Why This Company is Building Thousands of Concrete Homes

Literally the entire world uses concrete for homes. It’s funny when you say ‘it just feels like a normal home’ lol. How would it feel any different? Does a wood made home feel different inside?

Concrete houses aren’t a new concept everywhere else in the world but the built in factory side is unique

In Europe, concrete construction is the norm. Here in the USA and Canada, stick-built is the rule because we have huge forests and wood is environmentally renewable and lends itself to being built however you want it. Stick is increasingly getting more expensive and that’s where a company like Onyx enters the picture. Its revolutionized how homes are made and built and you get the land and the home, which is one less hassle for a lot of people. Thanks for the video! 😊

you forgot to mention that concrete construction are WAY MORE sound proof. timber frame houses are notorious for poor sound insulation.

Concrete is definitely the way to go but 500K is not😭

The best house I ever owned was a 1932 concrete home built by Eastman Kodak in a suburb of Rochester NY. They were built for Kodak managers. The walls and the floors were concrete. It was wonderfully quiet and kept the noise out. The walls were thicker than stick built houses which gave a comforting feeling of solidarity. These houses are still existing and in demand

Did we not learn the parable of the three little piglets?

I would LOVE a concrete home. In fact that's what I want badly. Poured concrete looks amazing and is great for insulation. Bring these to Las Vegas!

I live in Kenya, Africa. 99% of our homes are built by stone harnessed by concrete and steel for the pillars and roofs, but done on site. Homes rarely fall unless its due to construction issues. It's interesting that its becoming more popular in the states. Also land is quite affordable, at a really posh estate, for $400,000 you can get a palatial home plus land. In the countryside you can get over 50 acres of land.

Fascinating. I wonder how scalable this is. One downside is that the entire project is identical homes. It would be nice to have exterior options for individuality.

This was really informative Shelby. Good job! I think this is the answer in areas where weather and fire is destroying houses all the time.

It is fantastic to see that finally they indeed are building in concrete! And even in a green way of producing it ! So great to see ! I am from Europe and have lived in North America for 50 years and always wonder why our houses are so flimsy here ! Everything i lived in when I was a kid , was solid ! And not like cardboard! Happy to hear because they are so much more durable!

Love seeing a classic Shelby video back again!

As a Professional Escrow company involved in real estate, I can tell you that these homes are currently very much in demand and the escrow and title process for closing the transaction is what we do best. 😊

I used to live in a town house. All 50 bathrooms had to be renewed. We found a company that did bathrooms for ships. They mounted tiles, sinks, cupboards and everything in a factory on 3 feet wide steel plates, with all wires, conduits etc on the back. You could do just about any configuration you wanted with different sections of plates. So did you want bathtub, shower, two sinks etc it was just a matter of ordering different sections. It took 1 week to completely remove the old bathroom and one week to install the new bathroom. That was so quick, and except that the floor was raised a bit to make room for plumbing, you would never notice that you just got a steel box installed in the middle of the house. It was much cheaper than regular bathroom, because of the highly reduced manual labour, and that everything was done on an assembly line and as these pre fabricated components.

I can see a ton of benefits to building with concrete. I’m thinking cheaper insurance, there’s nothing to attract pests, very durable, etc. not only that,paint it once, it will last a very long time. Drawback’s? Just like any “cookie-cutter” neighborhood, don’t come home drunk, you may not get in the proper home/bedroom/etc. 😉good video Shelby!

wow what an cool idea. I feel like concrete is aesthetically nice/desirable as well. love the idea of cheaper/sustainable housing that feels just as nice. everyone deserves a home they can love and feel proud of!

In Puerto Rico, houses are made of concrete. This is then norm due to hurricanes.

Shelby, you are truly the professional and looking at this video I was so impressed on how perfect this video was to watch. Even while battling the lack of sleep it looked like you owned it. Thank you!

Cutting-edge technology with those pre-assembled bathroom pods and steel girders. Very informative and what Florida needs to withstand hurricanes. Great, great job on this video. I loved seeing it in progress and the end result, too.