The modern construction market offers a huge selection of the most various materials: both traditional ones, like brick, which our grandfathers used, and new, little-tested ones. This diversity gives rise to a lot of controversy. Some advocate “reliable classics” and are distrustful of various innovations, others argue that without using modern technologies It is impossible to build a durable, warm and comfortable country cottage. As usual, the truth is in the middle. The main thing is to know the pros and cons of different building materials and rely on knowledge that has been proven practical experience. In this article we will cover:
- How much does it cost to build a solid brick house?
- Is it possible to build an energy efficient stone house large area.
- Is it worth focusing on the environmental friendliness of building materials?
“Merchant” house with walls 2.5 bricks thick
When you look at brick house who builds FORUMHOUSE user Evgeniy Vinogradov (nickname Baston1981) in the Moscow region, you get the feeling that you have been transported into the past in a time machine.
Architecture.
Labor intensity of work.
Elegant arched window and door lintels.
All this gives the building a similarity to the houses of wealthy people of a bygone era.
In our age of pursuit of energy efficiency, you are even more surprised to learn that this is an honest brick house, without external insulation, with a wall thickness of about 64 cm.
Baston1981
I decided to build a real, solid and simple brick house without imitations, which will evoke positive emotions in everyone who sees it. The walls are single-layer, 2.5 solid bricks thick. I will not plaster the house, leaving the brick practically as is. Ceiling height is 4 meters. The size of the house is 13.5x15 m. The area of the first floor is 155 sq. m. m, the second attic – 130 sq. m. The second floor will not be used as a residential floor for now and was built with an eye to the future for growing children.
The architecture of the building is reminiscent of classical Russian architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The unusual and bold project aroused interest from portal users. Novice developers were attracted by the “wow” effect of the memorable appearance of the “antique” house.
Textured brick had to be ordered and transported 800 km because... what we needed was not there.
But more experienced users were interested in the design and expressed doubts about economic feasibility building a brick house with such thick walls and difficulties with its further heating.
Before we touch on the issue of energy saving and thermal comfort, we will tell you in more detail about the stages of construction. The brick building stands on a T-shaped strip foundation laid to a depth of 2 m, i.e. below the freezing depth in the Moscow Region.
The thickness of the “heel” of the tape is 30 cm, the width is 1 m. Next, the formwork was installed and the “body” of the tape, 0.5 m wide, was poured in two steps.
A house made of solid brick with thick walls is a heavy building; not every soil will support its weight. Therefore, at the forefront, as in construction an ordinary house, when choosing the type of foundation, the collection of loads from the building is set. The type and bearing capacity of the soil is also determined, which is determined using geological research.
Without these basic principles, construction country cottage is a blind game with unpredictable results.
The grooves of the belt are filled with sand and floors are made on the ground with a concrete screed.
The attic ceiling is wooden - carriage.
The roof is “cold”.
The ceiling between the first and second floors is insulated with 250 mm stone wool.
The house has 13 windows.
Let’s leave the technology of laying a 2.5-brick wall outside the scope of this article. Those who want to know more about it can watch a video about the house of Evgeniy Vinogradov, the link to which is given at the end of this article. Many people are most interested in the question of whether they will be able to heat this house, and whether it will be comfortable to live in in winter, because external walls not insulated.
Baston1981
In my opinion, a wall thickness of 2.5 bricks is enough to live without additional insulation, because... The main heat loss occurs through the windows, floor and ceiling. Walls are constructive.
Let's see what the standards say. The normalized thermal resistance of walls for Moscow is 3.28 (m²*°C)/W. If you “drive” a brick wall 64 cm thick into a specialized online thermal engineering calculator for enclosing structures, it will give a result of 1.07 (m²*°C)/W. Those. The heat transfer resistance of the enclosing structure, according to calculations, is insufficient for its normal operation. What should I do? Will such a house be warm or will you have to spend a lot of money on heating? User opinions are divided.
44alex User FORUMHOUSE
I think that a large heat-intensive structure with a certain design of components can largely compensate for the poor thermal insulation of walls.
