Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 06, 2009 10:05 am Hi, We are having an upper storey extension to an old house. Initially the plan was to have this built in brick veneer but was told by the builder that it would be cheaper to have this done in either blueboard or weatherboard - quoted approx $20K cheaper. Can anyone give me the pros and cons of brick veneer vs blueboard vs weatherboard for the first floor. Also is $20K extra worth using brick veneer? The ground floor is a mixture of double brick and brick veneer. Re: Upper storey extension - what material? 3Oct 06, 2009 11:32 am strangely our builder says putting anything else other than bricks will cost them more and are happy to have it as brick veneer all through out. some estates require to have parts of house built with light weight cladding material. Re: Upper storey extension - what material? 4Oct 06, 2009 2:57 pm I think you'll find that comparing brick veneer to blueboard/weatherboard for insulation properties there will be negligible difference if you use a good quality wall wrap and glass wool in-wall insulation product of R2.0. The thermal properties of the veneer material (brick or blueboard) would be lost in the higher combined insulation properties of the air-gap + wall insulation + sarking material. If someone has any actual numbers - that would be interesting to see the comparison. I found some numbers on the internet from a Tafe SA leaflet that show the R-rating for brick veneer and weatherboard to be identical. However, the thermal mass properties of brick would be higher (longer to cool down and heat up due to energy storage). Other benefits of using blueboard are in lower cost and less weight (particularly the load bearing issues when extending over an existing structure). I'd be interested to hear opinions on the benefits of using brick veneer over blueboard. Some I can think of include: aesthetics (some people prefer the look of "brick" as a more solid/safe structure), resale value, structural integrity, maintenance ... others ? Different to what others have said but thanks for that insight. 2 5197 Not recommended! The image presented is for a sublevel area. The footings are down deep with a load bearing wall supporting the upper floor level. If you did that drain… 8 10570 Always get multiple quotes, no matter how reasonable/cheap you think it is. I remember getting a few quotes for a pool fence, roughly around the same price, thinking the… 5 9666 |