Hi I wanted to take advantage of the grants seeing as our construction hasn’t started yet.
I’m told in WA the internal walls are brick so insulation cannot be added in-between because there’s no space unless you add another cavity. Is this true?
Seems like houses over East are built with timber stud internal walls so you can add insulation like Bradford’s Soundscreen.
I guess the advantage of having brick internal walls is the noise reduction right?
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Browse Forums General Discussion  27 May 2019 72 Loyal Member Re: Internal brick walls VS timber stud frames? 3Jun 13, 2020 12:37 am  MyFirstIn WA it's standard for double brick wall. It's a good as it gets. No need to compare to people in the east building match sticks houses.  Yea I know the outside walls are double brick but I was talking about the internal ones. I’m happy about brick internal walls though so I don’t need to add soundproofing to the walls Re: Internal brick walls VS timber stud frames? 4Jun 13, 2020 7:06 am Some other advantages 1.The internal Structural walls are able to support suspended concrete slab 2.Termites love eating timber 3.Vertical cored 2c Brick walls ( 20 bricks/m2) are cheaper to construct 4.Brick walls don't rot 5.On reactive soils it does require reinforcement though...that's a plus 6. No additional fire rating measures are required for brick walls 7.House Insurance is cheaper, while fire and flood fixes are cheaper 8.9.etc,etc Overall WA has a better economy, cheaper houses, Infrastructure, mining,etc The best move I ever did was go west  Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs 29 May 2020 17 ACT Junior Member Re: Internal brick walls VS timber stud frames? 6Jun 19, 2020 10:18 pm Having double brick already gives you better thermal insulation and sound proofing compared to a brick veneer with insulation. The insulation is added because the wall is thin on a brick veneer structure. To be honest I don't know. We get ours on a supply and installation package so I know how much per sqm we pay for framing but not the lineal rate. When I see my head… 3 23670  We used pro clima walls and roof. It's a high quality product (good vapour permeability and water resistance) and can withstand UV for a long period of time. Pro clima's… 10 18316 We're trying to decide on interior colours for a new build we have surfmist window frames and spotted gum floors throughout the house I'm trying to picture how Casper… 0 5976 |