Also interesting observation Negative, who has a house consisting of two large parts. In one part solid brick wall, thickness 64 cm, insulated 12 cm of thermal insulation made of stone wool. The second part is warm ceramics - 380 block + 12 cm insulation. Although formally there is less heat loss in the part of the house with porous ceramics, the section with solid bricks feels superior. For example, when several years ago Negative There was an emergency shutdown of the main gas supply, the heating system did not work for 4 days. In the area with warm ceramics inside the room the temperature dropped to 0 degrees, and in the section with solid brick it was + 11 °C.
Those. large mass brick works as a heat accumulator.
Conclusion: an energy-efficient house must be thermally inertial, i.e. capable of accumulating heat in an array of heavy structures - walls and foundations. At first glance, it seems that a thick heat-intensive wall made of solid brick without insulation is an ideal structure. But it should be remembered that not everyone has the opportunity to heat a brick house with main gas, and energy prices are steadily rising. You also need to immediately think about whether there will be enough money to maintain such a house in old age, when it is not possible to earn as much money as before. Therefore, let's consider another point of view.
qwer222qwer User FORUMHOUSE
I have lived in a solid brick house for 25 years. There is no wall insulation. It is possible to heat it, but it is very expensive. We heat with gas. Expenses for 140 sq. m are 6500 rubles. per month. At the same time, the temperature in the rooms does not rise above + 20-21 °C. If the temperature outside drops to - 25 °C, then in the house it becomes + 16-17 °C. There is also no thermal comfort. The radiators are hot and the walls are icy. You need to install a more powerful boiler and heat it harder, and this will hit your pocket.
Lumix77 User FORUMHOUSE
I have a customer, he also built a brick house in a similar style, or rather, he reconstructed an old dilapidated one. The house looks gorgeous, of course, but no one even considered how much money was spent on it, and the owners didn’t think much about energy efficiency.
Also Lumix77 shared his impressions of using his friends’ “merchant” house with brick walls 1 m thick. According to the owners, they don’t see anything good in this house. It's cold in the house in winter. If you turn off the heating, the temperature in the house immediately drops. The walls are cold. Heating a house is difficult and expensive. There is not enough space inside. In summer it seems to be cool, but the temperature is distributed unevenly. At the beginning of summer it is cold, at the end of summer it is hot. That's why they haven't lived in the house for a long time.
So, let’s sum up the intermediate results: a house made of solid brick looks impressive (although not everyone likes this design), the walls don’t need to be finished, and they look great in the interior.
An array of thick brick walls accumulates heat well, but requires an external thermal insulation layer, to save it. In addition, an “honest” brick house is an expensive pleasure.
Baston1981
I write down all expenses. Offhand, about 4-5 million rubles have already been spent on the box. You need to install heating, install windows and, in principle, you can already live in the house.
A solid brick house requires a strong foundation and carefully prepared soil foundation with good load-bearing capacity. Highly qualified masons are required, and such experienced workers for painstaking work are now difficult to find.
With equal dimensions on the building site, a house with thicker walls has a smaller internal usable area compared to a cottage with thinner walls.
Alternatively, you can compromise. Build a brick house, but make the walls 1 brick thick, i.e. 25 cm wide (calculation for the stability of the wall is required), or 1.5 bricks, 38 cm wide, plus additional insulation of the building envelope from the outside.
If you are attracted purely brick facade, semi-antique, then you can consider well masonry with effective and durable insulation embedded in the wall.
Or you can use solid brick as additional element increasing thermal inertia country house, erecting a half-brick curtain wall from inside the premises, 12 cm. For example, by combining brick with aerated concrete as load-bearing and thermal insulation material walls.
Energy efficient stone house in Norman style
Now let's consider another option, which uses proven technologies and modern materials.
Schiefer User FORUMHOUSE
I built a house from monolithic reinforced concrete, in the Norman style, with an area of about 340 square meters. m, if you count the garage and boiler room. I worked on the project with the architect for about two years. We heat with a heat pump, because... There will be no main gas on the site now and in the future. Therefore, the house is energy efficient with high-quality insulation foundation, walls, roof and proper “warm” windows. The picture below shows a prototype of a house taken from a foreign project.
