I just flew to Austin to look at these and other homes...very secretive...the guard had me turn around and said no pics...they were actively building while I was there today. (5/17/23)...they look really cool.

If this sort of thing catches on, I suspect they will figure out doors and windows that can drop straight in. I would not be a big fan of the beaded walls, but all it takes is money and a good plasterer to have beautiful smooth walls. I would definitely do closed cell foam, at least in the walls to really make it flood proof. Not sure what would happen with an open cell foam or other insulation in the wall if there were ever a flood. You would have to get the wet insulation out of the wall and I don't see how that would happen.

@corail53

9 ай бұрын

So just more costs.

How does a home owner add an outlet? Do they need specialized tool to cut holes for a box?

Cinder Block homes were all the rage in the 1950's and almost no one uses block today.

SURFACE AREA INSIDE = CLEANING 😂😂😂 WE LOVE THE BEADS

Just what I always wanted...a house that looks like the plasterer didn't finish lol.

I can imagine that if there was a leak in the plumbing for the shower one would have to either remove the shower or remove the concrete wall on the other side to make the repairs. Why don’t they ever design easy access to the plumbing?

Lenar…if you’re considering a Lenar home I highly suggest you look into the long term quality of their previous neighborhoods.