STÄRKEN AAC arrived! | Hollowblock free 2 Story Home | The Armstrong Family
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ม.ค. 2023
- Our STÄRKEN Hollowblock has finally arrived. It came on a semi truck with 16 pallets in total for the entire completion of our 2 story, 164 sqm home. The AAC replaces the Hollowblock and is lighter stronger and quicker to construct then traditional hollowblock. The cost savings is roughly 30 percent by end of job. Over the course of the build we will demonstrate the benefits of using AAC vs. hollowblock. Not only will it save us money now but also in the future on energy bills!!!
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I'm glad you choose the AAC Blocks and happy to see it's from GERMANY 😍
I just binged watched this whole season and caught up to this episode. I didn’t think it could get any better from the Bungalow House build, so I put off watching this one. This build is awesome, and your explanations plus the cinematography make me feel like I’m watching an HGTV show. Your expertise and attention to detail is amazing to see! I assume Donna is the one filming, putting all the footage together, making the edits, and doing all production/creative stuff and each episode always looks amazing!
I thought you were not sponsored by STARKEN but you're advertising them for free. They should start sponsoring you now coz you not just demonstrated the difference of AAC to Hollowblocks but demonstrated their product well. 👍❤️
And so it begins! Thank you for choosing STÄRKEN, Armstrong Family. We look forward to your future content on your new home!
Can you recommend a contractor in/near Toledo City, Cebu who knows how to build using those AAC hollow blocks? We want to build a home there. Thanks.
As a retired truck driver! That Driver did a fantastic job getting there😘
*Wow, I applaud your hardwork. Still grinding even in the scorching mid-afternoon heat. It's rare and cool to see the homeowner being the main handyman too.*
I can’t wait for the installation of this new AAC blocks. Im gonna do the same with my future dream house.
Hello Richard and Donna and Ella I always watch you guys good job to both of you I'm from Chicago so Richard let me know when you coming back I'll be honored to pick you up buddy
Someday soon!!! That would be awesome!!!! Thanks for the offer
This channel is giving us so much informations especially on building a safe and economical house. Road to 200 subscribers 👍, they deserve it👍👍👍
Thank you Armstrong family. Great vlogs with fantastic editing. Fascinated with your projects. Take care.
Cheers Brian.
Durban, South Africa.
Yea AAC is the way to go can't wait to see you start.
New innovation, Will be watching, Eyes wide open, In all this Video one thing about it, You are good papa Richard to daughter, Love that!
God Bless, Belus FaM!!!
As we say in Australia....your husband is a Legend 💯👌👌👌
Napaka swerte po tlga cguro ng mga Pinoy crew nyo mam kasi Dami na nilang bagong kaalaman pagdating sa pagco-construction..
A fairly new subscriber... your last home build tour appeared on my TH-cam feed, and I loved it. Can't wait to follow you on this new home build. Love how you folks do everything... love how you keep it very REAL...love the location...can't wait to see more! A big hello from North Carolina USA! ❤️
You definitely inspired me to use AAC on my next pool house project many thanks! 😁👍🏽
Looks like a great product I will be interested in seeing how it goes and the time and cost savings it brings. I look forward to following the build and love the insight you bring.
Excited na ako sa new house niyo.. hehe...
Very informative! Interesting new technology! 👍
your really amazing papa richard kya lalo mo kong pinapa excite sa very beautiful house build kya need ko ang update u sa house u ha love u guys ingat see u in ur next vlog
I’ve been looking forward and waiting this episode. Hopefully you guys do it In details. Installation may need learning curve.
I think its more beautiful your new-house than before.
Looks like a nice clean surface,looking forward to seeing the finish product.
No need to use a render coat on inside walls! They finish smooth
@@TheRichardArmstrong I can see it’s a Scandinavian product, wonder if the new IKEA in Manila sells those, good you do your research. Nice heat test!
Thanks!
Ty Sir for the support!
Wise choice. Starken AACs are one of the best in the market today. More durable and sturdy than ordinary CHBs.
@@abritabroadinthephilippinesummm.... I am very hard working believe me...And he loves me more. Because we are not shallow ppl. Defending on looks only.. I can still dress nice.. And look good.. But.. We pay more attention on our stuff right now.. Lol
Dude. This is Richard. You're wife hasn't let herself go because she still looking for other guys! She has to keep up her appearance for when she leaves you🤣🤣🤣... See, my wife. She comfortable and happy with me. And so am I her. Gold digga??? Where do you get that? She was the one who was making the money. I seriously feel sorry for you man! I'll be laughing my arse off in years when you sitting high and dry and your wife is in sanchos bed🤣🤣🤣
Hello? We are so excited to see your house finished.
