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Construction Methods

Green Construction Methods

When you build with Durisol, you build faster, cheaper and greener. As well as reducing the cost of labour, our green construction methods speed up the time of build – and that makes Durisol’s green construction methods the most cost effective choice for any build.


Why Is Building With Durisol Easier?

With Durisol, you can achieve a finished wall without the need for wet trades. In fact, you don’t need skilled labour to achieve top quality results. That’s because building with Durisol is a bit like stacking Lego. Delivered to your site as a small number of components, our unique wall form system is already insulated and ready for your people to construct.

Wall Section Diagram and Key
Building With Durisol For The First Time?

Download our practical building guide. It’s full of essential information that will maximise the benefits our eco building materials will bring to your project, such as:

  • Safety equipment and tools needed to build with Durisol
  • Stacking and storing Durisol blocks on site
  • Foundations – accuracy and reinforcing
  • Reinforcement
  • Setting out
  • Laying the first course – corners, modifying units
  • How to cut Durisol wall forms
  • Pouring with concrete – slump
  • Openings, installing lintels
  • Internal walls to the external envelope
  • Installing services – installing conduit in main wall
  • Intermediate Floors and Wall plate
  • General tips and advice
Kebony garden wall being built using Durisol blocks
Let Our Team Show You How!

Are you a builder, contractor or self builder? Do you want to save time and money on your project?

Train to Build with Durisol and you will quickly learn how to complete your project easier, faster and still save money, with our unique wall form system.

As well as practical demonstrations, our experienced team will offer you helpful advice on the technical aspects of using Durisol for your build – so bring your designs along!

For news on forthcoming training events, please click here to request further information.


Floors

Durisol flooring construction method

Standard beam/block, in situ concrete and timber floors can be easily incorporated into any Durisol build.

Contact us to find out more.

Lintels
RC Lintel Type 2

Building with Durisol means that you can create lintels during construction. Lintels are created during the build process, and lintels for larger openings should be designed in collaboration with a structural engineer.

Download our integrated lintels guidance...

Ready To Talk About Durisol’s Green Construction Methods?

Simply contact us to discuss your requirements. Alternatively, you can find out more about us, or view information by profession or information by building type.