Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Best insulation for double brick home in the ACT?? 13May 24, 2009 10:33 pm cancurry Sorry if it seemed I was criticising your choice ... I agree brick does look good. I'm going down the building path soon, and can only afford brick veneer, but will try and swing at least one internal brick wall for thermal mass. All the best. Ben haha no, not at all! I didn't take it in a bad way at all - and there are certainly many differing views on what the "best" way to go is! As far as I'm concerned, energy efficiency considerations aside, i think it comes down to personal choice and a matter of priorities and budget! At the end of the day, I think people should go with whatever works for them - and hopefully they are happy with the decision they make! On a slightly different note..I've just realised that we *have* to achieve a minimum R2 rating for the walls and the plans actually specify "foil-faced polystyrene" as insulation...so I may have to rethink my options... Does anyone have any idea what options I have to achieve a minimum R2 rating with 270mm double brick cavity walls??? 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 29740 5 10421 Hi Kristy Around $1.7-1.8m or around $4,600/sqm. if you PM me your email I will send you a break up in a spreadsheet so you can get an understanding of the costs for… 1 9887 |