This 3D Printed House Changes Everything - Explained

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[FedericoLucchi]

If they get as many failed prints as I do, there will be a whole neighborhood of unfinished and messed up houses

[bsrcat]

You left out the guy who built a 3D printer for concrete and made a castle for his daughter in the backyard. He did this before anybody was making 3D printed houses and was contacted by Disney. That was like 8 years ago.

[jeffmorris]

$300k is insanely expensive for what you're getting with that house.

[Xeonerable]

3D printing saves on material and labor costs so it is cheaper!
**Still prices it at average market rates**

[Justin-Outdoors]

Can you imagine leaving for the weekend and coming back with a new house next to you

[jamesnurgle]

DARPA: "I'm going on holiday, do you mind feeding my house while I'm away?"

[Caedo]

Those dudes you see building houses out of dirt on YouTube were ahead of their time! 😉

[timderks]

I love 3D printing, I love robots, and I love building. I also know enough about building houses to know that those 3D printed houses are horrible, and they're marketing the crap out of it to make it look feasible. You know why it's done so quickly? Because they only report the printing time, not the time it takes to install wiring, ducting, windows, finishing, etc.. They also don't mention that (with how they're currently building the houses):
- You don't have insulation (or maybe a sprayed in foam if you're lucky)
- You have massive heat leakage at every door and window, since the concrete just flows from outside to inside without any kind of heat barrier
- You'll have moisture issues because of that (if you're in a climate like the North of the USA / northern/central Europe)
- etc.

I love the idea of 3D printing a house, but the quality you're getting at this point in time will be way below what you're getting from a regular house (a decent house that is, not an American style wooden shanty).

If they marketed this like "We can print any shape you want, and the walls will be up quickly", sure, but they always claim they can complete a house in days. Well guess what: you can't. The entire construction process (only building, not even talking about permits) is still gonna take at least a month, and probably longer.

I like the idea of easily printing all kinds of shapes, transporting the concrete in the most efficient form (compared to prefab panels, which are inefficient to transport when they have weird shapes), and being done with the walls quickly, but thinking this is a complete solution for building houses is just dumb. 3D printing houses isn't going to solve anything, sadly, it's just gonna make cool, non-straight walls a lot easier to create.

[khutu]

3D printed homes and more dad jokes than you can shake a stick at. Exceptional!

[KorisnikBr]

I don't see those machines do electrical work or placing any pipes in houses.
Do those houses come with electricity and water or it's your problem?

[paulmichaelfreedman]

" Honey, our house got taken by a tornado today."
"That's OK Jessie, I'll just call the 3d printing company to build us a new one"

[monsterman]

At those prices, low income people will never be able to afford it.

[thoreberlin]

It's about time this takes off. I thought it was 5 years away in the 90s. It kept being 5 years away for a while now.

[marcuspinson]

Worked as a foreman for a general contractor for several years. Things like this and prefabricated houses seem great on their face until you have to change anything. Cut holes for new plumbing and electrical, fix problems with old plumbing and electrical. Repairs, remodeling, future additions, ect. Having the main structural component be the outside skin of the building is a recipe for disaster.

[maxj]

The possibilities are so endless and exciting. Can't wait to see how far this goes.

[TryAdaptLearn]

It would be interesting to see 3D printed homes with material from the location of construction or very near to it.

[treyvon]

Matt, i’m Treyvon Perry, CEO of Von Perry. An architecture and tech company that 3D prints infrastructure. I love your video. Were actually working on a project that will be the biggest 3D printed home in the united states. Keep your eye on Von Perry, lots of great news coming in the next few weeks. 😉

[Andaverde]

"Sir are you sure you want it to look like a dragon?"
me: for the last time yes! now do it!

[Chris-vxkp]

1, 400 square feet for $300, 000 is super high for a house. This was made in May 2021, we'll see how that post ages...

[orowizard]

IMO: Some pros: cool custom shapes, speed of construction, strength, IMO: Some cons: too expensive, bad interior air quality, more environmental impact, harder remodeling if ever wanted, higher heating and cooling costs