Here are some examples of how Liteblok™ can be applied:

Residential

Applications

• Building the interior and exterior walls of your home
• Adding a room
• Detached garage or carport
• Adding a safe room or creating one inside of an existing room
• Remodeling your existing home
• Foundation walls

Why Use Liteblok™?

• Very low cost building system (see example in Links & Resources)
• At least 50% more energy efficient than a typical 2x4 wood frame home (for Gulf Coast Region) resulting in lower energy bills and a smaller A/C system
• Being a true Green building material, Liteblok™ is great for those with chemical sensitivities as it is not produced with and does not contain any toxins, plastics, silica sand, flyash, VOCs, or other potentially harmful materials
• Liteblok™ will not burn or produce harmful fumes during a fire
• Sound absorbing walls mean quieter rooms. Regular dense concrete reflects sound back into the room, Liteblok™ absorbs the sound in its walls
• Strong wall system resists high winds and hurricanes
• Great choice for building yourself. Lightweight, interlocking, mortarless design means you don't have to call a contractor, you can do it yourself and save
• Mold requires warm temperatures, moisture, and organic nutrients such as wood and paper to grown and leave mildew. Liteblok™ is totally inorganic and is mold resistant
• Termites and other vermin will not attack, burrow, or nest within Liteblok™ concrete
• Resistant to seismic activity and shifting soils. Blocks are interlocking but not physically attached. Unlike traditional concrete wall systems, crack causing stresses in one block are unlikely to propagate through the wall
• Lightweight block means lower foundation, column, and support requirements
• Inexpensive to finish.  Blocks are smooth and tight fitting requiring only a thin set of mortar to finish prior to applying stucco, siding or veneer
• System is versatile with ledges and double walls possible. Liteblok™ can even be carved and shaped
• Services easily accommodated - electrical boxes and water taps can be cast in place
• Having a 5" exterior wall instead of a 10" exterior wall is the space equivalent of adding another room to your home
• Walls are a column and beam structure made from materials that engineers already know
• Reduced insurance premiums may also be realized with Liteblok™
• Liteblok™ homes are comfortable, long lasting and easy to maintain
• LEED credit opportunity contributions in Energy Performance, Regional Materials, Thermal Comfort - Design, Indoor Air Quality Performance and Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

Commercial

Applications

• Demising walls
• Sound rooms and studios
• Dumpster enclosures
• Sheds and storage facilities
• Barns
• Sign and monument supports
• Interior and exterior walls
• Firewalls

Why Use Liteblok™?

• Many of the benefits of Residential construction (described above) apply here
• Ease of construction and simplicity of design means fewer skilled workers are required on the jobsite
• Projects completed faster thanks to precise fit of interlocking dry stacked system
• Self-aligning blocks require no bracing or special supports during construction
• Lightweight blocks are safer for workers to handle
• Blocks can be cut with a hand saw, accept regular nails and screws and require no special tools, mortars, plasters, or reinforcement.  It will not corrode steel
• LEED for Schools credit opportunity contribution in Minimum Acoustical Performance
• Opportunity for green building tax abatements from municipalities
• Opportunity for reduced permit processing time and very significant rebates on government fees

Landscaping

Applications

• Retaining walls
• Raised beds
• Fences
• Barbecue pits
• Firepits
• Outdoor kitchens

Why Use Liteblok™?

• Building your own raised beds is easy with Liteblok™. Blocks are lightweight and easy to handle. They are interlocking and mortarless so fitting them together is a snap. You just need some lengths of rebar, concrete mix, water, bucket, hammer and shovel and you can build your own raised beds
• Blocks are available in four colors: red, brown, off white, and grey. We can also make custom colors
• Liteblok™ is a very clean concrete block. There are no toxins or chemicals present that may leach out into your plant soil
• Liteblok™ raised beds will not rot and require little, if any, maintenance
• Liteblok™ raised beds are very cost competitive with cedar, copper and landscape block systems
• Liteblok™ retaining walls are about half the cost of typical contractor installed walls
• Build retaining walls and raised beds yourself with Liteblok™ and save your back and your wallet
• Liteblok™ fences are faster, easier and more cost effective to erect than competing concrete systems
• Reduce noise from your surroundings with a Liteblok™ fence. It will absorb sound while regular concrete walls reflect it back
• Unlike regular concrete, our lightweight concrete will take a direct flame without cracking or exploding. This quality makes it ideal for use in constructing barbecue and fire pits

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