ᐅ Building Material Choice: Brick or Aerated Concrete – Acoustic Assessment Considerations
Created on: 26 Feb 2022 10:49
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Seb_Opf
Hello,
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
Seb_Opf schrieb:
They said bricksWhether with or without insulation makes a significant difference, so you should find out more about that.Seb_Opf schrieb:
There is a slope, so I think the building will be at most one story above street levelIf the school and main road are located uphill from the house, that is generally advantageous, but the wind direction also plays a role.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Hollow bricks transmit sound between floors, filled bricks would be worth the extra cost to me.
Do you already have a floor plan with orientation and placement on the plot for us?
Is the hallway layout aligned to the north?
Then the bedrooms could be planned away from the main road.
Do you already have a floor plan with orientation and placement on the plot for us?
Is the hallway layout aligned to the north?
Then the bedrooms could be planned away from the main road.
Nida35a schrieb:
Do you already have a floor plan with orientation and placement on the property for us?Here is a north-oriented map...
We have parcel 9 but will orient the building like on parcel 10.
The garage will be placed on the right at the boundary. We are currently waiting for floor plan proposals.
kati1337 schrieb:
We currently have a house made of aerated concrete and would prefer to build with bricks next time for better sound insulation.What about "the third winner," especially since you are moving closer to a pumice area?https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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