Material for building a house: for and against
Before building a country house, future owners ask the question: what material should choose for the construction of the main structure. Among the many selection criteria, two are fundamental: the cost of the material and working with it and the ability of the building to maintain heat.
The construction market offers many materials of different types. The most popular are bricks, wooden beams, aerated concrete blocks, logs, foam concrete blocks, etc. Each of them has its own operational characteristics. Lookon experts collected all data on the advantages and disadvantages of construction products.
Brick and building blocks
The highest cost has brick walls. You can save on the construction of a building with a ring masonry of hollow bricks. But such savings will be insignificant, since the masonry should be 2-2.5 bricks thick. At the same time, brick walls create a beautiful sound – and noise insulation. A separate expense item for the owners of the house is the choice of a quality fence. It is not worth saving on fences for a summer residence in Moscow and the region, because they are a guarantor of the security of the owner of the house. Block walls
Walls of foam concrete and aerated concrete blocks have high strength, they are durable. The walls will cost 1.5-2 times cheaper than brick. The structure of blocks is being built much faster than brick. But there are shortcomings: a low heat conservation coefficient and, accordingly, additional costs in the heating season. Wooden
The tree gives man the nature itself, so the wooden beam is the most environmentally friendly material. The ability of wooden houses to “breathe” is especially valuable. The walls of such a house are warm, have good sound insulation. This material is relatively cheap, special skills are not required for construction work. Wooden houses are being erected, like blocks, fast enough. But there are its disadvantages: the life and strength of this structure are inferior to brick and block structures. The wooden country house has low fire resistance. Choice for the owners, which material is best purchased for construction.