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 Ownership Made Easy
 
 The beauty of a concrete building is that it requires far less work on the  part of the homeowner to keep it looking like new. What are the three  most common causes of exterior wall maintenance? Termites, rotting  and paint peeling or fading. Concrete homes and offices are rarely, if  ever affected by termites or rot. As to paint, while some contemporary  concrete homes have wood siding, most have a stucco or brick  facade.

 


 Some use a concrete texture or other concrete products as  finishes. None require painting. All of this  translates into a concrete structure costing less to own than a wood-frame or wood veneer  structure.

 Standing Up To The Elements

 Part of maintaining a building over the course of its lifetime involves repair of damage from such elements of  nature as rain, wind and termites. A concrete wall is more resistant to the wind and rain of hurricanes,  tornadoes and other major windstorms. When Hurricane Andrew roared through South Florida, concrete  homes protected families far better than their wood-frame counterparts. Homes built with concrete walls can  also be designed to withstand the destructive forces of earthquakes.

 Two of nature's threats to homes and offices - termites and dry rot - are more subtle than hurricanes,  tornadoes, and earthquakes. But they can be just as costly. While an infestation of termites can cause  severe structural damage to a wood-frame house, the structural walls of a concrete home are safe from their  destructive efforts. Dry rot is actually a disease, common to timber and caused by fungi. Dry rot does not  affect concrete and is therefore not a worry for the owners of a concrete home.

 Timeless Designs

 Whether a Victorian gingerbread home or a Colonial mansion, concrete homes are quiet, easy-to-maintain  and safe from fire, hurricanes, termites and wood rot. Concrete also can be used to create classic, low  maintenance floors with patterns similar to classic stonework but with a look all their own.

 Fire Prevention

 Concrete buildings are more resistant to fire than wood-frame building. This gives your family a better  chance of avoiding injury due to fire. Even if a concrete building does catch on fire, the damage does not  seriously affect the structure of the walls, making repair a simpler task.

 Today's Concrete Building

 The concrete building systems available today have evolved to the point where you can design your structure  to require a minimum of maintenance while providing a maximum of protection...and it will still look new for  years after it is built.

 That's The Beauty Of Today's Concrete

 There's more than one way to build your concrete home or office. Insulating concrete forms. Concrete  masonry. Aerated concrete. Tilt-up concrete. Precast concrete. With volatile wood prices, logging's high  environmental price tag, and a growing shortage of high quality lumber, concrete offers a variety of products  and construction techniques to provide cost effective, quality alternatives to wood-frame home construction.

 All of these systems share the same basic virtues of concrete - beauty, strength, durability, low maintenance,  energy efficiency, environmental friendliness, and peace and quiet. Which concrete building technique is  right for you depends on the labor force and predominant building practices in your area. Whatever your  choice, you can rest assured that your beautiful concrete home is built to last.