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drzura
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Cost of cinder block
Hello all. I was wondering if anyone in the Santa Rosalia area could give me a good ballpark figure how much cinder block costs (the size of the
cinder block at Home Depot: 16" x 7.625" x7.625"). I am trying to price out building a casita that is about 950 square feet, made up of about 1128
cinder blocks. I have a friend that builds houses up in Alaska, so he would be able to give me a hand building the structure. I would need to hire a
local conctractor to pour the concrete. Thanks....
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mulegemichael
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i think we paid about 7 pesos a block last month here in mulege
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drzura
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Thanks for the info Mike. How do they install the roof's on cinder block homes? We would be able to have wooden trusses built down there or do they
use some other technique?
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Santiago
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One thing to be aware of - all blocks are not equal. I think Shari (via Juan) has info on this.
BTW - I'm clueless on how to tell the difference.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Santiago
One thing to be aware of - all blocks are not equal. I think Shari (via Juan) has info on this.
BTW - I'm clueless on how to tell the difference. |
Absolutely right. Pick them up. They vary tremendously in weight. Check multiple sources if you can. Some are only intended for building things like
small pump houses, outdoor kitchens, etc. and not for large buildings.
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Blocks
9 pesos per block at Nomar in Loreto, with La Paz sand. Local arroyo sand is too full of silt and beach sand is full of salt. In blocks the quality of
the sand is critical.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Santiago
One thing to be aware of - all blocks are not equal. I think Shari (via Juan) has info on this.
BTW - I'm clueless on how to tell the difference. |
One thing I was told is to hold one out shoulder high and drop it. If it breaks look for a different source. Not very scientific I know but better
than nothing.
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longlegsinlapaz
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DT, that's my block test too!!  But I don't think I even hold it shoulder
high, but a minimum of 4' off the ground! If it disintegrates when dropped on sand  ....don't buy it, or send it back!!
If a lot of corners are broken off when you go to the supplier to buy it....or when it's delivered....if loading & unloading disintegrates it,
then you don't wanna be using it to build your casa!
Edit....Last block I bought in La Paz was 3 years ago & $7.5 peso each
[Edited on 12-21-2010 by longlegsinlapaz]
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In May we paid 13.8 pesos per 8" block- 9 for each block (made in Constitucion) and 4.8 pesos a piece for delivery. 20 miles of washboard dirt road
and 100 miles from town- delivery makes everything cost more here.
Out of 3000 block we only lost 5 to damage during transit and unloading so the must be pretty good quality without even subjecting them to the "drop
test".
At the end of a very slow drive down the dirt road the flatbed semi gets to back up our driveway.
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If your building a building with doors and windows, There would be a header of concrete over them, you also have a foundation, then you have a cadena
at the roof line, you also have columns. So if you can picture this the blocks are only filling a hole, they should never be used structurally
therefor the strength of the blocks is not as important as most people believe. They can be used structurally if you fill with concrete and rebar.
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longlegsinlapaz
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I've personally never seen anyone here fill block with cement for casa walls....only for a swimming pool. I understand your theory of foundation,
columns, cadenas & headers framing the block, but there's a lot of stuff that gets hung on walls outside of those areas. I certainly wouldn't
want to test that theory by having the weight of kitchen cabinets being mounted on poorly made block....especially when loaded with heavy dishes,
possibly canned goods, etc. Mini-split air conditioners, heavy wall decorations, curtain rods, interior & exterior lamps/light fixtures,
etc....if there is no solid base, how could you even trust taquetas (wall anchors)? IMO, it'd be like driving a nail into sand & expecting that
nail to hold wall-mounted things in place.
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msawin
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I'll send you some photos from Loreto area 4 years ago with our building project. Thought about it for some time as my neighbors built quickly. I
going to tell you something about mason block / mason walls.... They hold heat, like a heat sink 24 hours a day in the summer. They do not cool down
when the sun goes down.. If this is a living area or worst case a bedroom you might want to re-think it and do the new "age" method. I did.
steel trust verticle and roof trusses. 4'x4' fire proof, tile style red composite roof panels. Do the concrete slab with verticle columes re-bar/
concrete corners and door/window holes. Wire supported styrofoam 4x8 panels w/stucco / concrete scratch coat in fills..
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msawin
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photos
5-6 years ago.. building roof
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msawin
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walls.. Oh chit. Thats why we use fire proof materials... the roof
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msawin
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the walls
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I have some photos on my work computer that shows the walls early in the build. I send some tomorrow newer shots
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msawin
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open all the way around top inside view...
[Edited on 12-21-2010 by msawin]
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msawin
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an other shot
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msawin
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more ?
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msawin
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or less? no more trailer..
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