Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Dec 16, 2007 9:39 am Well it's a big decision and I have no idea of benefits or drawbacks between the two.
Both are about the same price and we have the choice between either 1c or 2c bricks builders range from Midland brick or Austral. Here is what I've come up with so far: 2c bricks + limited colour choice (well it's grey or cream pretty much) + could be easier to build with ?- dealing with half the number of bricks 1c bricks + far greater range of colours & choice + we would possibly still go for cream as we're not big on the red colours So apart from the "look" , is there any advantages or disadvantages in choosing either? I'm even undecided if one looks any better than the other in a cream colour! So any opinions? If you have build a house in cream 1c or 2c then bring on the pictures! Re: 2c bricks vs 1c bricks, opinions please... 2Dec 16, 2007 10:45 am Heyya Pebble.
The double c brick is very popular around my area. The double story place they have started bricking this week is being built with them I can get some pics for you later this week. One thing I have notice particularly is that nearly all of them have stained green over time. (not saying that this doesnt happen to single c) Re: 2c bricks vs 1c bricks, opinions please... 3Dec 16, 2007 11:32 am I have noticed up until recently that the 2c bricks were mostly used by lower end builders. Although this seems to have changed recently as the 2 c bricks have gained popularity and are being used used by some of the bigger name builders. Re: 2c bricks vs 1c bricks, opinions please... 5Dec 16, 2007 2:49 pm Thanks for the feedback everyone. I did find a picture on here in a thread by Jo K, it's exactly what we were picturing - cream bricks with a grey roof. It looks great and we will most likely end up going for 2c and that sort of look.
http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=3280&highlight=cream+bricks Our house is also on a rural block so blending in or standing out isn't such an isssue. And size wise it's pretty big - longish like the one in the picture, but more of a rectangular shape. We'll decide on the brick size by tomorrow as it has a big bearing on the drawing up of the plans apparently. http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd299/jok-2007/Housesoutheast.jpg Re: 2c bricks vs 1c bricks, opinions please... 7Dec 16, 2007 3:17 pm the bricks in that picture look larger than normal 2c bricks. Re: 2c bricks vs 1c bricks, opinions please... 8Dec 16, 2007 4:01 pm They certainly are bigger than 2c bricks.
1c brick height = 76 mm (+10 mm mortar joint) 2c brick heingt = 162 mm So, if they're 2c bricks the house is walls are 1.366 metres high. So, unless that's a house for dwarfs, I'd say that the bricks are about 300 mm high (or about 3.5c if you like). Personlly, I like the look of standard bricks. They've stood the test of time and still look good today. Cheers, Casa Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: 2c bricks vs 1c bricks, opinions please... 9Dec 17, 2007 7:19 am Large bricks look good if you want a colonial/cottage look. I find them really hit and miss, the house across the road is done in two different colour double height bricks and it looks like a toy house from the Flintstones!! Re: 2c bricks vs 1c bricks, opinions please... 10Dec 17, 2007 8:46 am Good point on the size of the pictured bricks. I never would have noticed, they are sandstone blocks so the larger size does make sense.
Ash, you're right, hopefully choosing 2c means the house is built faster as we're probably looking at 12 months from sign of contract I guess at the moment. As for price, well building time generally doesn't have much bearing on how much you pay for your house does it? And I can understand the retail price differences as you literally are getting 2 bricks in 1, so if they were priced the same as a standard brikc I reckon everyone would use them, because it would cost half as much! Does anyone know what they use for the inside wall in double brick construction when you choose 2c? Is it those grey cement looking blocks ? Re: 2c bricks vs 1c bricks, opinions please... 11Dec 17, 2007 12:49 pm Internal fast wall bricks in wa are 2c anyway.
(above lintels and frames they use single course) Have a look at this thread there is some examples of internal fastwall https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.p ... highlight= Re: 2c bricks vs 1c bricks, opinions please... 13Dec 18, 2007 8:24 am Now there is no need to stress when you start building and you can see thru the walls Re: 2c bricks vs 1c bricks, opinions please... 15Dec 20, 2007 8:44 pm 2c Midland Bricks 17Dec 30, 2007 9:27 pm I do not recommend 2 c bricks or Midland Brick. We used 2c bricks and found the following:
they are prone to vanadium staining - ours are green both on the inside and outside are only 90 mm thick and hence are prone to cracking and water logging (had to have the roller door on my workshop rebolted twice as bricks cracked) quality is very poor particularly from Midland Brick - our batch originally failed the quality test but was sold to the builder anyways single walls of 2c bricks are not water proof, they must be sealed if you do not want your garage wet all winter long. bicklayers lay them quickly and hence generally you get a poor job. We now refer to Midland 2c bricks as "junk bricks" based on our experience and think they are strictly for the lower end of the market- we chose them unfortunately for the look. Re: 2c Midland Bricks 18Dec 31, 2007 7:58 am All good info to consider.
We have already made the choice to go with 2c, if we are to change our mind now there will be a cost as it has bearing on the plans etc. Some good points in our favour - we're building in double brick, won't have a garage (carport instead) and we do get a choice between Midland brick & Austral I believe. We were looking at going with MIdland, but I'll know to ask some questions at to the composition & effects of chemicals etc. Who did you build with & where if (like Perth metro?) if you don't mind me asking. neilhm I do not recommend 2 c bricks or Midland Brick. We used 2c bricks and found the following: they are prone to vanadium staining - ours are green both on the inside and outside are only 90 mm thick and hence are prone to cracking and water logging (had to have the roller door on my workshop rebolted twice as bricks cracked) quality is very poor particularly from Midland Brick - our batch originally failed the quality test but was sold to the builder anyways single walls of 2c bricks are not water proof, they must be sealed if you do not want your garage wet all winter long. bicklayers lay them quickly and hence generally you get a poor job. We now refer to Midland 2c bricks as "junk bricks" based on our experience and think they are strictly for the lower end of the market- we chose them unfortunately for the look. Re: 2c bricks vs 1c bricks, opinions please... 19Dec 31, 2007 9:48 am We built in Armadale. We built with Highbury Homes, see my review of them by searching on Highbury.
I would recommend going to Midland Brick and choosing the bricks you want - just to be sure that you get the bricks you want. If you have an honest builder the bricks should not be an issue. If your builder is dishonest be wary - you can end up with every piece of crap from the brickyard - they get the discount not you. A house down the road was recently built with cream coloured 2c Austral bricks, they look much better. However, I hear that the deliver from Austral is slower than from Midland Brick. Happy New Year Re: 2c bricks vs 1c bricks, opinions please... 20Jan 01, 2008 7:10 am Thanks,
We will have a look at both Austral & Midland, lol at least with 2c there isn't too much to choose from in regards to colour (hmm cream or cream or cream or gray!). Anyway we're building down south, with WA Country Builders. So I imagine we'll be going to their Bunbury / Busselton show rooms. Happy New Year, hope it's a good one for you. Will be an adventure for us, building for the first time. DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair to do it properly you need to dig out the garden and waterproof the outside of the wall. There are some products you can put on the face of the bricks but the water is… 2 4613 Hi All, Recently we have signed a contract with Burbank and we are not aware that they have just DORSET, SURREY, HAMPSHIRE, KENT, PILBARA and REDGUM bricks from PGH are… 0 3127 |