Bricks and Blocks, which to use

[benlovesnuk]

Termites eat any polystyrene cellulose product because they believe its high in vitb,d, and calcium. I would have just bought a tent because those walls wont exist next year.
The only walls you should build from white devils sperm is a childs play house, every bead of polyfoam feeds a thousand families of insects a day. Youre a charitable man!

Typical response from someone who does not know a thing.
Wonderful are the thai termites that can eat concrete and polyurea wall

Oh dear me you are a moron, i dont usually call names but youve changed my perspective on this matter.

[DrAndy]

termites also eat Smileys

[Makmak456]

anyone have current prices in the Mukdahan area ??? actually about 50K north+/-
TIA
Mark

[cnx37]

This thread is quite apt. We have just commenced building a 2 storey 375sqm home in the north.
It has been recommended that we use Q-con - 20cm for the exterior & 10cm for the interior.
My latest intuitive thought - Q-con - exterior - "red brick" - interior.
Why? Outside - Q-con - insulation & acoustics.
Inside - "red brick" - stronger.
Comments?

[cnx37]

Re #50, "problem" resolved. Q-con throughout.

[blue bar]

^agreed.

[Shutree]

The AAC lintels are more expensive than DIY concrete and probably need to be ordered beforehand. Which requires preparation and planning, which are unfamiliar skills to local builders, in my experience.
I used 20cm AAC blocks. My house is tiny so it was affordable to me. There is zero heat transfer or heat retention.
My pillars are 20cm so the blocks give plain right angle corners. Just a personal preference, I don't like those 'W' corners.
The same result can be obtained by using double skin 7.5cm blocks with a 5cm air gap. A chap named Tony who did that wrote up his build in great detail.
I believe ThaiDupp used 15cm AAC blocks. Check out his building thread on Teak Door.
Even 7.5cm AAC is going to be superior to cinder blicks or red bricks. Those materials just build you a pizza oven, sucking up heat all day and keeping warm all night. That said, Klondyke has built double skin walls using cinder blocks with an air gap.

[bkkpla]

Thanks for that. Yes it is a fact, that what you state about some local crews. We feel lucky to find this guy, he has offered us many different plans to choose from and has been very receptive to changes - and the one we have now closed on is a hybrid that suits our needs. He also seesm to be one of the better organized. He will travel our here Friday to visit the site, see the land and the set up we are thinking of, give us a detailed breakdown of the build and materials - and we can substitute freely on any items we want (probably I want bigger windows with screens in place, maybe different doors) - and all this without having agreed to a contract. We also have already visited a few of his sites and seen the work he does, and are impressed.
I am likely much the same as you, no need for a huge place, we want a comfy interior and as much open space as possible, so have a 46sqm plan in mind. The builder himself is very insistent that the 75mm with rendering in and out is more than enough for insulation of heat and noise, and having lived 17+ years here in many cinder block buildings I think I understand and am getting comfortable with the idea. He says he will use whatever width I want but the price will go up and in his opinion its not necessary.
So lets see Friday how things pan out.
I will chekc out the other build threads you mentioned as well
Cheers

The AAC lintels are more expensive than DIY concrete and probably need to be ordered beforehand. Which requires preparation and planning, which are unfamiliar skills to local builders, in my experience.
I used 20cm AAC blocks. My house is tiny so it was affordable to me. There is zero heat transfer or heat retention.
My pillars are 20cm so the blocks give plain right angle corners. Just a personal preference, I don't like those 'W' corners.
The same result can be obtained by using double skin 7.5cm blocks with a 5cm air gap. A chap named Tony who did that wrote up his build in great detail.
I believe ThaiDupp used 15cm AAC blocks. Check out his building thread on Teak Door.
Even 7.5cm AAC is going to be superior to cinder blicks or red bricks. Those materials just build you a pizza oven, sucking up heat all day and keeping warm all night. That said, Klondyke has built double skin walls using cinder blocks with an air gap.

[Klondyke]

75mm with rendering in and out is more than enough for insulation of heat and noise, and having lived 17+ years here in many cinder block buildings I think I understand and am getting comfortable with the idea

Did you mean 75 mm of a AAC? it would be OK but not for a cinder block if not in double arrangement with cavity. Actually, the cost of cinder blocks even if doubled are still much cheaper than a single AAC block.

[DrWilly]

Bumping a 15 year old thread. Great job

[Molle]

Replying to an AI bot. Great job Willy.