ᐅ Is it possible to build a house entirely out of facing bricks (clay bricks)?

Dear community,

I have to admit upfront that I have no experience with house construction or houses in general.

The only thing I plan to do in the future is to build a brick house that will last a long time. Otherwise, if I don’t know something, I would of course ask you or look for building information on the internet.

I also took photos of a building in a municipality that was built with very hard clinker bricks. I think I would like to use the same type of brick.

Unfortunately, I don’t know if the house is entirely built from clinker bricks or not.

I would appreciate it if you could give me some of your suggestions.

What I want is:
1. A solid brick house that can easily last for several generations.
2. The house should be well insulated, so it will be warm inside.
3. No rainwater should get into the house.
4. A solar system would be good as well.
5. The basement doesn’t have to be built underneath the house; it can also be built next to it using bricks.

I look forward to your comments.

Best regards from Berlin

Yes, as facing brickwork. Not by itself due to the lack of thermal insulation properties.

OK, and which stones are used for their thermal insulation properties?

No stone. Mostly mineral wool insulation between the facing brick and the inner wall made of sand-lime brick or aerated concrete.

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Ok, and which bricks are used for thermal insulation properties?

Clay bricks. Or external insulation (external thermal insulation composite system)

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3. No rainwater should enter the house.

That is a very demanding requirement.

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4. A solar power system would also be good.
5. The basement does not have to be built underneath the house but can also be constructed next to it using bricks.

That has nothing to do with the construction method of your house.

Ok, thanks for your answers. May I ask one more question? Is it possible to build a house using only bricks, or not? I have heard that many people use aerated concrete blocks, but couldn’t you simply use bricks instead of aerated concrete, or did I misunderstand something?