ᐅ Which type of wall construction is best suited for a single-family home?
Created on: 28 Oct 2012 10:35
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kirselHello everyone!
I am planning to build a house in the near future and want to inform myself as thoroughly as possible beforehand. That’s how I found this forum.
My requirements:
- KfW 70 standard (or possibly better, depending on costs)
- Single-family house, detached
- 130 sqm (1400 sq ft)
- Solid construction
- Turnkey delivered
- (Ground) heat pump
I have contacted several companies that all build turnkey and can meet the KfW 70 standard. Each one uses a different type of masonry.
- One uses polystyrene blocks with steel elements that are plugged together and then filled with concrete, which by itself meets the KfW 70 standard
- Another uses stones made from a mineral material (he said it formed during a volcanic eruption) with many air pockets
- Yet another builds with some kind of aerated concrete, to which rigid foam panels must be added on the outside to achieve KfW 70
Can you help me figure out which type of masonry would be best suited for me?
I am planning to build a house in the near future and want to inform myself as thoroughly as possible beforehand. That’s how I found this forum.
My requirements:
- KfW 70 standard (or possibly better, depending on costs)
- Single-family house, detached
- 130 sqm (1400 sq ft)
- Solid construction
- Turnkey delivered
- (Ground) heat pump
I have contacted several companies that all build turnkey and can meet the KfW 70 standard. Each one uses a different type of masonry.
- One uses polystyrene blocks with steel elements that are plugged together and then filled with concrete, which by itself meets the KfW 70 standard
- Another uses stones made from a mineral material (he said it formed during a volcanic eruption) with many air pockets
- Yet another builds with some kind of aerated concrete, to which rigid foam panels must be added on the outside to achieve KfW 70
Can you help me figure out which type of masonry would be best suited for me?
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Bauexperte28 Oct 2012 12:03Hello,
take some time to read up here; the "Jehovah topic" comes up repeatedly and cannot be definitively answered.
On one hand, you describe "squeaky houses," then expanded clay block houses, and in the next step, a standard wall construction nowadays, whose basic component is a different type of brick.
There is no single wall construction suitable for all building projects; each has its own advantages and disadvantages. The final choice always depends on personal intuition. Only when deciding between the energy-saving regulations, or standards like 70, 55, or even lower, does the budget play a role – sometimes also the land seller.
Kind regards
take some time to read up here; the "Jehovah topic" comes up repeatedly and cannot be definitively answered.
On one hand, you describe "squeaky houses," then expanded clay block houses, and in the next step, a standard wall construction nowadays, whose basic component is a different type of brick.
There is no single wall construction suitable for all building projects; each has its own advantages and disadvantages. The final choice always depends on personal intuition. Only when deciding between the energy-saving regulations, or standards like 70, 55, or even lower, does the budget play a role – sometimes also the land seller.
Kind regards
I have done something like that before, but I couldn’t find clear advantages and disadvantages of the different building materials.
Do you know of any resource like that? Maybe in table format, clearly comparing expanded polystyrene blocks, Poroton, autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC), and so on?
Do you know of any resource like that? Maybe in table format, clearly comparing expanded polystyrene blocks, Poroton, autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC), and so on?
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