Who’s here because of McMansion Hell?!?! Nothing is built to last anymore

@NicholsKT

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto :(

@charlespeasley4870

4 жыл бұрын

McMansion Hell is fantastic - I've learned a lot about architecture: quoin, portico, dormer, fanlight...

@earlkelly6696

4 жыл бұрын

I'm here from McM. H. By accident! Just touched the wrong part of my IPad...and now instant disappointment. LAME.

@myrianrose3619

3 жыл бұрын

sup fam

@CF-bg3jd

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing *was in 2004

Marble mason here. Honestly though. Natural stone pillars? Ain’t nobody got money for that. For stucco these look great. The fiberglass will make them plenty strong and there is a good mechanical bond to the polystyrene. Fuck I kinda want to build a floating house out of this stuff. Imagine a Romanesque building floating by you.

@blueprairiedog

10 ай бұрын

Seems to this non-marble mason that foam would chip in a hail storm. No?

@jonathantrekallover9369

10 ай бұрын

@@blueprairiedog not if the stucco is done right.

Now YOU TOO can support your home with pool noodles!

"Exterior mouldings can turn an ordinary structure into something bland."

@sureshp4937

6 жыл бұрын

SirBrittanicvs the

I'm suddenly less envious of my all my rich neighbor's homes. My shitty 96 year old house isn't made of foam.

@blueprairiedog

10 ай бұрын

Yeah . My house is made of wood, mostly, too. I guess we're doomed to a life of shame.

Ideal for film set making and that’s about it I’d say

@AndrewBader

2 жыл бұрын

I gotta imagine this is how theme parks and disney world is made!

This is the architectural equivalent of adding a huge spoiler to a rusted-out Civic.

@jameswest8280

4 жыл бұрын

With a Porsche engine mod, I love a good sleeper.

@DavidLiX

4 жыл бұрын

@@jameswest8280 Yeah, but it wouldn't make sense to add anything ostentatious to the outside of a sleeper.

@jameswest8280

4 жыл бұрын

@@DavidLiX true.

Yknow, I have no problem with not using actual marble. Shit's expensive and hard to ship. But I'd always figured modern column-like objects were made of mostly concrete or the like, not *foam*.

that little zoom out at the end showing the full facade is so ironically funny XD

Wow, this new technology can make expanded polystyrene that only _almost_ looks entirely unlike real stone!

They look like stone or wood if you have never seen actual stone or wood...

What's hilarious, and absolutely backwards is, ancient pillars, stones and moldings were so awe inspiring because they DID take numerous hours/days/months of tremendous effort and skill. It's funny even how they mention that their main 'function' is to "trick" people into thinking you've done something special. Joke.

"It was foam all along?" "its always been"

I can't quite put into words why, but this seems like a terrible, horrible , no good, very bad idea.

@TimperialBroadcastingAgency

7 жыл бұрын

Styrofoam ages badly and it burns pretty well.

mcmansion hell

@vidcas1711

7 жыл бұрын

Yup

@roelin360

6 жыл бұрын

I found out about them because of this comment. You have changed my life

@nerdywitches

5 жыл бұрын

I got here, a bit indirectly, from Mcmansion Hell.

@hippojuice23

5 жыл бұрын

What's weird is that I thought I had come up with that term on my own!

Honestly these aren't just tacky but they are also just a sign that whoever built the house has no idea what they're doing. I'd have much more respect for someone that has a simple small boxy house that's actually built of bricks with proper foundation and sturdy roof than for somebody with a grorified two story shed covered in foam. The first one may be less imposing but it will at least not fall apart after 5 years.

@jameswest8280

4 жыл бұрын

McMansions use peel and stick bricks and/or stones, more fakery.

Thats right america, your $5,000 molding is a piece of foam painted with stucco

@CruelestChris

7 жыл бұрын

The damage marble mining does...as opposed to using expanded polystyrene, which is a petrochemical derivative? Seriously, you're trying to defend decorating a building with glued-on blocks of packing foam. Also columns don't need to be made from marble (you can use granite, or have a decorative coating over concrete), and the trim shown here is usually made from wood or plaster. I mean look at 4:53, that shit is just stuck onto a flat wall and it looks ridiculous.

@CruelestChris

7 жыл бұрын

robert karas I was talking to him, not you.

@Rowow

7 жыл бұрын

CruelestChris "him" is not a specific person. And not pointing out a person means your replying to the original post aka me.

