Concrete Homes Are Low Maintenance
Solid Materials and Innovative Building Techniques Lead to Low
Maintenance Homes
Ownership Made Easy
The beauty of a concrete home 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 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 home costing less to
own than a wood-frame or wood veneer home.
Standing Up To The Elements
Part of maintaining a home 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 - 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. 
Fire Prevention
Concrete homes are more resistant to fire than wood-frame homes. This
gives your family a better chance of avoiding injury due to fire. Even
if a concrete home does catch on fire, the damage does not seriously
affect the structure of the walls, making repair a simpler task.
Today's Concrete Home
The concrete home building systems available today have evolved to the
point where you can design your home 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
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. The basic virtues
of concrete - beauty, strength, durability, low maintenance, energy
efficiency, environmental friendliness, and peace and quiet can be
yours today. With a DBG built concrete home, you can rest assured that
your beautiful home is built to last.
CREDIT: Portland Cement Association
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