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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pffreestyler11 Feb 2020 19:14@guckuck2 The plan is not to hang a motorcycle from it. At the moment, I actually intend to use the Toom shelves that everyone is raving about.
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Schurik1985512 Apr 2020 22:12So, in case anyone is interested, I decided to go with Ytong.
The wall facing the neighbor and the garage door will be built with 24cm (10 inches) PP6 Ytong blocks, which have the highest density. The other two walls will be constructed with 17.5cm (7 inches) PP6 Ytong blocks. That is more than sufficient.
Who says Ytong is lightweight? Not true—the 24cm (10 inches) PP6 blocks are quite heavy, and I believe they provide enough sound insulation and support for shelves and hanging items.
The wall facing the neighbor and the garage door will be built with 24cm (10 inches) PP6 Ytong blocks, which have the highest density. The other two walls will be constructed with 17.5cm (7 inches) PP6 Ytong blocks. That is more than sufficient.
Who says Ytong is lightweight? Not true—the 24cm (10 inches) PP6 blocks are quite heavy, and I believe they provide enough sound insulation and support for shelves and hanging items.
Hello,
I am facing the same dilemma and just can’t decide whether to go with calcium silicate blocks or aerated concrete, both at 17.5cm (7 inches).
@Schurik19855: Have you had any experience with your garage? Was Ytong ultimately the right choice?
From what I’ve read, rooms built with calcium silicate blocks tend to be a bit cooler in summer due to their high density. Aerated concrete allows more heat to pass through. In winter, it’s the opposite. Aerated concrete outperforms calcium silicate blocks, although for an unheated “garage” I think it doesn’t really matter. Both get cold. For the time being, I plan to get warmth from other sources.
I am facing the same dilemma and just can’t decide whether to go with calcium silicate blocks or aerated concrete, both at 17.5cm (7 inches).
@Schurik19855: Have you had any experience with your garage? Was Ytong ultimately the right choice?
From what I’ve read, rooms built with calcium silicate blocks tend to be a bit cooler in summer due to their high density. Aerated concrete allows more heat to pass through. In winter, it’s the opposite. Aerated concrete outperforms calcium silicate blocks, although for an unheated “garage” I think it doesn’t really matter. Both get cold. For the time being, I plan to get warmth from other sources.
Hello everyone!
I’m bringing this thread up again because we have similar thoughts and considerations: Ytong vs. calcium silicate brick.
In the end, both have their pros and cons, which for me balance out, and probably the deciding factor will be the price (materials + labor costs).
There is, however, another consideration:
Our garage will be built in the gap between our house and the neighbor’s existing garage. A flat roof is mandatory in our case.
As far as I understand, the garage ceiling will be sealed watertight on the side facing our house. On the other side, towards the neighbor’s garage, a gap of a few centimeters (inches) will be left, so the garages remain separate structures.
Question: Does the exterior side of my wall need any kind of moisture protection, or is no special treatment necessary? Just build the wall and that’s it? After all, there will be no access later. Won’t moisture penetrate inward?
I’m bringing this thread up again because we have similar thoughts and considerations: Ytong vs. calcium silicate brick.
In the end, both have their pros and cons, which for me balance out, and probably the deciding factor will be the price (materials + labor costs).
There is, however, another consideration:
Our garage will be built in the gap between our house and the neighbor’s existing garage. A flat roof is mandatory in our case.
As far as I understand, the garage ceiling will be sealed watertight on the side facing our house. On the other side, towards the neighbor’s garage, a gap of a few centimeters (inches) will be left, so the garages remain separate structures.
Question: Does the exterior side of my wall need any kind of moisture protection, or is no special treatment necessary? Just build the wall and that’s it? After all, there will be no access later. Won’t moisture penetrate inward?
netuser schrieb:
As far as I understand, the garage ceiling will be sealed watertight on the side facing our house.
On the neighbor’s side of the garage, a gap of a few centimeters (inches) is to be left, so the garages stand separated from each other.
Question: Does the exterior side of my wall require any kind of waterproofing treatment, or is there nothing to consider there? Of course, waterproofing will be applied on both sides, and it will be flexible on both sides as well.
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