And here is what the user got in the end.
The structure of the house is as follows:
- walls – monolithic reinforced concrete 180 mm thick;
- external cladding- hand-molded brick from Europe and artificial stone;
- the foundation slab is made of monolithic reinforced concrete with a thickness of 300 mm;
- the walls of the basement floor are made of monolithic reinforced concrete with a thickness of 180 mm;
- the floors are made of monolithic reinforced concrete with a thickness of 200 mm;
- pitched roof from wooden beams 100x250 mm filled with thermal insulation;
- roof covering - natural ceramic tiles.
Insulation of the house:
- walls - 300 mm PIR thermal insulation, 3 layers of 100 mm each;
- roof - 300 mm PIR thermal insulation;
- foundation: 200 mm EPS under the slab and in the plinth, but in fact the total was 350 mm.
The basic principles of energy efficient construction are also used.
Brick houses are very popular because this building material allows you to get a strong and durable structure. However, brick is different from brick, because there are many varieties of this material. If you decide to make a choice in favor of building a house from this material, then you should not only understand the types of bricks, but also know the advantages and disadvantages brick buildings. We hope our article and owner reviews will help you make the right choice.
Material characteristics
- To designate the brand of this material, a combination of the letter “M” and a digital designation is used. This marking indicates the load one can withstand. square meter brick surface. Depending on the compressive strength of the brick, there are grades of this product: 75, 100, 125, as well as 150, 200, and so on in increments of every 50 units.
- Frost resistance of this building material determined by the number of cycles of alternating freezing and thawing that a brick can withstand without receiving visible damage and reducing strength by no more than 20 percent. The frost resistance of bricks is indicated by the letter “F” and a number, which indicates the number of cycles.
If you decide to build a two- or three-story brick house, then you will need grade 75 or 100 brick. Products starting from grade 125 and above are used in the construction of multi-story buildings. To build the foundation of a house or its base, you will need a material with a higher compressive strength, so here it is worth using products with a grade of at least 150.
Important: it is worth remembering that the strength and durability of the masonry depend not only on the characteristics of the brick used, but also on the brand of mortar, as well as the quality and correctness of the masonry work. In addition, do not forget that the grades of solid and hollow bricks are calculated on the same scale.
As for frost resistance, it largely depends on the water absorption of the material. The lower the water absorption of the brick, the higher its frost resistance. The most high performance Clinker brick has frost resistance and low water absorption rates. That is why it is often used as cladding for buildings.
Advice: suitable for the central regions of our country building brick with frost resistance of at least 15-25 successive cycles.
Types of bricks
Listing the pros and cons brick house, one cannot ignore the characteristics of the material from which it is made, because there are several types of bricks, differing in technical and performance characteristics. And sometimes the owner of a brick house, dissatisfied with some qualities of the building, does not understand that the reason for this incorrect choice type of brick for making wall tubs or cladding.
So, there are several types of bricks:
- Ceramic brick most often made from red clay. The product is fired in a furnace at temperatures reaching up to 1000°C. This material is used for masonry load-bearing walls And interior partitions. It is used when arranging the foundation, in building cladding, and interior decoration. Fireplaces and stoves are made from it, but not those parts that come into contact with the fire. This material is quite resistant to the negative effects of weather factors. Ceramic products are divided into hollow, solid, smooth and textured elements for outdoor and internal lining walls The shade of this material can range from red-brown to light beige. It depends on the type and color of clay used.
- Sand-lime brick made from a mixture of lime and sand. Its shade is most often white, but sometimes other colors are obtained by adding pigments. The material can be hollow, solid and porous. If we compare sand-lime brick, its frost resistance index is lower than that of ceramic products, and thermal conductivity is higher, so a house made of such material will be quite cold. In addition, the material absorbs water more easily, but has soundproofing characteristics sand-lime brick much higher than ceramic. This type it is better to use for laying load-bearing walls under cladding and internal partitions. It is categorically not recommended to be used for laying foundations.
