ᐅ New Single-Family House Construction (KFW70) / Aerated Concrete vs. Sand-Lime Brick / Which Material to Choose?
Created on: 31 Jan 2014 08:27
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Lacos
Hi everyone,
We are planning to build with a general contractor and have collected some offers. Some use aerated concrete, others use calcium silicate bricks. Some combine the two, using aerated concrete for the exterior walls and calcium silicate bricks on the inside.
What would you recommend? Is this combination of aerated concrete on the outside and calcium silicate bricks on the inside common and preferable?
Should we be concerned about cracks due to the different expansion properties of the two materials, or is this not an issue with proper construction?
What would you currently choose to build with or have built—what is your preferred building material?
Thank you in advance,
Lacos
We are planning to build with a general contractor and have collected some offers. Some use aerated concrete, others use calcium silicate bricks. Some combine the two, using aerated concrete for the exterior walls and calcium silicate bricks on the inside.
What would you recommend? Is this combination of aerated concrete on the outside and calcium silicate bricks on the inside common and preferable?
Should we be concerned about cracks due to the different expansion properties of the two materials, or is this not an issue with proper construction?
What would you currently choose to build with or have built—what is your preferred building material?
Thank you in advance,
Lacos
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insider201413 Feb 2014 06:52@Euro
Every year, X homeowners are relentlessly taken advantage of when it comes to building services technology!
Prevention is always better than limited remedies afterwards! That is my strategy, which one can understand or not! Everyone can decide that for themselves!
In my opinion, today’s energy prices and investment costs for building services technology are simply too high to leave the final outcome to chance!
I fully agree with that!
Best regards, i
Every year, X homeowners are relentlessly taken advantage of when it comes to building services technology!
Prevention is always better than limited remedies afterwards! That is my strategy, which one can understand or not! Everyone can decide that for themselves!
In my opinion, today’s energy prices and investment costs for building services technology are simply too high to leave the final outcome to chance!
I fully agree with that!
Best regards, i
insider2014 schrieb:
@Euro
Every year, numerous homebuilders are unfairly taken advantage of when it comes to building services engineering!
Prevention is always better than limited remedies afterward! That’s my approach, which people can understand or not! Each user can decide for themselves!
In my opinion, current energy prices and investment costs for building services are simply too high to leave the final result to chance!
I fully agree with that!
Regards, iIf I have to pay €3000 for Euro’s service but only save an average of €200 per year, I would rather pay the extra €200 annually.
So far, inquiries about the potential savings have unfortunately gone unanswered.
Any homeowner would be much more willing to hire a building services engineer if Euro could, based on his experience, report that 70% of homeowners save €500 per year by using Euro’s calculations compared to the standard heating system of the general contractor, while his services only cost the homeowner €1000.
Musketier schrieb:
....Previous inquiries about the potential savings have unfortunately remained unanswered so far.... Just for you, here is the picture again. Read previous posts! Maybe it will help.Best regards
What was the question at the beginning again???
Lacos schrieb:
Hi everyone,
we want to build with a general contractor and have obtained corresponding offers. Some use aerated concrete, others use calcium silicate bricks. Others build the exterior walls with aerated concrete and use calcium silicate bricks inside.
From your point of view, what would you prefer? Is this combination of aerated concrete on the outside and calcium silicate bricks on the inside common and recommended? Should we be concerned about cracks because both materials have different expansion properties? Or is this not an issue with proper construction?
What would you currently build (or have built) yourselves, meaning what would be your preferred building material?
Thank you in advance,
Lacos
€uro schrieb:
Here is the picture again just for you Read previous posts! Maybe it helps.
Best regards.Since the absolute amounts are completely unrealistic for modern new constructions, your chart still does not provide any useful information.
€uro schrieb:
Here is the image again just for you Read previous posts! Maybe it will help.
Best regards.The graphic has no basis whatsoever.
What statistical survey is it based on? How many households/houses were compared (at least 1000 to be representative)? Who determines when a design is sufficient and based on which characteristics/attributes? Do the curves really follow this idealized quadratic function? Very unlikely! It looks more like a made-up promotional graphic intended to mislead potential customers.