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Meet Gablok,
an innovative and easy
construction method from Belgium,
that uses insulated
wooden stacking blocks.
It simplifies construction
and offers an easy and efficient way
to self-build a single, double
or even three-story house
in less than a week.
There is no jointing system required
in this self-build process
and the individual wooden blocks
simply fit into each other,
just like a construction set,
to form the structure of the house.
Gablok comes up with a customized plan
and then provides you
with everything you need
to build the timber frame yourself.
The Gablok concept is a
series of insulated blocks,
a customized floor system
as well as insulated beams and lintels
that will allow you to build
the exterior and interior
walls of a wooden house.
The system has been
validated by engineering
and design offices in terms of stability,
acoustics performance
and energy efficiency.
The materials needed
to construct the shell
of the isolated frame
are delivered directly
to your construction site
along with an installation plan.
This off-site process helps
to avoid the excess waste
associated with on-site processing.
After you have assembled all
the insulated frameworks,
you have to construct the roof
and exterior finishing of the house
with bricks, plasters, or any
other cladding of your choice.
For the electricity, alarm, and plumbing,
there is a technical duct
that's around 40 centimeters
between the two rafters
that hold the insulated
wooden blocks together.
This distance allows you to install
the various technical connections required
for the smooth running of your house.
The floor elements are provided
with the 10 centimeter space
allowing the passage of
your water piping system,
sanitary facilities and electrical wiring.
Gablok uses expanded polystyrene,
or EPS, with graphite additive
as an insulation component
in the wooden blocks.
EPS not only offers hyper
energy-efficient insulation
but is also a recycled
and recyclable product.
The wooden structure
of the self-build house
is fixed to the floor with
anti-wrench angle plates.
The concrete slab is built
as for a traditional house.
The wood used for
Gablok's building elements
is 18 millimeter thick OSB:
which is a blend of natural
resin and wood slats or chips.
The big advantage of this type of wood
is that it doesn't work anymore.
There is no risk that its
shape will be changed over time
and your house will keep the same level.
Gabloks are available in
three different lengths:
30 centimeters, 60 centimeters
and 90 centimeters.
The height and depth of
the individual blocks
are always 30 centimeters.
The 60 centimeters insulated wooden block
weighs only 7.5 kg,
which makes it very easy to handle.
The best part about assembling this system
is that it makes the whole
construction process faster
without any drying time
or other issues associated
with conventional house
construction methods.
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