Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Dec 04, 2007 11:34 am Building an architect designed home out of Insulated Concrete Forms on acreage in semi-rural SE Melbourne. Developer approval obtained, engineering complete, getting quotes Re: Polystyrene walls vs Brick 3Dec 04, 2007 11:53 am Building an architect designed home out of Insulated Concrete Forms on acreage in semi-rural SE Melbourne. Developer approval obtained, engineering complete, getting quotes Re: Polystyrene walls vs Brick 14Feb 27, 2014 9:36 am http://camdenbuild.blogspot.com.au/ by invite only please pm me Re: Polystyrene walls vs Brick 16Mar 04, 2014 8:12 am http://camdenbuild.blogspot.com.au/ by invite only please pm me Re: Polystyrene walls vs Brick 17Mar 04, 2014 9:35 am My Dad did this for his small house in WA. He was able to do most of the work himself (he does have building experience, has built 3 houses himself prior to this). The poly bricks are filled with concrete. The energy performance has been great so far, no need for airconditioning and minimal underfloor heating. It's pretty hard, you'd have to throw a brick at to dint a wall. I don't think rats can chew through concrete but I could be mistaken. Re: Polystyrene walls vs Brick 18Mar 04, 2014 1:14 pm Quote: yes we are building brick veneer with R2.0 insulation in the walls and R3.5 in the ceilings + a 50mm anticon under colourbond (i'm not really clear if this has any significant insulation properties) and 2 whirlybirds. What you are having is similar to our proposed build although upstairs we are going for 75mm rendered poly as our external wall. Downstairs probably replacing standard bricks for eco brick which has a much higher thermal rating. Both levels 90mm studs, cavity and R2.0 or 2.5 batts. The anticon will definitely help keep your roof space cooler in summer as will the whirlybirds. Good choice. Yes, a 200mm cavity would mean a total wall thickness of 110 + 200 + 110 = 420mm - real good for tight suburban blocks. Ok if you're in the country on acreage. Like you allude to I'm a bit skeptical when it comes to studies and reports that don't cover all the variables - it makes me think why ? TinaG , were the blocks he used Zego ? I've seen a few homes done with them and they looked pretty good. Stewie Re: Polystyrene walls vs Brick 19Mar 05, 2014 2:14 pm I don't recall the brand sorry Stewie, they were from Melbourne I believe Render your bathroom walls, two opinions versus the one, makes you wonder. 3 6143 The spacing of the studs looks pretty large especially for a load bearing wall. 3 11239 Nope, only on the inside, I've literally has my ears to the brick outside and can't hear anything. I can sort of 'reset' the noise by pressing firmly on the studs. This… 10 12968 |