Didn’t know you were venturing with AAC blocks…. Definitely see how you progress 👍🏻
your future assistant/ foreman ella
the cutest
Good, good luck 👍
Wow I'm really impressed with the editing skills
Wow durable u wiall aused for building your 2 story nice house hope verynice your dreamhouse if finish .
Wow amazing,
Panonoorin ko to hanggang matapos,kc plano ko nadin magpatayo ng bahay sa Apr.☺️
Starken should definitely give you a big discount next 😁
Many potential customers are being introduced to their product.
There is a channel you may be interested in called The Honey Do Carpenter where he mixes cement and foam to make what he calls Aircrete. Strong and very light weight. I think he's getting ready to build a home in the US with the stuff.
Im working in a construction here in Middle east and we use ACC blocks here.
Nice good to see that you are bring the american style of construction 👍 the quality of your work pilipino worker needs that new knowledge 👍
You can also check green antz builders for their hallow blocks which is eco friendly and it's a local brand.
This channel is AwesomE....
Great vid
O very nice the block in Holland that name is ytong block very good block and easy to handel nice jod and good tankinhoud armstrong familie regards Jerry Oosterbroek
Woww
That block is interesting stuff. Is there a special tool for cutting it besides a hand saw?
i love ur content
I'm so curious about that material pls give alot information on using it how too , pro's and con. I'm ready to learn. Thank you
I love your choice of AAC blocks and have been waiting for this video since you started your second house. Great for insulation and reducing overall weight of the structure. Good quality delivery with almost no breakage and the blocks look as well made as the ones I know from Germany.
I would have wanted to use AAC blocks in the house we are currently finishing, but they were not really available yet in Mindanao. Maybe on the next project.
Did your engineer design a concrete post-and-beam structure with AAC “infill walls” or do you utilize wide flange steel beams for the structure?
Yes. I'm anxious to get going on installation! I did another test of a block tonight and threw it up in air as high as I could to see if I could get it to break!!! Still intact.
We did a post and bean design. With solid concrete footers
So this material better than blocks? How much did the whole truckload cost? Hopefully we can meet up when we visit Sto Domingo this June and you can give us an idea for renovations of our old house. The downstairs is built with bricks like the Vigan Spanish homes but the upstairs is gone. Are you still in San Vicente?
I watched another vlogger who build houses in Poland and he said that AAC is good for one story building only like a bungalow and recommended another type for more than one story building/house. I am not sure now as I want to build a bungalow. 🤔🤔
@@teresawilliams2022 well you need to do your own research on the blocks available to you. AAC blocks from reputable manufacturers (such as YTONG in Europe) are quite capable in compressive strength and can be used for more than one story. You need to read the technical specifications and talk to an engineer. The information from the vlogger may be wrong or may apply to a very different product.
In the Philippines generally neither CHB nor AAC blocks are used as load-bearing walls for a residential home, as they would be just as unsuitable as bricks for a required earthquake rating of about 8.0
We use concrete and steel post-and-beam structure instead, and AAC or CHB (as well as other materials) are merely considered as infill walls by the engineer.
I watched another video where the product was already unloaded, I got curious, so I asked my sister yesterday to check citi hardware if they have it, but unfortunately, they don't. No wonder, the distribution didn't reach mindanao yet. Hopefully soon. I really checked where the product made from, Malaysia.
Hi Richard can I ask have you used an architect and structural engineer for the design or have you done it all yourself. I really like the way you work and really enjoy watching your videos. I can see you actually enjoy what you do. I think you have found your niche and I hope and pray this is a new step that leads to a happier life for you.. take care
The engineer and I did go back and forth on the structural side. It has to be approved by him and city. I asked him to include the footers and slab. I told him due to soul conditions, well we discussed and agreed. It would be better way to go! There was alot of changes from traditional building style
But all to code🤣🤣🤣
@@TheRichardArmstrong Can you recommend a contractor in/near Toledo City, Cebu who knows how to build using those AAC hollow blocks? We want to build a home there. Thanks.
