ᐅ Mixed facade. How extensive are the efforts and costs involved?

Hello everyone,

since we are planning our own home, I have already read a lot in the forum. My wife really likes a mixed facade, meaning part plaster/render and part brick or brick veneer.

Unfortunately, I found very little information on this in the forum.

Can anyone share some insights about the effort and costs involved? Do I need different wall constructions or insulation for the different parts, or is the entire house first rendered and then only brick slips applied for the mixed facade?

A mixed facade is quite common. In our case, the lower part of the house is finished with traditional brick cladding, while the upper part has an external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS) with an appropriate coating. These are basically two different wall constructions, and the junctions between them must be properly executed. Costs? I have no idea, as I have no comparison. However, it should only result in minor additional expenses.

Depending on the quality of the facing brick, the costs will also be higher. A one-third brick facade can amount to 4000–6000 € or more.

Hello,

Sambi1511 schrieb:

Since we are planning a single-family home, I’ve read a lot on the forum. My wife really likes a mixed facade — part plaster and part brick/veneer.

That’s currently quite popular.

Sambi1511 schrieb:

Can someone say something about the effort and costs? Do I need different wall constructions/insulation for the different parts, or is the whole house plastered first and then only the cladding bricks are applied???

That follows naturally from the construction method; the conventional wall build-up with exterior wall + ETICS (external thermal insulation composite system) + plaster (or monolithic) differs from exterior wall and cladding bricks.

For example:

1.00 cm (0.4 inches) interior plaster + 17.5 cm (7 inches) aerated concrete/poroton + 12.00 cm (5 inches) external insulation + 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) synthetic resin plaster = 32 cm (12.6 inches)

or

1.00 cm (0.4 inches) interior plaster + 17.5 cm (7 inches) aerated concrete/poroton + 10.00 cm (4 inches) insulation + 4.00 cm (1.6 inches) air gap + 11.5 cm (4.5 inches) cladding bricks = 44 cm (17.3 inches)

Reconstituted brick slips are not used for this kind of partial cladding by any reputable builder, as these parts can be problem-prone and often lead to warranty claims. The cost will increase roughly in the range that ypg already mentioned, depending on the proportion of cladding bricks and the associated work.

Best regards, Bauexperte

Sambi1511 schrieb:
My wife finds a mixed facade, meaning part plaster and part brick/cladding, very attractive.

... Horrible ... have you considered that this means you have two different wall systems? The building physics differences then need to be taken into account ... and furthermore ... a plaster facade requires maintenance, so it must be repainted after a few years ...

Bauqualle schrieb:
.... Horrible ... have you considered that this would result in two different wall systems? The building physics differences then need to be taken into account ...

Yes, I have thought about that, which is why my initial question was whether a different wall structure is absolutely necessary or if there are other options available!!!!