- Clinker brick made from refractory clays. The product is fired at a temperature of about 1200°C. Firing at such a high temperature allows us to obtain a homogeneous product without voids, which is highly durable. Brand clinker bricks never falls below 400. The advantages of this material include increased frost resistance, low water absorption, and resistance to salts and alkalis. That is why clinker is successfully used for cladding facades, paving paths and platforms, arranging gutters and objects landscape design. The material is often used in the interior. Facade clinker bricks are distinguished by a wealth of colors and textures.
If you decide to build a house made of brick, the pros and cons of which we are considering, then you should know that brick can be:
- full-bodied;
- hollow;
- porous.
Solid products are characterized by high compressive strength, so the bases and plinths of buildings are often made from this material, and external load-bearing walls and columns are laid out. However, due to its dense, homogeneous structure, the material has a fairly high thermal conductivity, so solid brick walls must be additionally insulated. Masonry without insulation can keep a house warm only if the wall thickness is significant - from 640 mm to 1000 mm.
Hollow bricks have through holes that reduce the thermal conductivity of the material. The more voids filled with air, the higher the thermal insulation qualities of the product. The elements are suitable for laying external and interior walls Houses. At the same time, due to the voids, the thickness of the external walls can be small, while the thermal conductivity of external structures will be low, so you can do without additional insulation of the walls. Also thanks to the voids specific gravity one element is less, which reduces the load on the foundation.
Porous products (gas block and foam block) have the highest thermal insulation qualities, but the strength of the material decreases and its specific gravity will be less. To make such elements, special clay additives are used, which burn out after firing and leave behind isolated voids. Such products have increased dimensions, which simplifies and speeds up the process of masonry work. The end parts of the elements have grooves and ridges, which increases the thermal insulation of the walls and allows you to save mortar on making vertical seams.
Important: the outside of such a house must be protected with cladding (plaster, siding or facing brick), since the porous block quickly absorbs water, which reduces its thermal insulation qualities.
Advantages of brick houses
- Strength and Durability brick houses- their main advantage. Confirmation that brick buildings of past centuries, which still stand today and are of historical value.
- Brick houses are not affected negative factors external environment. They are not afraid of heavy rains, winds, frosts, etc.
- A high-quality and correctly built brick house can stand without overhaul more than a century.
- Since only clay, sand and water are used to make bricks, this material is considered environmentally friendly and harmless to humans and the environment.
- Brick walls allow the house to “breathe”, which helps create a microclimate favorable for life inside it. It is not hot in such a house in summer, and it is not cold in severe winter.
- Walls made from these products are not susceptible to rot, damage by insects and rodents.
- Since brick is a fire-resistant material, one of the main advantages of such houses is fire safety.
- An equally important advantage of brick walls is high level soundproofing.
- One cannot fail to mention such a plus of the material as its high aesthetic characteristics. Brick can be used to make any details of facades and bring to life even the most unusual ideas of architects.
- Execution technology brickwork It’s quite simple, so if you want, you can master it and do the work yourself.
Disadvantages of brick houses
- The time spent on erecting a brick building will be much longer than on construction frame structure or a wooden house.
- Since the brick itself has a significant specific weight, it is necessary to build a strong, deep foundation under the walls of a building made of this material. Therefore, it will take more time and money to complete such a foundation. In addition, the base must be protected from the forces of frost heaving so that the structure is not subject to deformation and the walls do not crack.
- If you are going to turn to specialists to carry out the work, then the cost of paying for their labor will also be rather large.
- The thermal conductivity of the product is quite high, therefore, despite the fact that the material warms up quickly in winter, the house must be additionally insulated.
Also, when choosing a brick house, you should consider how long and often you plan to live in it. For example, brick is not very suitable for a summer residence for seasonal residence and weekend visits. The thing is that in winter in an unheated house the walls are completely cooled. When you arrive and heat the house, part of the walls will inside will heat up quickly, but moisture will begin to accumulate at the border of the cold and warm parts inside the structure (the so-called dew point).
