This is a question for the builders as I have pondered over this for quite some time.
Typical Aussie home - slab, framework, brick work, drywall partitioning.
European - Slab, brickwork, rendering
Having lived in both countries I can say that the typical build quality in Europe is much better. You have solid walls, insulation is exceptional for the hot and cold and the house is built like a bunker. Exterior bricks are 40cm thick and have great insulating properties.
Taking into consideration for the typical Aussie home you need to have a chippy do the frame work, brickie for the brick work and then a plasterer for the drywall this would all add up.
Is it really still cheaper to build like that than to build the house from bricks only? Render in the inside of the walls and outside. At the end of the day the brick work makes up the frame, the walls and the facade.
I know electrical work is a little more time consuming as you have to chisel it into the brick work. Adding extra outlets after build is something you do not want to have to do, but plan it right you have no need.
But at the end of it all the build is going to be terrific and something that retains the cold/warmth and does not lose it within 20mins of turning off the heater.
I guess I am just interested in what a builder has to say about this.
Typical Aussie home - slab, framework, brick work, drywall partitioning.
European - Slab, brickwork, rendering
Having lived in both countries I can say that the typical build quality in Europe is much better. You have solid walls, insulation is exceptional for the hot and cold and the house is built like a bunker. Exterior bricks are 40cm thick and have great insulating properties.
Taking into consideration for the typical Aussie home you need to have a chippy do the frame work, brickie for the brick work and then a plasterer for the drywall this would all add up.
Is it really still cheaper to build like that than to build the house from bricks only? Render in the inside of the walls and outside. At the end of the day the brick work makes up the frame, the walls and the facade.
I know electrical work is a little more time consuming as you have to chisel it into the brick work. Adding extra outlets after build is something you do not want to have to do, but plan it right you have no need.
But at the end of it all the build is going to be terrific and something that retains the cold/warmth and does not lose it within 20mins of turning off the heater.
I guess I am just interested in what a builder has to say about this.
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