Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Full Cladding or semi? 8Apr 12, 2020 10:36 pm VENGEANCE ddarroch Have to admit, I'm not a fan of brick. Yes it's very hardy, & usually doesn't need any maintenance. But it's a high thermal mass material. This means it can store a lot of heat. So it's not a good idea to have out in the summer sun. Heating up throughout the day, & taking a very, very long time to cool down in summer nights. I think it's a particularly bad idea to have a brick top storey. As hot air rises to this storey, & it's usually where the bedrooms are located. On warm nights you don't want additional heat radiating through the walls. You want to use lightweight (low thermal mass) cladding, which won't retain heat, so will cool down much quicker. Fantastic reasoning. But aesthetically speaking, it looks complete with full brick. Also it’s a way for builders to save money by marketing cladding. It’s a lot cheaper due to the double storey not requiring an engineered beam to hold all the bricks up. $8,000 is a hefty price, but well worth it. Our house is 340sqm and brick all way around except for the side wall where the bedrooms are, we selected cladding here to assist in reducing thermal heat from the bricks upstairs. Best of both worlds. thanks Vengeance...going with both the options. ground floor bricks and upper floor cladding. Hi I live in a 100yr old semi and my neighbour added an additional floor last yr and our architect has advised that we can knock down our semi and build a free-standing… 0 37723 Hi, Seeking volume or semi-custom builder in victoria(east), which have existing double story wide floor plans. Seeking 18-20m wide homes with depth of 12-15m long. Or… 0 25171 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 9983 |