After you leave and the walls cool down, this moisture will freeze. During your next visit and warming up the house, even more moisture may accumulate in the wall. Thus, over time, the moisture accumulated in the walls will destroy the material from the inside. That is why it is recommended to build a brick house for year-round residence, and not as a summer residence.
Nowadays, almost every person dreams of good, warm and cozy home. Many people prefer well-built brick houses, so sooner or later a person faces the question of which brick is best to use when building a house.
In fact, this is a rather serious question that requires a lot of attention, you will need to study reviews and videos. This article will discuss all types of bricks, their qualities and advantages.
Brick production
Typically, many types of bricks are made from clay. At the same time, it goes through a number of stages that require the proper approach. All this is necessary to ensure that the brick is durable and meets all established standards.
Production stages
As mentioned above, clay is the main component in making bricks. But everything is as simple as it seems at first glance. Clay goes through several successive stages of processing:
- At the first stage, the clay is mixed to the required consistency.
- Various additives and additives, water, are added to it.
- After all the main components have been added to this mixture, it must be formed and dried at a temperature of 200 ° C until completely dry.
- The final stage in the production of bricks is the final firing, but at the same time the highest temperature is already set. This is necessary so that the clay “sinters” to the state of ceramics.
It is worth noting that if the last point is not fulfilled, then you can only get raw brick, which will be just an ordinary piece of dry clay.
In addition, there are other types of bricks, the main material for which is not a clay mixture, but, for example, silicate. There is also hyper-pressed brick (it also does not contain clay). However, such a brick can already be called an ordinary stone.
Many people, when the question arises about building a house for permanent residence, believe that the last thing they need to pay attention to is the choice of brick. However, it is worth noting that this is a big misconception, since the correctly selected material for construction plays a key role.
As you can already understand, there are currently many types of bricks, and each has its own advantages and properties. Therefore, for a more detailed picture, it is best to describe each type of brick separately so that you can clearly see its advantages.
Types of bricks
The material for simple baked bricks is clay. He has a habitual appearance, that is, it is a red ceramic brick. In turn, it can be single, one and a half, double in size. In terms of filling, bricks are produced both solid and slotted.
The main advantage of simple ceramic red brick is its ribbed surface. This allows you to get the best adhesion in the masonry of the house. In addition, ordinary brick is affordable. So this is inexpensive option to build a house for yourself. But it is worth noting that solid brick is more expensive than slotted brick. This is explained by the fact that more material is required for a solid brick.
As is already clear from the name, this type of brick is intended for cladding the external surface of a building due to its excellent operational properties– frost resistance, moisture resistance and wear resistance. It can also be used in the construction of heavier and more complex fences, foundations, walls and for any restoration work. The brick has a perfectly smooth surface, smooth edges and edges. Does not fade.
During production, the firing time and temperature vary, which makes it possible to obtain various shades facing bricks. You can also change the color of the bricks by adding additional dye. This is what allows you to expand the color palette. However, it is worth noting that this is the most expensive option compared to others.
- Sand-lime brick.
Currently, this is one of the cheapest types of brick. Sand-lime brick is distinguished by a unique production technology - without firing. The material for it is quartz sand(approximately 93%) and lime (7%). The brick sets thanks to chemical reaction– slaking of lime. In order to speed up the process, it is necessary to use an autoclave. Here the bricks are steamed at temperatures over 200°C under pressure. The natural color of sand-lime brick is white, but by adding additional dyes it can be changed if necessary. It is produced as ordinary (for laying load-bearing walls) and front (for external cladding).
This type of brick is exposed to high temperatures and contains various chemical substances. Based on this, it cannot be used for stove masonry or in the construction of a basement floor (there is a possibility of contact with water). Sand-lime brick is inferior in frost resistance, so it is not recommended to use it as the main brick in the construction of houses. It is usually suitable for cladding.
