Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Mar 07, 2011 9:32 pm Hi all, new member here and think I'll be needing a lot of help over the next couple of years. We (hopefully) have just purchased an older home which has some very old cladding on it that we would like to replace (at least on the front of the house), we have been checking out websites and like the look of brick or sandstone cladding. Would be interested in everyones thoughts on brick / sandstone cladding, eg. does it last, does it look ok, how hard is it to DIY. Keeping in mind i'm new to renovating and never really been the greatest at carpentry, but I have to learn sooner or later. Also if anyone has pictures of houses finished in brick or sandstone cladding I would like to see them. Thanks Dave Re: Brick Cladding 2Mar 11, 2011 7:49 pm I love toodyay and donnybrook stone, i think it can look amazing. If you do a google search for those you'll find lots of nice images. Re: Brick Cladding 3Mar 11, 2011 8:19 pm I looked into face brick cladding which used real bricks (cut to 10mm thickness) put into a metal rail system then grouted. However you had to purchase the high quality bricks for them to be able to use the face from both sides. With slightly cheaper bricks they could only use one said. So by the time you bought the rail system and the bricks and paid for them to cut them, it was more expensive than just doing brick veneer! With the sandstone, there are some lovely products. Have also looked at the reconstituted sandstone and timbercrete and they are nice too. THe EPS sandstone looked nice and was cheap but don't know if I would trust it. Building tip No. 3: A raft slab will not get you down a river. A waffle pod slab does not go with maple syrup. My building thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=53000 Re: Brick Cladding 4May 12, 2011 6:31 pm I saw a company in Sydney specialising in sandstone cladding in particular. www.sandstonecladding.com.au. Some of the photos look really good. Standard uninsulated double brick has an R value of around 0.7. An insulated standard 90mm stud timber frame can have an R value of around 2.7. Even if you insulate a… 17 12040 The spacing of the studs looks pretty large especially for a load bearing wall. 3 11110 Re my second point – yes exactly. And often it may take additional time if the manufacturer recommends no more than X meters… 3 5642 |