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 Red brick vs concrete wall, for residential

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tengster
post May 14 2014, 01:09 PM

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QUOTE(Wolger @ May 14 2014, 01:01 PM)
Hi,

I don't know where to start or look for the correct terms (is it pre-cast concrete for wall) to google as per topic.

It seems ALL my contractors are complaining my walls are too hard to hack into or drill as there're made of concrete instead of red bricks for residential houses.

Is there more info I can look into, one of the CONS they said is it's hard to repair pipe leaks hidden within the walls, it's like you need to destroy the whole slab just to repair the pipes.

Thanks.
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tengster
post May 14 2014, 02:08 PM

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QUOTE(Wolger @ May 14 2014, 01:54 PM)
lol no I'm just curious why there's 2 different set of method constructing a residential home.
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It is not different method of constructing residential home...

more of different selection og building materials....a walls could be made of

1. precast RC
2. red bricks
3. clay bricks
4. sand bricks
5. dry wall
6. sandwich panels

All the above depending on type of wall and application and also $$$$

A contractor who question the wall so hard is like a air cond repairer say how come your air cond so cold.....
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post May 18 2014, 08:32 PM

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QUOTE(Hansel @ May 18 2014, 08:24 PM)
Dear Sir, which of th abov e methods would best be able to with stand heat during the day for my wall faces the afternoon sun directly ?  hmm.gif
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For heat insulation, the best is always sandwich panel.

For such evaluation of such application, one will always look at the k value of each materials. But it is not practical to have sandwich panel for residential usage. It looks uniquely unsuitable.

 

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