Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 31, 2011 1:00 am We are starting over with planning a build. We extracted ourselves from a building contract last year prior to start but are reassessing EVERYTHING this time around. Hopefully we'll get a house this time! Currently I'm looking into comparison in wall materials. From research whether it be steel frame, wood frame or double brick ext (single brick internal) it seems the costs are roughly the same in construction. What however IS that cost on a per sqm basis for materials and all assorted labour, for wall construction? In the West Australian newspaper a month or so ago there was an article on a new 'sandwich' material of 2 layer polyurethane 3 layer hardiplank type material licensed for use as the entire frame cladding and internal supports and internal wall surfaces. It looks interesting as far as speed of construction, no need for internal plastering, very high thermal R values and apparently considerably cheaper than brick to build with. (According to the company's info). We have had a rough quote for wall construction using this material on a plan we like the look of and it works out at $150/sqm (exGST) for the 210mm wide external walls in material cost and $130/sqm (exGST) for the internal walls. Apparently a 300sqm living house could have all walls up in less than a week with 1 carpenter and 2 labourers (again company blurb info). The question I have however is, how does this compare in material cost and labour costs ie laying bricks, plastering and rendering, with double brick. A simple rough per sqm wall cost for bricks + mortar + plastering + labour for a standard single storey 4 by 2 is all I am looking for but it seems like info that is hard to find. If anyone has any more info on the building material by FBM Corp (product is called R9) or is wanting to look into it the website is http://www.fbmcorp.com.au cheers Re: Wall construction comparison, bricks v polyurethane sand 2Jun 22, 2011 11:50 pm Just an update regarding FBM Corp and their product. I contacted them again asking if there are any local project builders around Perth interested in their product and apparently Summit Homes Group (Brett Garret) has been in discussion with them regarding incorporating their R9 cement fibre/polyurethane foam sandwich product into their houses - another lead to follow. Normally you use builders bog. Polyurethane painting is basically the same principle as car panel beating and painting. All the prep work is the same and so is the… 3 3077 Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 5197 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That laser level looks lovely! We bought one for less than a quarter of that price off eBay. It worked really well for us and it's still going now, five years later. After… 1 16717 |