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I own a house, built in 1901. The basement is poured concrete. The walls, 24" to 30" thick!!!, the floor is about 15"thick. This concrete is as good as the day it was poured, no flaking, or anything, just rock solid. We had a flood in 72. They had to drill 2 holes thru the wall for gas and water. It took them almost 2 weeks to bore a 2" dia hole thru this wall!!! They used rail road tracks for reinforcing in the porch and walls. They used steel I beams for a frame.
The guy that built the house was a bridge builder, so it seems to make sense, a little, anyway.
Anyone know when the earliest poured concrete was used in homes???
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