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Lake front home: This lakefront home is located in Angola, Indiana, which is in the northeastern part of Indiana. Construction began on this 3000 plus square foot home in May of 2005 and is scheduled for completion by late fall. The home owner was seeking a residence that was energy efficient as well as low maintenance.

Building assembly : The exterior walls of the home are constructed of 8 inch AAC block. Since the walls are load bearing, the walls are reinforced every 4 feet on center thus using single cored AAC blocks in conjunction with the AAC solid block. AAC u-block was used for the ring beam that was required at the second floot of the home. 8 inch AAC floor panels were used for the 1100 square foot deck which is covered with a slate surface.

Exterior finish: Elite Cement Products' Litewall basecoat and Acrytex fine sand finish were used for the exterior finish. The custom colored Acrytex finish ties in with the homeowner's stone veneers that are also used as part of the exterior. Stone accents were selected to highlight the home.

Interior finish: The homeowner choose a mix of interior finishes. In the lower level Gypspray, a veneer plaster , was used on the exterior walls. On the second level, accent walls utilizing the Acrytex finish was used. The remainder of the AAC walls were finished with drywall which had first been fur stripped to allow for electrical service as well as provide an air gap between the AAC exterior wall and the interior of the home.

Contractor: Aldrich Construction, Angola, Indiana

Architect: Mark Aldrich

AAC home buildt by Rockford Construction (President: Randy Bruns): This home is located in Coldwater, Ohio, which is in the northwestern part of Ohio. Construction began on this 2800 plus square foot home in spring of 2006 and is scheduled for completion by late fall. The home owner was seeking a residence that was energy efficient as well as low maintenance.

Building assembly : The exterior walls of the home are constructed of 8 inch AAC block. Since the walls are load bearing, the walls are reinforced every 4 feet on center thus using single cored AAC blocks in conjunction with the AAC solid block. AAC U-block was used for the ring beam.
Exterior finish: Elite Cement Products' Litewall basecoat and Acrytex fine sand finish with texture was used for the exterior finish. The custom colored Acrytex finish ties in with the homeowner's stone veneers that are also used as part of the exterior. Stone accents were selected to highlight the home.
Interior finish: The homeowner choose a mix of interior finishes. In the first level Gypspray, a veneer plaster , was used on the exterior walls. The remainder of the AAC walls were finished with drywall which had first been fur stripped to allow for electrical service as well as provide an air gap between the AAC exterior wall and the interior of the home.
Contractor: RCS Construction,Design Build Contractor,Celina, Ohio.

8 inch AAC Load Bearing Block with rebar 4 foot O.C.

Second Floor was a concrete stem wall for areas below grade.

8 inch AAC U-Block, with a close up of the core

detail and how it is tied in to the block.

Old World Finish look done out of lite-wall and Acryltex color finish.