How to Make Aircrete - Part 1

Creating Concrete منتشر شده در تاریخ 1402/06/17

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Follow these videos to find out what aircrete is, what it is usually used for and how to make it yourself. Using a homemade foam generator, we make some aircrete samples and show how they turned out after curing. Aircrete is lightweight concrete that is made with suds or dense foam (with a shaving cream-like consistency) added to a cement mortar mix. The dense foam is the aggregate in this mixture instead of sand or gravel for example. Aircrete, or foam concrete, is mainly used for its insulation properties. To make aircrete, you need to have cement and water, a foaming agent, and a foam generator of some kind. A homemade foam generator is used for this project, made from some PVC pipes, a few valves and unions and powered by an air compressor. There are a number of foaming agents that can be used to make aircrete. The number one foaming agent is Drexel FM-160. This is a high quality professional product that is more expensive than some other options for foaming agents. If you are making a large amount or a high-quality project, you may want to make the investment into this Drexel product. Otherwise, you could make aircrete using concentrated liquid dish soap or even shaving cream. These products can make a dense foam that can support the weight of the curing concrete, at least for a time. Vegetable glycerin is added to the concrete mixture when making aircrete to prolong the lifespan of the bubbles. This allows the concrete enough time to begin the actuation and hardening process before all of the bubbles collapse under the weight of the wet concrete mix. When the bubbles do pop or deteriorate inside the hardened concrete, there is a tiny void or air pocket left behind which helps improve the insulation values of this type of lightweight concrete mix design. Referral links to products featured in Creating Concrete videos - As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases amzn.to/3vtmang – interlock stone mold amzn.to/3VIEmDX – universal mold release amzn.to/3TQ9e30 – silicone mold release amzn.to/3J7Q2II – sonite sealing wax amzn.to/4cDYz3T – Quikcrete red pigment amzn.to/4cIlDOK – Quikcrete brown pigment amzn.to/43EuVHL – Quikcrete charcoal pigment amzn.to/3J0MLee – Quikcrete bonding adhesive (PVA) amzn.to/3xlzwlW – Quikcrete bonding adhesive 4L (PVA) amzn.to/4aiGGGg – Sika acrylic fortifier 4L amzn.to/3vqjdUw – Drylok hydraulic cement amzn.to/3J3aDhv – Bosch mortar mixing drill amzn.to/4aiwQUS – 4.5" diamond cup wheel amzn.to/4aisWvb – mortar mixing paddle whip amzn.to/49nsDOq – Budget mortar mixer and paddle amzn.to/4ayjR1z – Sea sponge set for texturing amzn.to/3xvpE96 – Masonry / grout sponges amzn.to/3TGrZ8H – Marshalltown margin trowel (rubber grip) amzn.to/3VEhntP – Marshalltown margin trowel (wood grip) amzn.to/3xujXbx – Marshalltown point trowel (rubber grip) amzn.to/3TCp9Se – Marshalltown point trowel (wood grip) amzn.to/4ale5A4 – Marshalltown 12" square trowel amzn.to/4aEsUNI – 16" pool trowel set amzn.to/43H3cpO – powdered concrete pigments amzn.to/4avz2Is – fine sponge float amzn.to/4cFsYPi – 5 gallon mixing bucket amzn.to/4cyIKeG – bulk acrylic paint set amzn.to/4aB9oBU – airbrush and compressor kit amzn.to/3U29Y6c – high range water reducer amzn.to/3TGModV – fiberglass reinforcement 3/4" strands amzn.to/4cEd87w – alkalai resistant chopped glass fibers 3/4" amzn.to/3J0YzNR – perlite 4 cubic foot bag (coarse) amzn.to/3xiCYxI – vermiculite 4 cubic foot bag (coarse) amzn.to/43H2xV8 – Aircrete FM-160 liquid foam maker amzn.to/4aHPFk9 – RTV 100% silicone (10 pack) amzn.to/3VKbWcS – Smooth-On Vytaflex 30 urethane rubber amzn.to/3xiEhg6 – Smooth-On skin safe liquid silicone rubber amzn.to/3VE04cj – slate texture skin amzn.to/3J0QEAb – bluestone texture skin amzn.to/3xmZfdR – basalt texture skin amzn.to/4aFjSQE – Variable speed wet grinder step sanding kit amzn.to/43I090s – 4.5 cubic foot cement barrel mixer 0.5hp #creatingconcrete #concretemix #aircrete #diyconcrete #concrete

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