Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 May 17, 2009 7:43 pm Hi all I’ve been thinking (which is always a bit dangerours) about a way to avoid the extra cost of brick over windows. The Cement sheet looks ugly & the lentil too expensive. It will cost me about 3k for brick over. I can across this on the net. I know its not new technology but it seems brick cladding has come a log way since the 70s. Do you think it could be used as an infill instead of Cement sheet? They actually cut the bricks into tiles so they would be the same color/type. Check it out at: http://www.empirebrick.com.au/products.htm EmpireBrick.jpg What’s your thought on this & has it been tried before? Any one used brick gladding before? Cheers KW………. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ “It's just as unpleasant to get more than you bargain for as to get less” George Bernard Shaw. Standard uninsulated double brick has an R value of around 0.7. An insulated standard 90mm stud timber frame can have an R value of around 2.7. Even if you insulate a… 17 12035 The spacing of the studs looks pretty large especially for a load bearing wall. 3 11109 Re my second point – yes exactly. And often it may take additional time if the manufacturer recommends no more than X meters… 3 5642 |