Block → house · 3–5 working days

From raw block to weathered-in
in the time it takes to frame a wall.

Scroll through the full install sequence. A certified two-person crew completes the envelope for a typical single-story residential shell in 3–5 working days — no mortar, no nailers, no specialty masonry tools.

1 Hour 0 · foundation

Level slab. Anchor bolts. Nothing unusual.

The foundation is the same foundation your GC builds today — any standard residential slab, stem wall, or crawl-space works. The only difference is the anchor-bolt layout matches the block plan (our engineering stamp specifies it).

The cost of the foundation is unchanged. The engineering stamp is included in the kit. No retraining required for excavation, concrete, or site-prep subs.

Foundation cost
Same as stick-built
Extra work
Zero. Your GC does it.
2 Day 1 · first course

The chalk line is the house.

Lay the first course along a chalk line, aligning each block to the foundation anchor bolts. Verify level corner-to-corner. This is the single most important course in the entire build — every block above inherits this alignment.

A trained two-person crew sets the first course on a typical 2,000 sq ft home in under 4 hours.

First-course time
~4 hours
Crew
2 people
Mortar used
Zero
3 Days 1–3 · stacking

Slide. Stack. Lock. Wall sections in minutes.

The male-female geometry self-aligns; a rubber mallet seats each block. Repeat to designed wall height. The system refuses to let you stack something out of plumb — the geometry does the checking.

Field footage shows trained small crews setting wall sections in minutes. On a 2,000 sq ft home, exterior envelope to full wall height is modeled in days, with formal timed demos being prepared for the proof library.

Section throughput
Timed demo pending
Envelope time
2–3 days
Cure time
None
4 Days 2–3 · openings

Windows and doors drop in. No specialty trim carpentry.

Standard framed bucks drop into pre-sized openings. Any off-the-shelf residential window or door unit fits — no custom sizing, no masonry-specific flashing, no specialty installers.

Your existing window supplier works unchanged. Your existing trim crew doesn't have to retrain.

Window supplier
Unchanged
Trim retraining
Zero
5 Day 3 · tensioning

Tension the top plate. The wall becomes a single monolith.

Attach and tension the top-plate hardware. Every block in the wall locks permanently; tension distributes from top to foundation anchor. After this step the wall isn't "blocks stacked together" — it's a continuous, engineered structural unit.

This is the step that turns the 250 mph wind rating from a material property into a verified structural performance specification. The engineering stamp is specific to the fully-tensioned top plate.

After tensioning
Rated 250 mph
Structural unit
Monolithic
6 Days 3–4 · MEP

Plumbing and wiring ride factory-routed channels.

Run MEP through channels cast into each block. No wall cavity demolition. No drilling through studs. No stud-finder guessing. The channels are documented on the block plan — your electrician and plumber get a map.

MEP rough-in on a 2,000 sq ft home collapses from 3–4 days to 1–1.5 days. The finish trades can move in on day four instead of day eight.

MEP rough-in
1–1.5 days
Typical savings
~50%
7 Days 4–5 · close-up

Roof on. Dry-in. Interior trades inherit a finished envelope.

Tie down the roof structure to the tensioned top plate — pre-engineered trusses or a traditional framed roof both work. Dry-in with standard decking and flashing. From that point the project is a finish job: drywall or exposed block, any cladding, standard finishes.

The envelope was weathered-in on day five. The finish trades started the next morning. Occupancy in 8–11 weeks instead of 6–7 months.

Envelope to dry-in
5 days
Occupancy
8–11 weeks
Tools + crew

What the install actually requires

Tools

  • Rubber mallet
  • 4-foot level
  • Chalk line
  • Tape measure
  • Impact driver + sockets
  • Standard bits and drivers

Everything fits in a pickup truck.

Crew

  • Two installers minimum
  • 2-day factory certification
  • No nailer experience required
  • No masonry experience required
  • Owner-builder capable for ADUs

What we don't use

  • Mortar
  • Grout infill
  • Mortar mixer
  • Masonry trowels
  • Dimensional lumber (exterior)
  • Framing nailer (exterior)

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