Gablok: our insulating formwork components
Eight components and insulated wooden blocks for a flat-pack house.
Gablok 3D System Diagram
The eight Gablok components!
Connecting Element: Rafter
Flooring Element
Beam
Insulated Top Rail Block
General Insulated Block
Insulated Bottom Rail Block
Base and Top Runner
Load-Bearing and Non-Load-Bearing Wall
Other elements
External Treated Battens
EPDM Rubber Membrane
Moisture Control Membrane
Vapour Control Membrane (Layer)
OSB Floor
Concrete Blocks (Not Part of the Kit)
Foundations Only (Not Included)
Self-construction of a wood-frame house with Gablok blocks
Thanks to the Gablok concept, if you own land in Belgium or Europe, you will henceforth need NO prior building skills. These 8 components make up all the wood-frame construction kit you need.
The components for wood frame in kit are as follows:
- 1Starting and belt beams
- 2Insulated standard blocks
- 3Insulated starting blocks (with lateral load-bearing walls insulation)
- 4Insulated blocks for gable walls
- 5Wooden beams
- 6Chevrons
- 7Partition walls
- 8Purlins