Thread: Red bricks Vs AAC

Originally Posted by JPPR2

The ACC blocks turned into dust (Like a big dried sponge)and when you sink an insert to hang a picture or a wall mount TV bracket they can easily pull out. I would NEVER do it if I had AAC blocks.

Used to think the same way, still do to a certain degree, but I've mounted AC compressors outside in AAC blocks with regular concrete anchor bolts.

Same indoors hanging small stuff, smaller holes for the anchors than you would normally use for concrete/brick and no problems.

Stuff is just as soft as drywall back home and we hang shit off it all day long.

The cost is also semi negated by how uniform they are and how little mortar you use. They also go up way faster.

Overall I would probably use AAC but a double wall with air-gap. Doing the same with red brick is heavy as fuuuuuk.

As as far as the OP, think about where you are. If it sounds retarded then it probably is.

Originally Posted by Slick

Overall I would probably use AAC but a double wall with air-gap. Doing the same with red brick is heavy as fuuuuuk.

As as far as the OP, think about where you are. If it sounds retarded then it probably is.

You can do double wall with air gap 4 - 5 cm not only by red bricks but by cement (cinder) blocks 40x20x7cm.
Then you do not need to erect columns (sau) - as every house in Thailand makes taking few months.

With double blocks you are free to any layout, to any location of doors, windows. Blocks are available made in villages, quite cheap, laying fast going, with simple village chaang pun - no problem with wall mounting.

In corners (or wherever decided) a vertical reinforcement can be created, fully embedded by concrete within the air gap - simialrly like a concrete column (sau). And on the top of the walls horizontal reinforcement - interconnected with the vertical ones - and have it prepared for welded connection with roof construction.

The air gap can be used for inserting installations of water and electric.

Are there any load bearing blocks available have searched many sites without any luck. I would like to build a bungalow without the use of pillars as in the UK would also build double wall with cavity but I am worried about quality off blocks.

Originally Posted by PD4

Are there any load bearing blocks available have searched many sites without any luck. I would like to build a bungalow without the use of pillars as in the UK would also build double wall with cavity but I am worried about quality off blocks.

Read my post #21 above. Or ask me for more info.