Hello everyone,
We are currently still comparing different construction companies:
- One company builds exclusively with Liapor.
- One company builds exclusively with bricks.
- One company builds with Ytong – the additional cost for bricks is 5,000€.
We are building a KfW55 single-family house with an air-to-water heat pump and a central ventilation system.
I am aware of the pros and cons of each building material, but I wanted to hear your opinions here, possibly also in connection with the ventilation system.
The company that uses Liapor is by far the most expensive, partly due to the building material. However, I really don’t see any added value that would justify the sometimes up to 10,000€ surcharge.
Right now, we are actually considering building with Ytong. We favor a company that uses Ytong as standard; as mentioned, the surcharge for bricks is 5,000€.
We prefer bricks, but the real question is: why? Will I even notice any difference afterward?
My cousin has lived in his Ytong house for four years and has never complained about sound insulation...
What are your thoughts?
We are currently still comparing different construction companies:
- One company builds exclusively with Liapor.
- One company builds exclusively with bricks.
- One company builds with Ytong – the additional cost for bricks is 5,000€.
We are building a KfW55 single-family house with an air-to-water heat pump and a central ventilation system.
I am aware of the pros and cons of each building material, but I wanted to hear your opinions here, possibly also in connection with the ventilation system.
The company that uses Liapor is by far the most expensive, partly due to the building material. However, I really don’t see any added value that would justify the sometimes up to 10,000€ surcharge.
Right now, we are actually considering building with Ytong. We favor a company that uses Ytong as standard; as mentioned, the surcharge for bricks is 5,000€.
We prefer bricks, but the real question is: why? Will I even notice any difference afterward?
My cousin has lived in his Ytong house for four years and has never complained about sound insulation...
What are your thoughts?
Ben-man schrieb:
You’ve answered your own question there. Have the builder check if they are allowed to build with Ytong at that location, and then it’s settled.
In general, you’ll get five different opinions from five different people regarding bricks versus Ytong. Some swear by Ytong, while others will tell you the blocks create an unpleasant indoor environment. You mention knowing someone who built with Ytong. If you feel comfortable with that, then you already have your answer.Yes, similar to controlled residential ventilation... There’s no single unified or “correct” opinion here either. But yes, we would have chosen bricks anyway because we simply feel more comfortable with them. Ultimately, you just have to make a decision.
Ben-man schrieb:
In general, you can expect to get five different opinions from five different people on the brick/Ytong topic. Two of these are relaxed user reports on each of the different types of blocks, while the other three are strong opinions about which block is the only right one, and that the others should just give up or even go to hell. The same applies to interior walls, and to many other topics as well.
face26 schrieb:
You still forgot to discuss breathable, diffusion-open walls... exto1791 schrieb:
But yes, we would have gone with bricks anyway, simply because we feel more "comfortable" with them. Whether from beechwood smoke, from the Rügenwalder Mühle, or handmade from free-range clay lumps—
this is truly a more emotional matter than what could be captured in clinical Excel spreadsheets, and (one might quote Wowereit).
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