House building module and method related thereto
OwnerSten Engwallinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a house building module for module systems used in house building and methods in connection herewith. According to the invention, the module includes cellular plastic and U-sections of metal fitted into the cellular plastic as well as at least one concrete reinforcement extending in the longitudinal direction of the module. A house building module according to the invention can be comprised of a wall portion with integrated foundation portion (70). For casting the concrete reinforcement a method is applied in which the module per se constitutes a casting mold.
Claims3
A house building module comprising a wall portion of full wall height having a cellular plastic part and a concrete part, both parts extending along substantially an entire length of the module in a horizontal direction thereof, the cellular plastic part forming an upper portion of the module and the upper portion of the module being substantially free of concrete, the concrete part forming a lower portion of the module, the cellular plastic part having a vertical extension that is much larger than a vertical extension of the concrete part, so that the vertical extension of the concrete part is a small fraction of the total module height, the module further including vertical profile posts extending through the cellular plastic part and through the concrete part, so that the cellular plastic part and concrete part make up a prefabricated integrated module having a wall portion and a foundation portion.
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