What Exactly is No Fines Concrete & Why Use it To Build Houses?
No-fines concrete (NFC), is an open formed cellular concrete, but unlike standard concrete, no fines (fine aggregates) or sand, is added to the mix. R…
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Brief History of The BISF House
The BISF house is a British Steel Framed house, designed and produced by the British Iron and Steel Federation, and erected around the country from…
Rising BISF House build costs and slow progress angers Ministers in 1947 debate.
Apparently, all was not going well during the early stages of BISF House production in the UK. Many Ministers expressed deep concern over slow rates…
BISF House Garden Time Projects & Ideas
One of the benefits of owning a BISF house is that it will most likely come with a very good-sized garden. In fact many BISF…
BISF Steel Framed Houses – Are They Defective or Not?
BISF (British Iron & Steel Federation built) Steel Frame House – Defective or Not? Following the post war housing shortage of the 1940’s, thousands of…
BISF Permanent Houses – Not Temporary Prefabs
During the Blitz of World War II, over 250,000 homes were destroyed in Great Britain and over 43,000 people lost their lives at the hands…