In fact, this type can hardly be called a brick; rather, it is a concrete stone block, since clay is not used in its manufacture. The materials for such bricks are limestone (85%), cement (10%), dye (5%). The brick has a long freezing cycle, low moisture absorption and increased strength.
Ideal for cladding plinths, house facades, decorative finishing, fireplace. Facing with such bricks has a very presentable appearance. However, there is a significant drawback - this is a rather expensive option.
- Clinker brick.
The material for clinker bricks is special refractory clay. Brick is made at a temperature of more than 110° C. Thanks to this, it turns out burnt and monolithic. The surface of the brick can be specially corrugated. Its color is usually gradient (a smooth transition from red to dark gray). There are few varieties of clinker bricks. It can be one and a half or double.
Typically, such bricks are used for cladding a stove or fireplace. In addition, it can be used for laying external chimneys, outdoor stoves, sidewalk. Despite the many options for its use, it is a rather expensive type of brick.
- Kiln brick.
It is easy to understand that such bricks can only be used for the construction of stoves or fireplaces. Therefore, it is naturally not suitable for building houses. It can be fireclay refractory or stove smooth.
The first type of brick is used when installing a stove, fireplace, chimney, autoclave, gas boiler furnace and other high-temperature structures. The materials for fireclay bricks are fire-clay and chamotte powder. The brick has a characteristic granular structure. The advantage of this type of brick is that it can be of absolutely any shape. Kiln bricks are used for laying surfaces that are in direct contact with fire. It can withstand lower temperatures than fireclay.
Probably the most ideal of all bricks, despite its high cost. Porous brick has such high thermal conductivity that it can only be compared with wood and foam concrete. It has an excellent advantage when laying – no external wall cladding is required. The size of porous brick can vary.
Thanks to this, stacking huge blocks from it is not difficult. Therefore, the construction of the house is proceeding quickly. The brick has channels for pouring vertical reinforcement.
Thanks to unique technology brick has low thermal conductivity. During production, sawdust is added to the clay mixture, which burns during firing, which subsequently leads to the formation of air pores. They prevent the spread of cold in a house under construction. Therefore, you should pay attention to this brick if you are planning to build a brick house.
Currently, building a brick house is an art that is constantly evolving, and new approaches are emerging. Therefore, now there are no special problems with either the color of the brick or its variety, since more and more color additives are added during manufacturing. But it is worth noting that dyes are still not added to masonry bricks, so they only come in white.
Which brick is better to build a house from? If you are planning to build a brick house, then it is best to opt for porous brick (warm ceramics), as this is the most profitable option.
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A number of myths related to the choice of materials for construction are still common in the suburban real estate market. For example, that brick houses are the most expensive. This is wrong. A brick cottage can cost less than aerated concrete.
In order to correctly calculate the cost of building a brick house, you must first decide which brick to use. Today on the market there are ceramic bricks (red) and silicate bricks (white). The first is made from clay and fired in a kiln. The second is done in an autoclave, under pressure and at high temperatures. Sand and lime are used as materials for the production of sand-lime bricks.
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Sand-lime brick, as a rule, is made solid, without voids inside. And ceramic can be either solid or hollow.
Solid, without voids, bricks are very durable. But at the same time, they are too heavy, expensive and, importantly, have high thermal conductivity - a house made of solid brick retains heat worse and cools down quickly.
Therefore, in the construction of cottages today, hollow bricks are more often used. Internal confined voids provide a number of advantages. The thermal conductivity of the material is reduced by almost half: a house made of hollow bricks stores heat better. In addition, the weight of the building is reduced, and this will possibly make the foundation simpler and lighter (although a lot depends on the characteristics of the soil). Hollow brick also provides a higher level of sound insulation.
And the main advantage of ceramics with voids is more low price. Let's do the math. Standard bricks have dimensions of 250x120x65 mm. Solid silicate brick of the highest strength grade, M200, costs from 14 rubles. a piece. Solid ceramic of similar strength - 28 rubles. You can save by choosing the M150 brand - then the price is reduced to 15 rubles. a piece.