@CruelestChris

7 жыл бұрын

robert karas I was talking to the person who mentioned "the damage (of) actual marble mining." My point being, polystyrene is a petrochemical derivative which is just as bad, the things in question don't have to be made of marble, and sticking packing foam to a building to fake opulence looks ridiculous. I was _agreeing_ with you.

@Rowow

7 жыл бұрын

CruelestChris Ok, well I feel stupid now. Thanks for the clatafication

3:22 Call me deaf, but it SO Sounds like she's saying, "A worker then transfers the moldings to Iraq, to cure for a minimum of 24 hours." Well, that's one way to end a war...

@ElRipper100

6 жыл бұрын

ha ha , thats what i thought of too, ha ha ,, "a rack"

@BigBri7647

3 жыл бұрын

It also like she says it's a 'gerbil' coating, rather than durable

@markmartindale7215

Жыл бұрын

Dumb

Styrofoam has no place as a building material.

@mikevincent6332

8 жыл бұрын

Marble?

@Rowow

8 жыл бұрын

Its not used as a structural support, rather as a molding. And it has a very long life time...

@enejatroja585

4 жыл бұрын

Insulation?

My knowledge of English is inadequate to express my feelings. But this just adds horror to horrible buildings. Genuine fake! Btw. no classic column would have the same dimensions all the way up.

@TimperialBroadcastingAgency

7 жыл бұрын

"It's total bullshit" sums it up nicely, I think.

I'm quite sure most of this company's customer base are composed of live theaters, movie studios, short-term construction projects... and the like.

@markmartindale7215

Жыл бұрын

I'm quite sure that you are quite wrong about that. It is likely that most of this company's customer base are builders of McMansions.

FOAM FOAM FOAM!!! PS. 0:33 Two pringles cans of shame :)

You realize this is actually Canadian, right? Not just the show, but the company...other countries have bad taste too

I used to love houses like that before I knew how cheaply built they were.

Tacky

Excellent.👌👌👌👌

I just love how everyone is shitting on this thing. Yall are doing a great job, keep it up

McMansions ho!

@cattrucker8257

7 жыл бұрын

Represent.

@00BillyTorontoBill

5 жыл бұрын

"Here they scoop the mcnugget slime into a mold and then its off to the oven ..."

AWESOME

the process is so cool and it's such a neat invention... but wow are those houses fugly. wooof.

oh god these are ugly buildings.

At least use the negative to make a solid arch or column. Styrofoam should not be used in home construction.....unless it's a mold for something good like plaster or concrete.

Perfect for Las Vegas I guess.

So cool 👍👍👍

Because we all really thought those McMansions were created painstakingly by real stone masons.

We’re better off leaving classical ornaments to the ancient master builders. Nothing mass produces will ever be able to reach the correct level of detail needed to do justice to how it was done originally. The life of any design is found in the human touch of craft found in the details. When you remove the humanity from how any form of art is produced, you also lose an essential aspect of beauty.

I used a digital multimeter when I worked with electronics

@jameswest8280

4 жыл бұрын

Me too, have you seen the hand held scopes? They're awesome.

Good material Anybody have information s can tell me please to make a factory for this material Coast , and area of factory

@kevinwamaya6899

4 жыл бұрын

For the mouldings or foam production?

I don’t care how toxic it is for me, I need to be able to feel and squish that cement.

what kind of cement is used to make it strong ... greetings from Indonesia

@jameswest8280

4 жыл бұрын

Cement mixed with resin, it's still rubbish. Greetings from U.S.A.

@dididekor7199

4 жыл бұрын

@@jameswest8280 Is this the usual cement for buildings? or special cement? thank you

@jameswest8280

4 жыл бұрын

@@dididekor7199 special mixture, concrete is used for construction, it's cement mixed with gravel, usually reinforced with steel rebar.

Better category for this vid: How its Faked.

Wow !

Nothing says class like a McMansion with foam mouldings.... or a fake Rolex

@jameswest8280

4 жыл бұрын

HAHA I used to have a fake Rolex , it didn't fool anybody.

The durability on these sounds terrible. Solid concrete would last longer. Concrete with steel rebar in it would be even stronger, but would sadly cost a lot.

@jameswest8280

4 жыл бұрын

Even wood would be more durable than polystyrene.

