Hold it! I don't see any source verifying that clay is better than sand or vice versa. Don't believe everything you read on the internet. Find sources and back it with proof.
It's all just based on the photos and we're all jumping to conclusions. Hello?

All we see in the photos is that one is built with red bricks and one is grey bricks. Now there are claims around here that says clay bricks are better than sand bricks. But really, what are sand bricks? Checking around and I find that when people say sand bricks, they can mean cement sand bricks or Sand Lime Bricks
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Sand Lime Bricks
Sand lime bricks are made by mixing sand, fly ash and lime followed by a chemical process during wet mixing. The mix is then molded under pressure forming the brick. These bricks can offer advantages over clay bricks such as:
Their color appearance is grey instead of the regular reddish color.
Their shape is uniform and presents a smoother finish that doesn’t require plastering.
These bricks offer excellent strength as a load-bearing member.
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NS Brick
NS Brick is the brand name of CIMA's cement sand bricks. Unlike other ordinary cement bricks, NS brick is produced in a modern and fully automated plant which results in a solid product that is of high quality, strong and durable.
It is made of sand, water, NSCI cement that is well known for its high strength and limestone dust which is also known as B3 are first pre-mixed according to specified proportions and then compacted at high pressure and cured in natural environment.
NS Brick has more advantages than any other cement bricks: high compressive strength, accuracy in size, inexpensive, sturdy, attractive, very low breakages, etc. To satisfy today's discerning demands of modern building and as another option in the wide field of architecture, NS Brick has been certified by SIRIM as fully complying to BS 476:PT 22:1987 and BS 6073:Part 1:1981. It has also been certified by Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia and registered with IKRAM QA Services Sdn. Bhd.
To top it off, many other good properties are being built using cement sand bricks. Denai Alam, Elmina, Willow Park, etc.
http://www.simedarbyproperty.com/upload/Wi..._E-Brochure.pdfhttp://www.simedarbyproperty.com/property/...a2_Brochure.pdfhttps://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2808402/+840http://issuu.com/simedarby.property/docs/eblvd_ph1_flrplanToo long, didn't read : Don't be so hasty, just because someone says something is good or bad doesn't mean it's true.
http://apitco.org/Profiles/Profiles%20PRS/...me%20Bricks.pdfhttp://construction.about.com/od/Masonry/a...ricks-Types.htmhttp://unitedbricks.com.my/products.htmlhttp://www.cima.com.my/cima/mainpage.php?menu=brandsThis post has been edited by slickz: Apr 17 2014, 12:56 AM