S FL residential construction

[a2mfk]

Was it common going all the way back to 1959 to build small single family homes out of CIP concrete in the greater Miami-Dade area? Not necessarily near the coast...

 

[BAretired]

Don't know about the Miami-Dade area, but it wasn't common in most areas in Canada and the U.S.A.

BA

 

[a2mfk]

I know, it still isn't common

I'm not talking about CMU with tie beams, I mean full CIP concrete walls. I was surprised by this little old house I inspected.

 

[msquared48]

RON is old. He should know.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

 

[EngineeringEric]

Isn't all of Miami-Dade area near some coast or another? Sounds excessive in '59 (Pre Hurricane Andrew and such), but basis is on other areas of the US no MD specific.

 

[TDIengineer]

Sounds custom built. Maybe the house was originally owned by a concrete subcontractor. Considering the loads imposed on a small residence, I would think the concrete structure would be in great shape if detailed properly.

 

[Ron]

a2mfk....most homes in that era were built of concrete masonry, not CIP concrete. As with other systems over the years, some were built like that, but I doubt that a lot of them were. I took photos of the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew the day after it hit. Photos were from a helicopter showing the now infamous Country Walk subdivision with its flattened, wood-framed two story houses, right across a ditch from older concrete masonry houses with lower slope roofs that lost some shingles and occasional sheathing...big difference.

Another consideration is that CIP concrete houses were popular in Cuba in the 50's. It is likely that some of that Cuban influence is there.