i want to buy the house you are building now😁🤩
Cool Richard, No real supplier of AAC here in Cebu (at least that I know of) so I just went with 12 inch walls, 4 inch block, 4 inch air gap and another 4 inch block. Also, helps hide the 12 x 12 columns as well. Latter will fill the 4 inch gap with spray foam later and make big cooler with it. Would have been a lot easier to just lay AAC block. Can attest that the air gap works well as the outside block in the sun is very hot to the touch yet the inside block is cool. A friends house that has just one row of block you can feel the heat on the inside wall from the sun. Your solution will help keep your house cool as your air gap is build into the block :)
Cebu has the only local manufacturer of AAC in the country. It’s not starken but they have LightStrong and Liteblock both made in Cebu
@@seancampbell4 Thanks, Looked a little while why I was in planning stages and just decided to just do double row hollow block with air gap. Was also worried that supply would be a issue as I knew construction would take more then a year and did not want to wait weeks to get supply. Hey it sometimes takes a while just to get all the gravel and sand on site to do a 450 bag pore so getting a supply of a product that is not local was a big worry for me. Thinking back I should have used AAC.
@@richardrich2710 Can you suggest any home builders in Cebu south?
@@eachoneteachone1 not really, I am acting as my own contractor and have between 12 and 15 worker working on my house every day. The 2300 square meter house is taking a lot longer then my wife can stand. Anyway good luck on your build and hope you find a good builder.
Next purchase: Mini Forklift 🤣
Great to see Richard you got all the blocks did the starker people work out the total number of blocks you need or did you do that and I suppose later you might let’s the viewers know total cost of blocks + delivery and the semi drive did a great job remind me of the days I was driving semis here in Australia stay safe cheers gerry
Starken could have designed their product better by putting groove on top/bottom so that when you put it on top of one another, it will align by itself, hence easier to install and more efficient just like how LITEBLOCK designed theirs. It's made in CEBU have almost the same material composition.
Hi Richard and Dona. Love the videos. What is the price difference between AAC block and hollow block.
Unloaded by hand. Next purchase is a Chinese forklift. 😂 That’s a great workout for the crew. That’s how I always think of work around the house nowadays. Cardio work. 😆 Really curious to see how this works compared to block.
They should be sponsoring this. I’ll GUARANTEE business will pick up for them if your build is a success. GUARANTEED
Good lord. Having grown up a kid on a farm and baled hay, and stacked by hand on a tractor trailer; I can not IMAGINE, how rough it would be to offload manually, that much of a concrete block type product. I fully expected to see a forklift doing the offload. Silly me.
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Hi Richard. I'm looking forward to seeing how the AAC blocks perform in terms of handling and workability on site as well as finished product As I said to you, I am seriously interested in AAC as an alternative to hollow block for my own build. A fellow viewer replied to my earlier post, putting me in contact with a manufacturer here in Cebu named Lite Strong. Their range consists of a standard block measuring 600x200x150 and 2 other sizes 600x200x200 and 600x200x230. I am due to visit their head office in Mandaue. There is also a second company. AAC Light Strong in Cebu City. I will let you know what I find out for a comparison. I'm looking forward to your next instalment until next time all the best
Hey there. What part of Cebu are you building in? Im looking for a good crew in the south. LMK if you have anyone that you can refer. Thanks
Hi
I used Hebel blocks in an Australian build which is similar
Are they available in Philippines
Hi, very nice work my wife a Filipina turn me onto your channel. This is what I would have done 20 years ago. But at 61 years old, done with working in the Humidity of the Philippines! Plus, too many issues in County. I am bringing her "Jancy" to the USA just to give her a future.
Sir Armstrong can you tell us how many pieces of blocks you ordered as extra or spare in case some will broke during the installation? And then total number you ordered?
Walang tulugan from delivery to kamada 😅
Yeah!nowadays most the big constructions or most of the subdivisions they doesn’t used hollow blocks anymore everything is concrete the hollow blocks they only used for provisions of rooms
Question: is this more cheap than the LITEBLOCK of Slater Young?
Would like to know more about the cost of these, planning to build a house and would love to use these if the price is not much more than the hollow blocks.
Hi Richard and Donna🙋🏾♀️☺️ was it really practical using aac?
