ᐅ Aerated concrete (e.g., autoclaved aerated concrete) vs. honeycomb bricks (hollow clay blocks)

Created on: 12 Sep 2012 21:34
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April2013
Hello everyone,

My husband and I are planning to start building in the spring.

We are currently looking for a plot of land and want to find a suitable one by spring. If that doesn’t happen, we will wait a few more months. We’re in no rush...

Now to our question. We are planning a single-family house with a basement and a double garage. However, we are still undecided about the building material.
A prefabricated house is out of the question for us.

We have already gathered some information here and there but still cannot decide.

Could you please list the pros and cons?

Thanks in advance
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Baustratege
15 Sep 2012 22:15
April2013 schrieb:

We are currently leaning towards bricks
.. so you have obviously thoroughly considered both building materials, since you can evaluate your own criteria better than I can. So why more reasons? I shared my opinion to help make your decision easier. Now you just need to decide and build yourself...
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April2013
16 Sep 2012 16:28
That’s exactly why I asked the question, because we’re not 100% sure. So if we don’t get good arguments in favor of concrete, we will build with bricks.
I probably expected too much from a forum like this. It’s a pity.
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Baustratege
16 Sep 2012 16:37
April2013 schrieb:
So if we don’t get good arguments for concrete, we will build with bricks

.. why suddenly concrete then? .. or do you mean aerated concrete? ... there is a huge difference between the two ...
... you have dealt with these two building materials, so you should define your question more precisely, no one can write you two separate books here .. #1 about aerated concrete and #2 about honeycomb bricks ....
April2013 schrieb:

I probably expected too much from such a forum. Too bad

.. if you don’t ask reasonable questions .. you won’t get the answers you want ...
.. your “great” question is like this comparison question:
I want to buy a car, I’ve already checked out either an Opel or a Mercedes, what can you tell me about them ...
... ...
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Baustratege
16 Sep 2012 16:47
April2013 schrieb:
So if we don’t get good reasons for concrete, we will build with bricks.

.. I could just laugh out loud ... I really don’t care which building material you use for your house ... you’re the one building it, and you’ll have to deal with the consequences yourself, whether right or wrong ....