ᐅ Interior walls: drywall or masonry?

Hello everyone,

We are doing the entire interior construction of the house ourselves and are currently trying to decide whether to use drywall for all the interior walls or have them built with masonry instead. Drywall would, of course, be more affordable and flexible. However, we have concerns regarding a possible resale.

The rest of the house is being built with solid calcium silicate bricks.

I would be very grateful for any advice or opinions.

Have a great weekend!

If the house is going to be built with sand-lime bricks anyway, I would have the company handle it as well.

For interior walls, there were just a few mason hours for us... the right equipment is available, and the staff can lift the materials inside with a crane...

I see no reason to do this work yourself.

Non-load-bearing interior walls—especially those made of calcium silicate bricks—must also be structurally feasible. What does the structural engineering say?

Hmm, that’s a good question. The architect didn’t say anything about it, only that both options are possible: drywall partitions or masonry walls.

I’ll assume that both are structurally feasible, but I will double-check that to be sure.

We currently live with drywall partitions only, and I don’t see any disadvantages; previously, we had brick masonry walls. When we eventually sell, no one will want to negotiate the price just because of knocking on the wall. I don’t see any loss of value due to drywall, but rather the advantage of more flexible design and easier modifications.

Our initial feeling was the same: drywall – no, I don’t want that. However, with a wall thickness of 11.5 cm (4.5 inches), it also has advantages compared to 11.5 cm (4.5 inches) calcium silicate blocks. Double drywall layers can achieve good sound insulation levels, and as already mentioned, it is very fast and flexible.