How Can You Build a Fireproof House? 

every house should be built with this. would protect against fire and i’m sure rly help with a hurricane too.

If you don’t want fire. don’t use dry wall. Use cement or mortar.

Ohhh finally America discovered concrete

This is certainly a worthwhile investment for people who live in dry-brush or wooded areas. It obviously costs a fortune, but you nearly eliminate the chance of losing your home and other prized possessions.

Home: "Indestructible" Mother Earth: "You're underestimate my power."

I need a fireproof, waterproof and plexiglass house 💪🏽

This sounds like something Mr. Beast would make a content out of, "last to stay in this fire proofed house during a fire gets their own fire proofed house!"

BREAKING NEWS: AMERICA DISCOVERS CONCRETE AND CEMENT

Inside Edition: *Shows neighborhood.* GTA players: Wait... I know that Neighborhood.

Ey, can the same materials and process be used gor circular house designs? For storm durability, since wind would just pass on the side

-Tries to make fireproof house -Makes oven

We use cement and re-bar for every construction in Mexico and other countries. Why is it that a location with yearly destructive fires hasn't adapted to building with cement?

Notice they never said how much it costs to build with that material.

Wow this is actually so smart! I wonder why we didn't make houses like these earlier!

This is beyond a great idea!!

"Uses cement as walls" seriously why don't you just do that

this technique & material must become mandatory in fire prone areas

Concrete is the way to go, that's how it is in my country

Instead of building a wooden house, my man built a cobblestone house!

Build all future homes with the same materials from now on

This is pretty old tech, my old house was built this way around 2001 in northern California. The only problem we had with it was that the concrete can crack over time when not done right, our basement was constantly flooding during rainy season after a few years.

This sounds like something straight out of Minecraft

Many people can't afford to just build a new home. Those fire shield blankets might be a possible solution. It would require some time and labor to do. That means it's not feasible for older or less abled people on their own. What if there was a built in deployment system on the roof. It could section out and deploy the fitted sheets down over the home and it could just take minutes to join them together with some great resistant zippers or clips. A good way to cover the house quickly maybe.

Soo... they now only knows that rock house is indestructible.

Awesome for people in wild fire zones! Amazing

My house also fire resistance steel and concrete and aluminum plus steel on the rooftops

Use concrete and bricks. Idiot proof home . Lasts decades

California is prone to earthquakes so that's one of the major reasons we use wood.

You should add that despite its new feature, owners should still follow emergency evacuation when announced. Others might think it's okay to stay still inside and wait for the fire to die when in reality it's not a full proof solution.

this should be standard practices in climates such as this......

Don't build a house in wood use bricks & concrete!

Amazing! Did the Americans start building their normal houses? ...? ha, ha, ha! Greetings from Europe!

And what happens if there's a fire inside the house?

Or you could build an earth home out of packed dirt and concrete reinforcement. Nice and fireproof, beautiful, you can plant a garden on your roof, tornado resistant, thermally insulated, etc etc....

This is the way that Mountain Homes will need to be built in the future. The down side is that your home will cost quite a bit more but will save a lot on heating and cooling over the years.

This is how all houses should be made. I've been saying this for years.

Nothing on this earth is Indestructible- anything is possible.

Those fire sheets should be a mandatory household item or easy access in areas prone to fires.

So a concrete house, why yall not using that since before??? You don't even need insulation, plus you wont have to worry about changing dry wall or the wood breaking or burning

"indestructible"...wait until the megaquake or a super volcano...

Adobe, ever notice oldtimers built with adobe? And haciendas all have an adobe wall around the house? The wall acts as a heat reflector to the house, as the adobe is really a giant heat sink, and can reach burnover temperatures. But with the outer wall absorbing a large amount to the infrared energy, the house can resist a large amount of fire before igniting. Now add that new foil, fire resistant roof, and replace vigas with steel, and we have ourselves a winner.

That is very useful I hope everyone is safe

Pretty cool!

Bro probably got hella insurance money 😂

YA, if u have that kinda money ..anything possible!

I like this now this is something worth reporting!

The foam on the outside of the bricks is concerning because polystyrene creates some of the most toxic fumes when burnt or heated

It’s crazy how far we’ve come but still have a long ways to go🙏🏾

Very interesting! I wonder how much more it costs! (Yes I understand it shouldn’t matter if it can save your home, belongings and so on, but I wonder if more can afford to build with this material.) I also wonder if something like that “baked potato” cabin stuff could be place on the outskirts of a wild fire to try and prevent it from spreading.

