Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Brick/cladding ? 8May 17, 2020 11:20 pm sbanu sbanu So , my question is based off a recent topic I saw regarding first floor brick construction. Our builders design has brick throughout lower and upper levels , front and back . From what I was told this is better than having cladding on the top level as it would be more thermally efficient . Is this not correct ? Another builder used cladding and quoted is 5k to update the first floor cladding to brick . Which then led me to believe that brick must be better . Would appreciate your opinions on this. Other than being aesthetically pleasing , are there any other actual advantages of having brick construction in the top storey ? Thanks for the detailed responses guys . Much appreciated . So basically brick on the first floor would be thermally inefficient . I was told the opposite by the sales rep !! Our lot is south west facing so basically we’ll have our rumpus and kitchen at the back where the most day sun will be received And the top floor Above will have the kids bedrooms . I flipped the original plan so I could have the garage and the laundry on the side that receive little to no sun . All of our living areas will have plenty of natural light but will also get very hot in summers . So judging by the responses , brick seems like a definite no no for the top floor . What would be the best kids of material then ? The frame of the house is timber and insulation is Bat 4.0 for the walls and 2.0 for ceiling. And I suppose I should get a credit for deleting bricks and opting for cladding or hebel ? "The frame of the house is timber and insulation is Bat 4.0 for the walls and 2.0 for ceiling" You will find it is the other way around, R4.0 are unable to go into the walls as they are too thick Re: Brick/cladding ? 9Jul 29, 2020 1:21 pm Hello All I was hoping to get some advise around Timber Composite Cladding, our builder has advised that they prefer to use Selekta timber composite cladding for the elevation. Any expert here who can weigh in on the pros and cons of this product? https://www.bluechipgroup.net.au/timber-cladding-perth/timber-composite-cladding-perth.html Background - we were promised grooves in the elevation which they've now come back saying that it is impossible to achieve with the render. Hence the cladding option is being offered. Initially during design stage, we opted out of cladding as it was proving to be expensive. (we are talking about the area around/over the window in light brown with vertical grooves). Like ⋅ 1 comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thank you very much in advance. Re: Brick/cladding ? 10Aug 16, 2020 8:04 am spinvests Hello All I was hoping to get some advise around Timber Composite Cladding, our builder has advised that they prefer to use Selekta timber composite cladding for the elevation. Any expert here who can weigh in on the pros and cons of this product? https://www.bluechipgroup.net.au/timber-cladding-perth/timber-composite-cladding-perth.html Background - we were promised grooves in the elevation which they've now come back saying that it is impossible to achieve with the render. Hence the cladding option is being offered. Initially during design stage, we opted out of cladding as it was proving to be expensive. (we are talking about the area around/over the window in light brown with vertical grooves). Like ⋅ 1 comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thank you very much in advance. I am considering Axon sheets for facade except protruding face brick wall to mix things up.. Check out what I have designed myself to get pricing done Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Brick/cladding ? 11Aug 17, 2020 11:59 am MBX3 spinvests Hello All I was hoping to get some advise around Timber Composite Cladding, our builder has advised that they prefer to use Selekta timber composite cladding for the elevation. Any expert here who can weigh in on the pros and cons of this product? https://www.bluechipgroup.net.au/timber-cladding-perth/timber-composite-cladding-perth.html Background - we were promised grooves in the elevation which they've now come back saying that it is impossible to achieve with the render. Hence the cladding option is being offered. Initially during design stage, we opted out of cladding as it was proving to be expensive. (we are talking about the area around/over the window in light brown with vertical grooves). Like ⋅ 1 comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thank you very much in advance. I am considering Axon sheets for facade except protruding face brick wall to mix things up.. Check out what I have designed myself to get pricing done Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Looks great MBX3. Love the exposed timber post. I'm struggling to find some solutions to make our brick feature in the elevation look good. At the moment, it doesn't look great with the vanadium stains. Can you offer any suggestions on this thread? https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=99835 Re: Brick/cladding ? 12May 18, 2021 7:53 pm spinvests Hello All I was hoping to get some advise around Timber Composite Cladding, our builder has advised that they prefer to use Selekta timber composite cladding for the elevation. Any expert here who can weigh in on the pros and cons of this product? https://www.bluechipgroup.net.au/timber-cladding-perth/timber-composite-cladding-perth.html Background - we were promised grooves in the elevation which they've now come back saying that it is impossible to achieve with the render. Hence the cladding option is being offered. Initially during design stage, we opted out of cladding as it was proving to be expensive. (we are talking about the area around/over the window in light brown with vertical grooves). Like ⋅ 1 comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thank you very much in advance. Hi spinvests , I am interested in this facade. Can you tell me more information about this one or the builder's name? Many thanks Re: Brick/cladding ? 13May 19, 2021 4:29 pm kokichi89 spinvests Hello All I was hoping to get some advise around Timber Composite Cladding, our builder has advised that they prefer to use Selekta timber composite cladding for the elevation. Any expert here who can weigh in on the pros and cons of this product? https://www.bluechipgroup.net.au/timber-cladding-perth/timber-composite-cladding-perth.html Background - we were promised grooves in the elevation which they've now come back saying that it is impossible to achieve with the render. Hence the cladding option is being offered. Initially during design stage, we opted out of cladding as it was proving to be expensive. (we are talking about the area around/over the window in light brown with vertical grooves). Like ⋅ 1 comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thank you very much in advance. Hi spinvests , I am interested in this facade. Can you tell me more information about this one or the builder's name? Many thanks Hi Kokichi89 - this was called Odis with Impressions but BGC is now all rebranded and no longer have the Impressions brand. It must be on their website though but not sure what they call it now. Re: Brick/cladding ? 14May 19, 2021 4:39 pm spinvests kokichi89 spinvests Hello All I was hoping to get some advise around Timber Composite Cladding, our builder has advised that they prefer to use Selekta timber composite cladding for the elevation. Any expert here who can weigh in on the pros and cons of this product? https://www.bluechipgroup.net.au/timber-cladding-perth/timber-composite-cladding-perth.html Background - we were promised grooves in the elevation which they've now come back saying that it is impossible to achieve with the render. Hence the cladding option is being offered. Initially during design stage, we opted out of cladding as it was proving to be expensive. (we are talking about the area around/over the window in light brown with vertical grooves). Like ⋅ 1 comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thank you very much in advance. Hi spinvests , I am interested in this facade. Can you tell me more information about this one or the builder's name? Many thanks Hi Kokichi89 - this was called Odis with Impressions but BGC is now all rebranded and no longer have the Impressions brand. It must be on their website though but not sure what they call it now. That's cool. Thank you. I would to ask about the external colours of the roof, garage doors if don't mind sharing 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 12171 The spacing of the studs looks pretty large especially for a load bearing wall. 3 11240 Re my second point – yes exactly. And often it may take additional time if the manufacturer recommends no more than X meters… 3 5739 |