Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Hebel product. 2Apr 06, 2008 5:21 pm mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Hebel product. 3Apr 09, 2008 1:20 am berniebgf Notice that some of houses posted here are built with Hebel... Didn't know anything about it so have a quick browse via Google.... Would be intrested in knowing the following if anyone knows... 1. Do many Builder / designers offer Hebel as an option? is it common? 2. Is it cheaper or more expensive than brick? 3. I presume you just render over it? is this right? Thanks. Bernie,. We are building with hebel at the moment. Most builders will use Hebel if you ask them ... some builders use it exclusively and therefore probably get it at a lower price than your standard brick builders. As mentioned previously its more expensive to buy but cheaper to install. You do need skilled people to apply it as it can 'bulge' at the joints if set incorrectly. Hebel is pretty common in SA - most builders will use it if asked. Hebel is often recommended for ppl with asthma, has good thermal & insulating properties, goes up fairly quickly, has a lower environmental impact (not in its manufacture but overall long term GHG savings) than brick for example, but it takes 2 ppl to lift into place and you have to fully render the house. You can tell if the hebel has been done well ... after the render is applied it can look pretty awful or excellent - depending on the subbies. We like it ... but its not everyone's cup of tea . We have some pics on our update on the building forum. I am saying that double brick has similar thermal performance due to thermal mass effect. It will be still very interesting to see the state of your framing after 10-15… 10 23124 I was looking at different options for a fence for my build and Hebel PowerFence seemed like a good option (one of the criteria was a solid wall look). However, I don't… 0 4847 1 5041 |