ᐅ Building Material Choice: Brick or Aerated Concrete – Acoustic Assessment Considerations
Created on: 26 Feb 2022 10:49
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Seb_OpfHello,
we are currently deciding on the building material... We have been offered both brick and aerated concrete, with no price difference according to what we were told, and the company uses both materials about 60/40%. There have been various trends, sometimes more brick, sometimes more aerated concrete.
The plan is to build a single-family house of 140-150 sqm (1500-1600 sq ft), KfW 40 standard (if eligible for subsidies, otherwise 55), monolithic, with a centralized ventilation system and an air-to-water heat pump. The shell construction will be managed by ourselves.
I have read that aerated concrete offers slightly better insulation, while brick is preferable for soundproofing. Even when asking several homeowners, you get 15 opinions from 10 people. A secondary school is being built nearby, and a state road runs about 300 m (980 ft) away. I have attached excerpts from the acoustic report.
Are there advantages to one of these materials in this situation, or can I basically just “flip a coin”?
Thanks for your opinions
we are currently deciding on the building material... We have been offered both brick and aerated concrete, with no price difference according to what we were told, and the company uses both materials about 60/40%. There have been various trends, sometimes more brick, sometimes more aerated concrete.
The plan is to build a single-family house of 140-150 sqm (1500-1600 sq ft), KfW 40 standard (if eligible for subsidies, otherwise 55), monolithic, with a centralized ventilation system and an air-to-water heat pump. The shell construction will be managed by ourselves.
I have read that aerated concrete offers slightly better insulation, while brick is preferable for soundproofing. Even when asking several homeowners, you get 15 opinions from 10 people. A secondary school is being built nearby, and a state road runs about 300 m (980 ft) away. I have attached excerpts from the acoustic report.
Are there advantages to one of these materials in this situation, or can I basically just “flip a coin”?
Thanks for your opinions
Flipping a coin is an option, and you have a person responsible.
For a gable roof (picture), my main focus would be to have the drywall construction under the roof built with sound insulation (drywall panel thickness).
You sleep upstairs,
and there is activity downstairs in the living area during the day anyway.
We have clay aggregate blocks, filled, 42cm (17 inches),
and the house is quiet.
For a gable roof (picture), my main focus would be to have the drywall construction under the roof built with sound insulation (drywall panel thickness).
You sleep upstairs,
and there is activity downstairs in the living area during the day anyway.
We have clay aggregate blocks, filled, 42cm (17 inches),
and the house is quiet.
Please show a much larger section including the school location and the main road.
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hanse987 schrieb:
What kind of bricks exactly are planned? Solid or hollow? It was said bricks 🤨
11ant schrieb:
Please show a much larger section including the school site and the main road. Attached...
X = Plot
Orange = Main road / state road
Green = New school building – there is a slope, so I think the building will be no more than one floor above street level
Blue = Schoolyard
Purple = Planned construction phase 2 of the new development area
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