Hi all
was told by a friend who works in building industry that nowadays builders are no longer willing to build double-brick houses, even if you are willing to pay more. she said nowadays brick and veneer has become the standard and double-brick has become the history.
is this true?
Thanks
aoNot true. Builders will build anything you put to them, though there may be a few who are more selective.
Tools
Hi,
I agree with tools that this is not the case.
However, as a structural engineer, double brick houses will require a lot larger footings because their is a smaller tolerance for movement in the footings to prevent cracking.
However, if you have non-articulated double brick house then it may be alot harder to find a builder because it is almost impossible to stop the brickwork from cracking due to brick growth or foundation movement.
I recently designed an extension to an existing dwelling and as the engineer we still added clauses in our design that we cannot gaurantee the brickwork won’t crack. One way to prevent cracking is to use older bricks, this prevents the likely hood of the bricks from “growing/expanding”.
For example: (AS2870) Brick Veneer has deflection limit L/400 or 30mm, full masonry (no articulation) has L/2000 or 10mm limit.
Hope this helps understand why.
Cheers
Paul[suave2]sure they do[cigar][cigar]
Don’t be a TOOL HookhamC.
These forums are for helping people, if you don’t know what you talking about or your going to be a smart-ass then go somewhere else.
I get offended when people try to comment on stuff they clearly don’t understand.
I actually am a structural engineer and know what I am talking about. Not my fault if your just an IDIOT!
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