Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Internal brick walls VS timber stud frames? 3Jun 13, 2020 12:37 am MyFirst In WA it's standard for double brick wall. It's a good as it gets. No need to compare to people in the east building match sticks houses. Yea I know the outside walls are double brick but I was talking about the internal ones. I’m happy about brick internal walls though so I don’t need to add soundproofing to the walls Re: Internal brick walls VS timber stud frames? 4Jun 13, 2020 7:06 am Some other advantages 1.The internal Structural walls are able to support suspended concrete slab 2.Termites love eating timber 3.Vertical cored 2c Brick walls ( 20 bricks/m2) are cheaper to construct 4.Brick walls don't rot 5.On reactive soils it does require reinforcement though...that's a plus 6. No additional fire rating measures are required for brick walls 7.House Insurance is cheaper, while fire and flood fixes are cheaper 8.9.etc,etc Overall WA has a better economy, cheaper houses, Infrastructure, mining,etc The best move I ever did was go west Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Internal brick walls VS timber stud frames? 6Jun 19, 2020 10:18 pm Having double brick already gives you better thermal insulation and sound proofing compared to a brick veneer with insulation. The insulation is added because the wall is thin on a brick veneer structure. Hi, I had a quick look at specification and its looks similar to James Hardie wrap. You can download datasheets for both and compare everthing. Contact suppliers to get… 5 2201 Thank you alexp79 and gommeqld for your advice, that's very helpful, thanks 3 8270 That sucks! Hope it all works out. Good to move away from steel anyway for all your reasons, but it's also thermally poor. 16 18415 |