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by Dig1t 534 days ago
Many of these printed homes just leave the concrete exposed inside the home. They can just be painted directly, and they are also well insulated already so you don’t need to fill the wall with insulation.

So not only are you framing differently but you can skip the drywall and insulation steps of construction as well. This is the type of finish work you are talking about I think.

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You still have to mobilize a drywall crew for ceilings. And your painter needs to use another primer and paint system for the concrete. Hanging interior doors and trimming them out is no longer a job for nails. Same for crown and base moldings and kitchen cabinets.

And you still have to insulate. Four feet of concrete wall thickness is needed for a nominal R10.