This should be required for wildlife prone areas

Well there goes the prices now it’s gonna jump up a load

You’ll still get smoked out of the house so probably not

I live in the fire zone and investigated ICE construction techniques like this years ago. The problem is, concrete doesn't burn, but it can still be weakened by intense heat. In the Santa Rosa fire concrete foundations were ruined when the rebar inside them melted. In ICF houses the foam is both a concrete support AND insulation for cold weather, and melted foam ruins the wall for the latter purpose. Secondly, the concrete does nothing to protect the heat from getting through windows and igniting the contents of the house. That's what actually happens to many of the houses lost in wildfire--they burn from the inside out due to the heat. There's still a lot to like about concrete houses, but 'fireproof' is not one term I'd use.

Americans have just discovered concrete!

Why would anyone make a house of out wood. Everything in México is made from concrete

short answer: just build out of something that isn't wood

Wait, you people still make house with flammable exterior paneling?

Amazing;

“This sounds like something straight out of Minecraft” okay but where’s your dad?

Wasn't the titanic also indestructible?

Indestructible. That seems also Very EXPENSIVE. Something that avg or bit lower income home owners wont be able to afford that easily. Why Not talk about pricing for these items.

Hmmmm *slams credit card on the table*

They act like they just learned that steel and concrete don't burn.

Some Florida homes from the 70's & before come with old fire resistant & hurricane technology od rebar & cinder blocks.

Maybe move out of wild fire alley

Is it floodproof and tornado 🌪 proof also? Someone else mentioned earthquakes too.

Here before this video reaches 1k views

Is there a way to prefab current homes?

ICF, cement board and steel studs? So high tech..

Or you could Just have used bricks

wouldn’t the house get super hot…? what about the condenser unit…. wouldn’t that just burn and the house get hot af inside?

We really need fo follow the Japanese playbook on adapting houses to environment and any known natural disasters. Most of the newer building in last 10 years over there is built to fend off much as possible from earthquakes and hurricanes. Usa should (they won’t cause of either money, companies don’t wanna a adapt and/or they don’t want Asian ideas.) update any newly build homes base on what common disaster they go through in each state. West coast is commonly this. Most southern and eastern coast is hurricanes and floods. Middle of usa of course is tornadoes and so on. Update the structure so that it can mitigate as much as possible damage from the disaster. Increases survivability and as leash most of the home is there so it can be rebuilt hopefully better and faster.

What about insulation heating cooling cost etc

"How can you build a fire proof house?" *Don't build a house. No house no fire.*

I Live In Europe And My House Is Already Fireproof . LOL ! USA BEHIND

What sort of foam is that which won't ignite?

They call it a “baked potato” because that’s what happens to wild land fire fighters when they wrap up in their fire suits and wait for the fire to “pass” when they get surrounded.

Cement

Wildfire burning your house? Just say no, the fire legally cannot burn all of your possessions without your consent.

Live in a lake

That’s what they called the titanic “indestructible” but look what happened

easy, anything but wood, preferably cobblestone or possibly obsidian if you have a diamond pick

Uk we use bricks and concrete

Yes but what happens when an earthquake strikes? The house will crumble down because of the concrete

a

Um..... that foam will burn faster and hotter than the wood they're no longer using. Even if it is fire resistant, once the fire is big enough the fire resistance doesn't matter any more.

America be like living in wooden houses but 'live under a rock' smh

Wait if someone was inside the house it would turn into a giant oven

how

If a fire comes through the window, it'll still get gutted

It’s called insulting concrete forms. Much quieter, stronger and dramatic energy savings, and now fire resistant.

I wonder what's the price foe these homes... new built homes in the suburbs already in the 700s and 800k just for 3 or 4 beds around 3-4k square feet.

1967 Mccormack Place Convention Center in Chicago; made of steel and concrete - no wood, leveled to the ground while one of the best fire departments in the country stood around and couldn't stop it from burning. Fire Proof?

But what about the ice-cream inside the house, WHAT ABOUT THE ICE CREAM 🍨🍦😱

It's called hempcrete

There's something called bricks that you Americans might think about using instead of wood, isn't there?

I'm honestly impressed with the stupidity of humans. Building homes out of one of the most flammable materials in existence while destroying one of the few things that create oxygen for us to breathe. Unbelievable.

It’s called an ICF house. Insulated Concrete Forms. It’s cheaper and better to build with.

bruhhh make house with cement and bricks ,not with woods

I hope houses become more eco-friendly and save life's.