This actually a very clever way to make concrete mouldings. Think about it. It is a concrete shell that has uses styrofoam as a filler. It is more elastic and lighter than solid concrete pours. Although it may not appeal to some of you, it is designed for those who do. This plant obviously has a market to sell to. I love old school solid, carved or poured mouldings, but can also appreciate this. Architecure and art can be viewed the same: classic vs. new school. Everyone interprets it differently. Spend some time studying art, architecture, and concrete moulding methods. If you don't like these mouldings, well at least you thought something about it and go on to what you like.

@misesmedicine

6 жыл бұрын

except it's functionless.....all these decorations once had original purposes. Now it''s just to look pretty. Homes have become a lie.

@fufun4me

5 жыл бұрын

I work in EPS as the quality guy for my plant. There are molds for concrete pillars. This is just some shitty decoration. EPS is used in more things than you realize.

@hippojuice23

5 жыл бұрын

A McApologist!

@ifeanyiozonuwe5519

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Hofmann I totally agree

@markmartindale7215

Жыл бұрын

Blah blah blah

plaster very good. no plastik

I like it

Smart technology... for a children's playhouse. Sometimes it seems I'm the only person in the room who doesn't hold a grudge against the United States these days. But at this point, I need to speak out. Please, what is it with Americans and their awful perceptions of style and quality? Really, from home building to dress sense: words cannot describe the horror of America as Plastic Fantastic Central. I realise the generalisations here. But who does enjoy living in a cheaply constructed McMansion built to last only 15 years and wearing a shiny, poorly fitting suit made of equally poor synthetic materials? Or heaven forbid: a combination of those two (i.e. a McMansion housewarming).

@DayGloOreo

7 жыл бұрын

Jaffa Orange As an American, I totally agree. It is depressing.

@theorangepersonman

6 жыл бұрын

The only thing money can't buy is good taste

@unclejoeoakland

6 жыл бұрын

Well as the owner of a cabinet shop with a moulder, I can tell you that not everyone can afford to buy a house and then bring in someone like me to make actual mouldings and then put them inside, where they ought to be. These are appliques that go on the outside, to sex up a tract house for developers. I may also mention that almost all the companies on this show are Canadian so... Yeah... Not us. Sorry.

BAUGRUP technology - machinery and foam coatings

when ur kids accidentally throw baseball ball on the house.... ur done.....

@jameswest8280

4 жыл бұрын

Just bulldoze it down and build a real house in it's place.

I could use that Fucker to make the Roadbed on my Model Railroad

This episode hasn’t aged well.

This is not hand made moulds these are machine made and then hand finished no skill required watch the guy make the ceiling centre then you will see a craftsman 👍👌👍

Mama I don't feel so good...🤮

Plumbus

LOL I knew everything made now is fake, but today I learned that "rich" people build their houses out of foam.

@CF-bg3jd

3 жыл бұрын

This episode is from 2004, after the 2008 stock market crash people started waking up.

3:23 Why would he transfer the mouldings to Iraq ?

Here for the ratio! I've seen landfills with more aesthetic appeal. Gross.

@jahvizzion8838

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

this is just sad

Mak jaang... trnyata versi "kw" nya org bule lebih parah.... hadew...

*vomits in mouth* OMG

Synthetic is code for crap. I want a house that costs 1M$ that lasts 10 yrs tops, and has a resale value of 0$. I swear the builders must pay off the inspectors, there's no way these "mansions" are up to code. When you buy a house for 1/10 of what at would cost to build it right, you get exactly what you pay for.

disgrossing

#McMansionHell

hur dur first

@ThomMyer

7 жыл бұрын

+foxygloves los de Mexico how its made

@JuanCastro-ow3nn

6 жыл бұрын

los de Mexico at boulder with white sement is like. I'm boulder. mechudo Castro$.

It just looks SO BAD.

(obligatory "FAKE!!!")

This is showing off that you are poor. lol

This is from 2004 and pretty much sums up the entire decade of the 2000’s in a nutshell. Pretentious, tacky, and fake.

i do not respect foam

Are all the people in the comments opposed to the neoclassical style in general/to its use in modern buildings, or just to those ornaments being made out of foam? I don't get all the aversion. It's true, though, the building at the end does look horrendous. But that's largely because the faux structural elements and ornaments were used chaotically and are incongruous with the general architectural vision of the building.

so naff

Absolutely horrible!