Patent Application
20080120942
Not applicable
1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to the replacement of wood for building homes and structures.
2. Background of Prior Art
Home builders have to use wood to frame homes. Home builders have to also use steel and aluminum to frame homes. Wood is used more often in building homes than any other materials.
This innovative and unique invention of Concrete Lumber Replacement will take the shape of and replace wood lumber that is presently used. Concrete Lumber Replacement will provide the home with more security and stability than wood lumber.
Accordingly, besides the objectives and advantages of Concrete Lumber Replacement described in my patent application, additional benefits are:
Concrete Lumber Replacement consists of sand, rock and cement. Concrete has withstood the Elements of Nature; and by replacing wood with concrete, a home would be built more efficiently, cost effective and will have longevity. Due to the forces of nature—water, fire, tornadoes and hurricanes—a home is put under stress. When the forces of nature affect a home, it could lose its roof, siding, brick, sheet rock, etc. etc. The only thing that remains intact is the foundation which is made out of concrete. Now, to put a home back together after a major catastrophe, the costs are astronomical.
However, if the home is made out of concrete lumber instead of wood, not only would the home have its base, it would have its superstructure too, thereby greatly minimizing the costs of rebuilding the home. Concrete Lumber Replacement also deters insects that would destroy the home over time, and it does not rust. Concrete has been the foundation of homes for a very long time. Before concrete, foundations were made using concrete cinder blocks and wood. Before that, it was just the earth. Shifting of land is the main thing that can cause the concrete to crack. And today new technology stabilizes the soil which lessens the shifting of the land, thereby making Concrete Lumber Replacement an excellent solution in helping to minimize the detrimental effects of a major catastrophe.
In the drawings, closely related figures have the same number, but different alphabetical suffixes.
A preferred embodiment of the Concrete Lumber Replacement is illustrated in 1A to 1D, which are the top views, and 1E is the right side view. The steel form width (10) and (30) illustrate the width of the metal form. (20) and (40) illustrate the length of the form. (50) illustrates the back side of the form.
The depth of the Concrete Lumber Replacement will be determined by the thickness of figures (10) (20) (30) and (40). The typical thickness of lumber is 2 inches.
Once the length and width are determined, adhere parts (10) (20) (30) and (40) to one another. Part (50) will not adhere to parts (10) (20) (30) and (40). Then place ⅜″ rebars longitudinally spacing them 3 inches apart. The number of rebars used will be determined by the width of the Concrete Lumber Replacement. Next, place ⅜″ rebars horizontally. The number of rebars used will be determined by the length of the form.
Tie the ⅜″ rebars with wire. Now, the form is ready for 3000 psi concrete.
Then pour the concrete inside the form. Once the concrete is inside the form, pick up the ⅜″ rebars that are tied with the wire. This will make sure that the ⅜″ rebar is inside of the Concrete Lumber, not on the back side.
Now, take a straight and level piece of metal about the same width as Part (10) and place on top of Parts (10) (20) and (30). Then move the straight and level piece of metal along Parts (20) and (30) toward Part (40). This will remove excess concrete and create a straight Concrete Lumber Replacement board. Once hardened after 24 hours, then remove Parts (10) (20) (30) and (40) from Part (50). Now, the Concrete Lumber Replacement is ready to be put to its desired use.
The manner of using the Concrete Lumber is identical to the use of wood lumber. Namely, one first would stand the concrete lumber upright, then drill two ½-inch holes into the desired position. Take a ½-inch metal dial and place inside both holes. Then, take another piece of Concrete Lumber and set the piece into place with piece number 1. Repeat the steps until you have the structure in place.
In conclusion, the Concrete Lumber Replacement invention can be used to build homes and buildings. In addition, when building a home with wood, later on high winds, fire and insects will destroy the stability of its structure. Therefore, using Concrete Lumber will drastically eliminate those forces.
Furthermore, Concrete Lumber has the additional advantages in that
Although the description above contains many specifications, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention, but as merely providing illustrations of some preferred embodiments of this invention. For example, Concrete Lumber can take on other shapes, such as Circular, Picket and Dog-eared. It can also be longer, shorter, wider, narrower or thicker. Thus, the scope of this invention should be determined by the appended claims and their legal equivalents rather than by the examples given.
