ᐅ Used building blocks!

Jochen104 schrieb:
You’re really tempting me to stop by my parents’ place after work and grab the Lego boxes from the attic 🙄

Do you have the Lego bricks filled with perlite? I can only say they provide excellent insulation values that outperform any standard brick.
If not, here’s a tip: fill the Lego bricks with salt. It offers the same insulation value, with the added benefit of preventing moisture problems.

Musketier schrieb:
Do you actually have the Lego bricks filled with perlite? I can only say top insulation values—any regular brick pales in comparison.
If not, I can give you the tip to fill the Legos with salt. It provides the same insulation value, but with the great added benefit that you never have moisture problems.

On 01.04.2016 we reinvented building.
Who still builds with bricks? Who uses timber framing?

Those times are now behind us.

Plastic, baking sheets, and palm staples: that’s the future.

Construction costs reduced by 78%, ancillary building costs virtually eliminated, and on top of that:

The energy saving regulation for 2048 already surpassed by 26%.

Today is really a good day.

Musketier schrieb:
... I can give you the tip to fill the Legos with salt. It has the same insulation value, but with the great added benefit that you never have moisture problems.

Then you have to rotate the house and start from the ridge.

Musketier schrieb:
Do you actually have the Perlite-filled LEGO-like blocks? I can only say they have excellent insulation values, far better than any standard brick.
If not, I can suggest filling the blocks with salt. It has the same insulating effect but with the great added benefit that you never have moisture problems.

No, mine are still unfilled. Thanks for the tip.
Then I guess I’ll have to stop by a few retail stores on my way home to buy some salt. Or can I use rock salt for de-icing? I still have some leftover from last winter.

Jochen104 schrieb:
No, mine are still unfilled. Thanks for the tip.
I guess I’ll have to stop by one or two retail stores on my way home to buy some salt. Or can de-icing salt be used as well? I still have a reserve from last winter.

This new technique doesn’t involve chemicals. The key is that the material inside the blocks must be free-flowing.

Of course, salt is practical. Dishwasher salt or de-icing salt also works. Sugar. Flour. Uncooked rice.

Recent research even shows that palm oil from Papua New Guinea has significant effects.

The more the blocks rattle and clatter, the better the (already incredibly good) U-value.

T21150 schrieb:
Of course, salt is practical. Dishwasher salt or ice-melting salt also works. Sugar. Flour. Uncooked rice.

Oh, if uncooked rice works too, then in China they will probably only build net-zero energy houses in the future 🙂

T21150 schrieb:
Latest research shows that palm oil from Papua New Guinea also has significant effects.

If you build with oil as insulation, you probably need a service cavity, right? Otherwise, everything would leak out if I ever need to install wiring or just hammer a nail into the wall to hang a picture.