Planning a CMU Home

When planning on building a concrete block home for your residential property, consider a few things:

• What type of concrete block home will best suit my needs?
• Does the concrete block home meet the prescribed residential building code requirements in my area? Final approval of your home design will be up to local code officials.
• What is the price of the building with concrete block homes?
• Is a warranty offered for product defects and, if so, what are the terms?

Find an experienced builder. The more experience builders gain working with concrete masonry homes, the more efficient they become at constructing them. Contact us (takes you to contact us form) to obtain information on experienced residential concrete block contractors in your area.

Hire an experienced HVAC contractor. It's also important to hire an HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) contractor who has experience sizing heating and cooling equipment for energy-efficient concrete block homes.

Contractors unfamiliar with the thermal qualities of concrete block construction tend to install equipment sized for a less energy-friendly wood-framed home, which means you could end up with equipment that's larger and more expensive than necessary.

Knowledge is Power. Learn more about Residential Concrete Masonry Homes by visiting www.ncma.org, and type in “Concrete Masonry Homes” in the search field.