I will never understand why I saw tractor trailer set ups over there. Even on "National Roads" those turns looked too tight for them. And is that opening clip San Vincent because that is the type of architecture I'd love to check out one day.
how much it cost for ordering starken including the shipping fee? Is it costly, how much the whole quotation with you two story house.
i can feel you'll be building tons of beautiful and utilitarian homes for others too!! 🫰💖
Wow, just discovered and subscribed to your channel. Really great stuff you are doing over there. What part of the Philippines is all this taking place in?
Regards
Frank
They're outside Vigan City in Ilocos Sur, northern Luzon.
Are all the blocks the same size or are there different sizes for different uses?
How much does each block weigh?
Hi Fred, our readily available blocks in the Philippines are 4", 6" and 8" blocks, but we can do customized sizes up to 12". We encourage using 4" blocks for interior walls and 6" or 8" blocks for exterior walls.
Weight are as follows:
4"- 9kg/block
6"- 13kg/block
- STÄRKEN Team
What are though blocks made of?
Can you make a cost coparison height and width for chb vs aac. including labor afam...bitin vlog🤣
Meron sa "ingeneiro tv" Dito sa TH-cam..ginawa n nya Ng comparison Ang mga walling system..
Hi Mr. Armstrong where did you purchase the Starken blocks? Im interested and would like to introduce the materials because of the advantage it offers.
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Good day Richard, follwoing your vlog for quite a while, amazing the path you guys came from. As we soon going to start our built near Tagatay, and also consider AAc's. Right now uncertain , based on the cooler climate, if we should go for 4 -5 or 6 " for exterior walls. So may we ask, what you utilising for the exterior walls ? looks like 5 or 6 " in the video. Apprecciate your feedback, chees Alma & Andy
Hey guys. We are doing 6 inch exterior walls and 4 inch interior. Now I will mention. The closets will be metal framing to save space!!! Right!!! Lol...
Doing it during the day might have been a good idea???
Does Starken have a branch in Cebu?
Starken aac advantage ?
PD din bayan gamitin sa bakod ng bahay paligid ba
Omg ang tibay nyan sir...How much po ang ganyan...My ganyan na po ba dto sa ilocos?
5:15 Richard, what portable power station are you using? how much did it cost?
The ecoflow Delta 2. With xtra battery it's 100k pesos
@@TheRichardArmstrong not including the shipping fees and other fees right?
Correct
sponsored met ah baket
So. How much per piece the Aax hallow block and the delivery cost
What's those blocks made of? Is it more expensive than chb? How much is the difference then?
Hi Antet, our blocks are made of cement, lime, water, sand, and an aerating agent through the autoclave process. You will have 30% cost savings once the project is completed.
Thank you!
- STÄRKEN Team
You would think a supplier like that would have one of those forklifts that mount the rear of the trailer. Get to the job, dismount and unload the trailer, then remount and go. So much back breaking labor.....well maybe in 20 years.
Will this house be electrified as well?
Is there a distributor in Cebu?
good to know how much (pesos)is it per block please?i plan to build my house soon ;)
Erm..any chance you can build in Bohol ..we have empty land 😊
Looking forward to the next episodes. This will be an interesting build for sure. Just curious, and you may cover this in your next episode, but do they offer any terms, or is this strictly COD?
Strictly cash before delivery
@@TheRichardArmstrong That's whatI figured. Did your blocks get trucked up from Manila?
Yes and that was expensive! Lol. 77k for shipping. I was tempted to use lalamove. But 4 trucks cost just as much🤣🤣🤣
Lite thermal blocks..keeps heat out and cold air in..hooray to the demise of the typical Philippine hollow block …
how many sqm of AAC was ordered for this batch? We're ordering and it would help us anticipate the volume. Thank you in advance
Still going to surface chase your walls?
New to your channel.... Loving the content.... I'm looking to move and build a house in the Cebu providence area. And AAC block... I would love to know a good supplier in the Philippines. Nothing but positive energy for you.
Starken. But nor sure if they do Cebu! Reach out to them. They've been expanding. They will soon be opening their own factory
Advertisement for STARKEN should boost their sales, your next project should be a lot less costly next time you use it again
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How about the rebars can you use it with the aac?
No need. Strong enough without!!! Will do a video explaining why no need!!!
Is there someone from Germany here? I just want to know if AAC block the same as "Yong Steine" is?. Thanks
Any big discount from STARKEN?
I am going back to the Philippines to see yhe construction of our house my ex is going back February and me and my American husband in March
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