| Add a combination of beauty and strength to any | | | | stucco is enhanced by a wide variety of textures. A |
| home with concrete masonry framing. Concrete | | | | good craftsman can achieve the desired colors and |
| homes have many advantages including increased | | | | shapes by carefully choosing the size of the |
| durability, resistance to allergens, and environmental | | | | aggregate and tools used to apply the actual stucco. |
| values. All these advantages combined with the | | | | Concrete is an environmentally friendly product |
| capability of creating wonderful exterior designs | | | | making use of naturally produced products and |
| make concrete masonry framed homes an excellent | | | | recycled materials. Concrete never excretes VOC |
| choice. A masonry framed home is constructed by | | | | into the air like other building materials, permitting for |
| using standard CMUs or concrete masonry units | | | | a healthy living environment. Concrete masonry is |
| known as concrete blocks. | | | | unaffected by its exterior environments while under |
| There are many reasons to purchase a masonry | | | | construction which can cause wood rot as well as |
| framed home. The first reason is the reduced | | | | warping in wooden homes. Masonry framed homes |
| maintenance costs. Masonry framed homes have | | | | are maintenance free with home exteriors that look |
| superior strength as well as durability. Unlike wood, a | | | | new for years to come. These kinds of homes also |
| concrete retaining wall does not provide a feeding | | | | avoid the nail holes breaking through dry wall that |
| ground for termites. Another major advantage of a | | | | often affect wooden homes. |
| masonry home is the architectural flexibility and | | | | Dry stack concrete block techniques make use of |
| wonderful aesthetics. There are an infinite number of | | | | surface bonding cement rather than using mortar for |
| dynamic exterior design options. | | | | high thermal mass walls. Typical concrete blocks are |
| Masonry designs are available in many styles including | | | | best for this kind of work. Masonry framed homes |
| transitional, traditional, modern and ranch. Exterior | | | | are efficient enough over the life of your home with |
| surfaces are available in a wide variety of texture | | | | no outside repair and replacement needs. Unlike |
| designs, colors and shapes. The options are as varied | | | | wood, concrete provides no food source for mold |
| as your imagination and creativity. The beauty of | | | | and fungus which cause unhealthy living environments. |