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Breckenridge Material Company, a division of BMC Enterprises, Inc
2833 Breckenridge
Industrial Court
P.O. Box 440459
St. Louis, MO 63144
Office:
314.962.1234
Sales
Fax:
314.961.2362 |
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Concrete Homes
Building Beautiful Homes Better!
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 Are you seeking a home built on a strong foundation? A home that can withstand the test of time & nature? An economical home to raise your family in and one your children can bring their children back too?
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With today’s innovative concrete home building systems, offering increased durability & strength, greater insulation and sound barrier characteristics, as well as major energy savings, its no wonder why concrete is becoming the building material of choice for today’s home builders.
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Choosing a Concrete Home over standard construction just makes cents:
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Limitless Possibilities
Concrete can create any shape or size home you can imagine. Because concrete takes any shape or form, it can create an unlimited variety of curves and angles. Concrete`s strength can be used to create large open spaces - offering total flexibility in designing your home`s floor plan.
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Fast, Easy Construction
Using insulating concrete forms results in a faster and more efficient building cycle and is compatible with today’s exterior siding choices such as vinyl or wood siding as well as other traditional exteriors such as brick and stucco.
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Lower Energy Bills
Energy savings are built into concrete homes due to the continuous layer of rigid insulation used in concrete construction. [more..]
Environmentally Responsible Concrete and polystyrene foam are inert and can be recycled. [more..] |
The Quiet Comfort Of Home
Are you looking for a little peace and quiet? A concrete home built with insulating concrete forms has much greater noise reduction characteristics than wood or steel, making your home two-thirds quieter than a wood frame home. [more..]
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An Investment in Security Concrete houses perform very well in hurricanes and other high wind events and stand up to the harshness of natures fury. [more..]
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Energy Efficient Energy savings are built into concrete homes. Many concrete homeowners report savings of 40% and more. |
Energy Efficient
Solid Construction and Better Insulation mean Lower Utility Bills |
Three simple key elements add up to a great savings for your family.
Thermal Mass = Even Temperature Concrete homes save energy in two ways. The mass of the concrete slows down the passage of heat or cold moving through the wall. This same mass of concrete also has the heat-absorbing property called thermal mass. This smoothes out swings in temperature over time. It keeps the house from overheating or getting suddenly cold when the furnace or air conditioner cycles on and off throughout the day. With the same insulation, a concrete home stays warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. Also, concrete walls are more air-tight than wood-frame walls. Since leaks account for a large percentage of energy loss in the home, concrete homes enjoy savings in energy consumption. That adds up to lower utility bills.
Space Age Insulation
Today`s concrete home benefits greatly from the progress that has been made in home insulation over the past 20 years. Many insulated concrete wall systems use polystyrene blocks or panels as the concrete formwork into which reinforcing steel and concrete are placed. These polystyrene forms are left in place to give your home an exceptional R-value. For concrete masonry homes, insulation choices range from foiled backed batts to polystyrene panels. Standard hollow masonry units can be filled with insulating materials.
Smart Design = Savings
When designing today`s concrete home, smart builders are able to realize considerable savings by using concrete`s energy efficiency to justify smaller heating and air conditioning systems. This results in a comfortable home with correspondingly smaller heating and air conditioning bills. The bottom line – savings are realized up front and throughout the life of a home.
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For more information on building your concrete home and contractor referral
please contact:
Jerry Eidson, St. Louis Logix ICF Distributer
Breckenridge Material Company
314-962-1234
jerry.eidson@breckenridgematerial.com
For more information, please visit the following providers of the above information. The Portland Cement Association, NRMCA.org, Logix, Insulated Concrete Forms |
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Environmentally Responsible Concrete and polystyrene foam are inert and can be recycled.
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For Environmentally Responsible Homebuilding, Make Concrete’s Natural, Healthy Materials Your Choice When Building Your Dream Home.
Concrete...The Natural Building Material
In this age of vanishing resources, we must choose our building materials more wisely, balancing the expenditure of natural resources with the benefits of a material over its useful life. Concrete draws upon some of the earth`s most common and abundant minerals for its raw materials. The amount of land used to extract the materials needed to make concrete is only a fraction of that used to cut down our forests for lumber.
