ᐅ Garage built with sand-lime bricks or aerated concrete blocks
Created on: 7 Feb 2020 21:12
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Schurik19855
Hi everyone,
Our construction company planned a garage with the following specifications:
- 6 x 9 meters (5 meters (16.4 feet) wide garage door)
- Strip foundation and paved floor
- Hipped roof with an 18° (18 degrees) pitch
- 17.5 cm (7 inch) Ytong PP6 blocks (<----- we haven’t decided on this yet)
- Plastered finish
- Unheated
- Structural engineering checked and approved
The garage will primarily be used for parking, but also as a training space and occasionally for social events. Now the question is whether sound insulation or the thermal properties of Ytong are more important.
My idea was to build the garage with 17.5 cm (7 inch) sand-lime bricks, add a ring beam at the top, and then the hipped roof. The construction company, however, recommends Ytong instead. If I don’t want the 17.5 cm (7 inch) Ytong, they suggest using 24 cm (9.5 inch) Ytong blocks.
What do you think? What would you recommend? Does anyone have a garage made of Ytong and not regretted it? Is it not too noisy? Does Ytong really keep the garage warm? Or is sand-lime brick the better option after all?
It’s my decision, of course, but I’m really struggling with it.
Thanks in advance!
Good luck
Our construction company planned a garage with the following specifications:
- 6 x 9 meters (5 meters (16.4 feet) wide garage door)
- Strip foundation and paved floor
- Hipped roof with an 18° (18 degrees) pitch
- 17.5 cm (7 inch) Ytong PP6 blocks (<----- we haven’t decided on this yet)
- Plastered finish
- Unheated
- Structural engineering checked and approved
The garage will primarily be used for parking, but also as a training space and occasionally for social events. Now the question is whether sound insulation or the thermal properties of Ytong are more important.
My idea was to build the garage with 17.5 cm (7 inch) sand-lime bricks, add a ring beam at the top, and then the hipped roof. The construction company, however, recommends Ytong instead. If I don’t want the 17.5 cm (7 inch) Ytong, they suggest using 24 cm (9.5 inch) Ytong blocks.
What do you think? What would you recommend? Does anyone have a garage made of Ytong and not regretted it? Is it not too noisy? Does Ytong really keep the garage warm? Or is sand-lime brick the better option after all?
It’s my decision, of course, but I’m really struggling with it.
Thanks in advance!
Good luck
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Schurik198558 Feb 2020 12:59What does your wall structure look like? Is it just sand-lime brick and plaster, or is there an additional layer on the outside?
Our garage is built with 17.5 cm (7 inches) calcium silicate bricks, and I’m satisfied with it. I’ve never really thought about soundproofing, but I can imagine the garage door might be the weak point in the whole structure.
Are you planning to build the house and garage yourself?
Didn’t you start a thread last Thursday about the (in your opinion) unreasonable costs charged by the construction company for widening a planned bay window?
Are you planning to build the house and garage yourself?
Didn’t you start a thread last Thursday about the (in your opinion) unreasonable costs charged by the construction company for widening a planned bay window?
It probably doesn’t matter much how you build it... we used 24cm (9.5 inches) Ytong blocks and have even hosted a few parties inside. If you’re celebrating from October to March, you’ll never really get the place properly warm. Just turning on a fan and doing some exercise won’t work with either option.
In terms of soundproofing, you hardly noticed anything in the garage. You just have to decide what matters more to you:
Calcium silicate bricks
- better sound insulation
- more space inside the garage
- more stable
Ytong blocks
- better thermal insulation
- easier to work with
The weak points are usually the windows, doors, and gates anyway... and, of course, you’ll need to insulate the roof too. I think we put either 16cm or 18cm (6.3 or 7 inches) of insulation between the rafters.
In terms of soundproofing, you hardly noticed anything in the garage. You just have to decide what matters more to you:
Calcium silicate bricks
- better sound insulation
- more space inside the garage
- more stable
Ytong blocks
- better thermal insulation
- easier to work with
The weak points are usually the windows, doors, and gates anyway... and, of course, you’ll need to insulate the roof too. I think we put either 16cm or 18cm (6.3 or 7 inches) of insulation between the rafters.
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Schurik1985510 Feb 2020 11:07dhd82 schrieb:
Our garage is built from 17.5cm (7 inches) calcium silicate bricks, and I’m satisfied with that. I never really thought about soundproofing, but I can imagine the garage door will be the weak point in the whole structure.
Are you planning to brick the house and garage yourself?
Didn’t you start a thread last Thursday about the (in your opinion) excessive costs for widening a planned bay window by the construction company? Hey,
yes, that was me. I’m still sorting that out.
We want to brick the house ourselves, although the first course will be laid with a master bricklayer demonstrating the technique. I think that’s a great approach. I just hope the weather cooperates.
The garage can be bricked alongside or once the shell of the house is completed. There’s no rush there. The only thing left to decide is the type of brick.
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