Home Building - Structural Systems
The Structural Systems of a home include the foundation and the shell and roof components. There are several basic structural system that include:
Foundations
- Concrete
- Concrete Basement/Crawlspace Foundation
- Slab-On-Grade Foundation
- Pressure Treated Lumber
- Pressure Treated Crawlspace/Basement Foundation
Shell
- Wood Frame
- Timber Frame
- Steel Frame
- Masonry
- CMU
- Insulated Concrete Forms
Articles Related to Structural Systems:
PVC Form-A-Drain Footing Form, also serves as a perimeter hydrostatic drain and a Radon vent for basement, crawlsspace and slab-on-grade foundation. Insulated Concree Forms are an excellent structural system that offers strength, durability and high insulating properties. DIY home building projects can be made simple using this system. Concrete sometimes gets cast wrongly as a material that does not support green building objectives. Analyzed in the right light, concrete is indeed a green, earth friendly material for home building. The concrete basement foundation is probably the most common foundation found in the United States. There are carefull preparations that need to be made to avoid water infiltration and they are not suitable evrywhere.
See the Article: "Form-A-Drain Footing Form"
See the article: "Insulated Concrete Forms"
See the article: "Does Concrete Support Green Building Objectives?"
See the article "Basement Foundations":
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