Healthy Living
Concrete promotes a healthier indoor atmosphere, since it is practically inert, and requires no volatile organic-based preservatives like wood does. It`s naturally waterproof and fire-resistant, so it doesn`t need special coatings or sealers. Concrete can also be easily cleaned with organic, non-toxic substances.
Concrete Uses Recycled Materials
Portland cement, which makes up about 10 percent of concrete, is manufactured from limestone, clay and sand. Scrap tires and other combustible waste that would otherwise take valuable land in land fills are often used as a fuel source in the cement manufacturing process. Sources of aggregates are diverse and plentiful: sand, gravel, crushed stone, and an ever-increasing array of consumer and industrial waste products - fly ash from coal burning electric power plants and blast furnace slag from steel mills. Crushed concrete from demolition is often used as aggregate for concrete. Concrete`s nearly inert matrix of materials makes it an ideal recycling medium, with absolutely no degradation of strength or performance.
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For more information on building your concrete home and contractor referral
please contact:
Jerry Eidson, St. Louis Logix ICF Distributer
Breckenridge Material Company
314-962-1234
jerry.eidson@breckenridgematerial.com
For more information, please visit the following providers of the above information. The Portland Cement Association, NRMCA.org, Logix, Insulated Concrete Forms |
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Security That`s A Solid Investment Concrete houses perform very well in hurricanes and other high wind events and stand up to the harshness of natures fury.
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Solid Investments
Concrete Home > Solid Benefits > Solid Investments |
Energy Efficiency, Durability, and Resale Value Add Up to Big Savings
Savings That Add Up Year After Year
Buying a home is probably the single largest investment you`ll ever make. Invest wisely. The solid investment value of a concrete home is just one of the reasons to ask what type of construction is behind a home`s stucco, siding or brick veneer. If the answer isn`t "concrete," your investment may be compromised by maintenance and repair costs that could have been avoided or minimized.
A beautiful concrete home will pay you back in terms of operating cost, resale value, and quality of living. Over the long run, benefits like energy efficiency, disaster and fire resistance, and durability reduce the cost of owning a home. Reduced noise and more even temperatures mean quiet comfort that you can enjoy year round.
Reduced Insurance Premiums
Concrete homes resist fire. They`re stronger than wood frame homes and safer during tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes. Insurance for concrete homes is often 15% to 25% lower. One insurance agent in St. Louis, Missouri, offers discounts on homeowners insurance policies of up to 25% for ICF homes. No one, however, can put a price on the peace of mind that comes with owning a concrete home.
Worry Free Living
Since wood rots and decays, and is extremely susceptible to natural disasters, it is central to a wasteful construction cycle of frequent disposal and replacement. Concrete, on the other hand, requires little or no maintenance, stands up to hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and fires. It can`t be eaten by termites and won`t rust or rot. Concrete`s sheer durability over decades of use goes a long way towards waste reduction.
Fire Prevention
Living in a concrete home can bring peace of mind to homeowners concerned about fire. Concrete homes are more resistant to fire than wood-frame homes. This gives your family a better chance of avoiding injury due to fire. Insurance companies recognize concrete as being safer than any other form of construction when fire threatens a home. 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.
Built to Last
When disaster threatens in the form of hurricanes, tornadoes or wild fires, your family will be safer in a home constructed with concrete walls. It`s no accident that concrete is the material of choice for modern day fortresses and disaster shelters. This strong, durable material stands up to the fury of nature...including the more subtle threats of rot, rust and termites. Today`s strongest residential wall systems are made of concrete
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For more information, please visit the following providers of the above information. The Portland Cement Association, NRMCA.org, Logix, Insulated Concrete Forms
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Low Maintenance
Solid Materials and Innovative Building Techniques Lead to Low Maintenance Homes |
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.
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. Concrete also can be used to create classic, low maintenance floors with patterns similar to classic stonework but with a look all their own.
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.
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.
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All of this translates into a concrete home costing less to own than a wood-frame or wood veneer home.
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For more information on building your concrete home and contractor referral
please contact:
Jerry Eidson, St. Louis Logix ICF Distributer
Breckenridge Material Company
314-962-1234
jerry.eidson@breckenridgematerial.com
For more information, please visit the following providers of the above information. The Portland Cement Association, NRMCA.org, Logix, Insulated Concrete Forms |
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