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Guide · Concrete block homes

Concrete block house plans for Florida.

A CBS home is built with concrete block walls finished in stucco. Its plans have to show far more than walls on a floor plan: where the steel and the grout go, the bond beam on top, the lintel over every opening and how the roof ties down to the block.

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The wall

What a block wall carries in the plans.

Our sample home is a one story CBS house with 8 in reinforced concrete block walls. These are the parts its plans spell out.

Block8 in concrete block, reinforced, with stucco outside
Vertical steelReinforcing bars in grouted cells at the spacing the engineer sets
Bond beamA reinforced beam along the top of the walls that the roof ties into
LintelsPrecast lintels over doors and windows, sized in a schedule
FoundationFootings and block stem walls under the slab
InsulationRigid foam on furring inside the block, listed by wall type
RoofWood trusses anchored to the bond beam with rated connectors
WindDesigned for the wind speed and exposure at the lot

In the sample set

The sheets that show the block.

Open them in the sample set and zoom into the details.

  • A

    Wall types and wall sections

    Every wall assembly with its layers and thickness, and a section from the footing to the roof.

    Sample A302 wall sections sheetA302 · Wall sections
  • S

    Masonry openings and bearing details

    How the block, the bond beam and the lintels come together around openings and where the roof bears.

    Sample S504 masonry opening and bearing details sheetS504 · Masonry opening details
  • S

    Lintel, header and connector schedules

    Every lintel and every connector with its size and capacity, so the inspector checks each one against the plans.

    Sample S601 lintel header and connector schedules sheetS601 · Connector schedules

Wind

Designed for the wind at your lot.

Florida requires wind design across the state, and the code lists accepted methods for concrete and masonry walls. The structural sheets carry the design wind speed, exposure and pressures, and the connections from the footing to the roof.

  • Engineering review and seals included in every home package
  • Structural calculations package available, from $1,500
  • Floor plans, elevations and every detail coordinated in one Revit model
Hurricane ready plans

Plans for your block home.

Tell us about your lot and your house. You get a fixed price and a delivery date in writing before we start.

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