ᐅ Is it possible to build a house entirely out of facing bricks (clay bricks)?
Created on: 7 Mar 2020 15:21
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Homecreater13
Dear community,
I have to admit upfront that I have no experience with house construction or houses in general.
The only thing I plan to do in the future is to build a brick house that will last a long time. Otherwise, if I don’t know something, I would of course ask you or look for building information on the internet.
I also took photos of a building in a municipality that was built with very hard clinker bricks. I think I would like to use the same type of brick.
Unfortunately, I don’t know if the house is entirely built from clinker bricks or not.
I would appreciate it if you could give me some of your suggestions.
What I want is:
1. A solid brick house that can easily last for several generations.
2. The house should be well insulated, so it will be warm inside.
3. No rainwater should get into the house.
4. A solar system would be good as well.
5. The basement doesn’t have to be built underneath the house; it can also be built next to it using bricks.
I look forward to your comments.
Best regards from Berlin
I have to admit upfront that I have no experience with house construction or houses in general.
The only thing I plan to do in the future is to build a brick house that will last a long time. Otherwise, if I don’t know something, I would of course ask you or look for building information on the internet.
I also took photos of a building in a municipality that was built with very hard clinker bricks. I think I would like to use the same type of brick.
Unfortunately, I don’t know if the house is entirely built from clinker bricks or not.
I would appreciate it if you could give me some of your suggestions.
What I want is:
1. A solid brick house that can easily last for several generations.
2. The house should be well insulated, so it will be warm inside.
3. No rainwater should get into the house.
4. A solar system would be good as well.
5. The basement doesn’t have to be built underneath the house; it can also be built next to it using bricks.
I look forward to your comments.
Best regards from Berlin
Homecreater13 schrieb:
Ok, thanks for your answers. May I ask, is it possible to build a house entirely from bricks or not?
I’ve heard that many use aerated concrete blocks, but could you just use bricks instead of aerated concrete blocks, or did I misunderstand? The issue is that standard bricks or facing bricks do not have any thermal insulation properties.
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nordanney7 Mar 2020 18:26It is technically possible to build entirely with facing bricks. However, it is completely impractical and uneconomical. That is why no one does it. And by no one, I really mean no one.
nordanney schrieb:
But that’s completely pointless, as it’s uneconomical. That’s why no one does it. And by that, I really mean no one. We have an old building made entirely of brick walls. The house was built about 100 years ago. At that time, there was no energy saving regulation / building energy code. The walls are 65cm (25.6 inches) thick and do not meet today’s energy saving regulation requirements. The bricks simply provide too little insulation. To keep the look of a traditional brick façade, there are various options offered by manufacturers. Durability should not be an issue either.
guckuck2 schrieb:
A 400cm (131.2 inches) thick solid facing brick would then have a U-value of 0.231.
That would meet the energy saving regulation requirements. I don’t know how you calculated that. We actually went through all of this ourselves because we were considering converting the building into apartments. However, the structural engineer confirmed that the 65cm walls do not comply with the energy saving regulation standards for a change of use.
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nordanney7 Mar 2020 19:27kaho674 schrieb:
We have an old building made entirely of brick walls. The house was built about 100 years ago. At that time, there were no energy saving regulations. The walls are 65cm (25.5 inches) thick and do not meet today’s energy saving requirements. Then you just have to build even thicker. That’s what I meant by uneconomical.
kaho674 schrieb:
I don’t know how you calculate that. We went through all of this ourselves because we considered using the building for apartments. However, the structural engineer confirmed that 65cm (26 inches) walls are not sufficient for conversion under the energy saving regulations.This can be calculated if the lambda value and material thickness are known.
Lazy people use u-value.net
Building a new structure with solid facing brick is obviously impractical and not permitted, but brick as a second outer layer is possible. However, not monolithic.
It might be different in existing buildings.
Have you considered the option of interior insulation?
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