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The advantages of double brick construction:
Solid construction which has little maintenance over time
Great sound insulation due to the thickness of the bricks, so less noise complaints from room to room or house to house in medium to high density developments
Bricks have a high thermal mass and can keep a house cool on summer days and warm a on cold winter days, however a house may remain very warm and require a lot of cooling when experiencing consecutive hot days as we do here in Perth
Masonry construction is made up of inorganic materials and therefore termites are not attracted to such
More fire resistant than timber framed construction
The disadvantages of double brick construction:
Can be more expensive in most cases due to the cost of labor and materials. This is chnaging as I now update this blog in March 2020, timber frame constructon is not always cheaper than double brick due to the cost of brick sin Perth Western Australia being very cheap compared with when this blog was originally written in 2016. Also the cost of labour to build a brick house has dropped in Perth too.
Can take a significantly longer time to build than timber framed construction due to the time it takes to cure the concrete on the slab along with the time it takes to lay the bricks
Not as flexible as timber and therefore can restrict on design elements, most masonry buildings will be very standard square or rectangle shapes due to the inflexibility of bricks, i.e you cannot easily cut bricks to make intricate patterns or designs, along with this bricks are heavy and harder to work with
A double layer of masonry creates a thick space that could be better used for floor space, when considering a normal size house of around 140m2 this extra space could be the equivalent of 8-10m2 lost in masonry construction
Due to the weight of bricks it can create more engineering needed in the concrete slab which will add to the cost
Over time double brick construction can crack which can cause very costly maintenance, if not built properly this can happen sooner than expected and again create headaches on the budget
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