At the same time, since solid bricks do not help save heat in the house, you will have to either make thicker walls (the budget increases!), or provide good system additional insulation - for example, mineral wool.
It is no coincidence that many customers today prefer to build houses from “energy efficient” hollow core ceramic bricks, which with the same strength grade M150 will cost only 9-10 rubles. a piece.
It is also convenient to use ceramic porous blocks, which are distinguished by their impressive dimensions, in the construction of houses. One block replaces 10 to 14 regular bricks. With a block price of 80-100 rubles. per piece there is some savings on material. It becomes even more obvious during construction work, since much less mortar and masonry operations will be needed.
DEMANDING BRICK
When choosing hollow brick as a material, you need to understand that the requirements for the qualifications of designers and builders are increasing.
First of all, it will be necessary to calculate the load-bearing capacity of the walls - perhaps some parts of the house that bear an increased load should be built from solid brick, and the rest from hollow brick. In some cases bottom part building ( ground floor) are built from a more durable material, and the upper one from a “hollow” one. Sometimes solid and hollow bricks are combined inside one wall, for example, when laying two bricks.
If you plan to use solid brick when building the foundation, plinth and outer walls of the basement, then it is better to choose ceramic. The fact is that the silicate binder (hydrosilicate and calcium carbonate) included in the composition can be destroyed by acids from groundwater.
Working with hollow bricks and blocks at a construction site, although it saves time, is also more technically complex.
In particular, such ceramics cannot be cut into pieces and chipped off like ordinary bricks. You have to use special additional elements, which are not always available for sale.
Special requirements apply to the movement and storage of material. If you drop a hollow brick or, especially, a large block, you will probably not be able to use it in the future.
Another limitation is related to the stage interior decoration. A wall made of hollow bricks is difficult to tap for laying engineering communications, part of the wall may simply collapse. You will have to use special fasteners to hang shelves on the wall, etc. Therefore, it is better if all the grooves and holes are made by a professional at the stage of handing over the house to the customer.
PRICE ARGUMENTS
In general, if you correctly calculate how much and what type of brick is needed to build a house, you can save a lot of money. So, in the construction market Leningrad region works whole line companies ready to build a brick house for 14-18 thousand rubles. per sq. m, including works and materials. In each specific case, you need to find out what kind of “package” is offered for the specified amount - how savings are achieved, etc. Obviously, with minimum prices, certain compromises in terms of quality are inevitable.
According to experts, it is always necessary to include additional costs in the estimate, even if the cost of construction is clearly stated in the contract. For example, the purchase and installation of double-glazed windows in a cottage (it is not always specified in advance in the contract) can cost hundreds of thousands of rubles.
But even if in the end the cost of building a brick house is 20-25 thousand rubles. per sq. m, this is still cheaper than the price of building an aerated concrete (25-30 thousand rubles per sq. m.), a cottage made of laminated veneer lumber (from 35 thousand rubles per sq. m.) and even a high-quality frame-panel house ( from 25 thousand rubles per sq. m).
From the outside, a brick house can look like anything. It can be plastered and finished with panels, for example, imitating wooden beams.
Many people like the authenticity of the stone structure. If you plan to leave brick walls as is, without finishing, then you need to choose a more aesthetic facing brick for the facade. It is more expensive than a regular general construction one. Thus, the cost of one hollow brick for the front side of a building is 20-25 rubles. Manufacturers offer facing bricks in different colors: dark brown, ivory, etc. This allows you to decorate the cottage according to individual requests.
So, the cost of building a brick country house, as it turns out, is low. However, the choice of this material places increased demands on the quality of design and, in fact, construction. Therefore, it is recommended to contact a company with great experience work specifically in brick house construction.
Let us add that today on the country market it is difficult to buy a ready-made brick house from a development company. Most companies, if they make cottages for sale, do so from aerated concrete or wood - materials that are best known to a wide range of customers.
They usually build from brick for a specific client, from scratch. The construction time for such a house can range from three months to six months, sometimes a little more.