Anyone using "air crete" for sheds?

EarPlug · Jun 25, 2018

Out of curiosity I browsed Google. One interesting thing I saw was that in Europe they use KILN Dried panels. This probably adds a lot of strength like brick making.

newbury · Jun 25, 2018

EarPlug said:
Out of curiosity I browsed Google. One interesting thing I saw was that in Europe they use KILN Dried panels. This probably adds a lot of strength like brick making.

Often it's AAC - Autoclaved aerated concrete

Aerated autoclaved concrete - close-up view
Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC), also known as autoclaved cellular concrete (ACC), autoclaved lightweight concrete (ALC), autoclaved concrete, cellular concrete, porous concrete, Aircrete, Hebel Block, and Ytong is a lightweight, precast, foam concrete building material invented in the mid-1920s that simultaneously provides structure, insulation, and fire- and mold-resistance. AAC products include blocks, wall panels, floor and roof panels, cladding (fa軋de) panels and lintels.[1]

Not as much a DIY project where one dumps a bag of cement in with foam from detergent, stirs and lets it cure.

The AAC is great for multilevel buildings and commercial construction. "Air crete" seems to be a "hippie" version of AAC. Not really good enough to build a major building but should do fine for a shed.

Navvet · Jun 25, 2018

Look around you-tube some more ... Lots of info on air-crete. The one I liked used steel studs as a frame with wire mesh embedded in the concrete mix.

I have not tried this yet but am looking at it for an end wall for a Quonset building.

stuckmotor · Jul 1, 2018

Navvet said:
Look around you-tube some more ... Lots of info on air-crete. The one I liked used steel studs as a frame with wire mesh embedded in the concrete mix.

I have not tried this yet but am looking at it for an end wall for a Quonset building.

Where would a person purchase a few steel studs? I've never noticed them at Lowes or Home Depot.

GLyford · Jul 1, 2018

My local HD carries them, they are in the same aisle as the sheetrock mud...I've not looked for them in lowes.

Drywall Steel Studs & Framing - Drywall - The Home Depot
Try hitting this link, and then checking the "pick up today in my local store" thingy. It will often tell you what part of the aisle they are in.

The other way is craigslist, people have a few left over from projects and list them.