I chose the wrong kind of brick

After the work on arrangement foundationIs taken as the erection of walls of the house. There are many different versions of wall materials, on which we wrote earlier (gazoblok, TEPLOBLOK, SIP panel) And will not be repeated. In this article, we will focus on the kinds of bricks.

The main requirements to the brick for the construction of walls:

- brick fortress (Otherwise - carrying capacity);

- Durability (Brick should withstand at least 70 freeze-thaw cycles, not afraid of rainfall);

- Good sound and heat insulation.

Consider the different types of brick.

1. brick - used in the construction of most other species has a high strength, it is convenient to work with. Brick brings great humidity and rainfall, so in addition to the construction of the wall it is used during installation of partitions in the bathrooms.

Sample size: 120h60h250 mm. Weight - 3.5 kg.

Less solid brick - high thermal conductivity.
The house of this rapidly releases heat in the winter and hot in summer.

2. perforated brick

- it is a direct substitute for solid bricks for the construction of the walls and the erection of barriers. Due to voids within this kind of brick making walls thinner, warmer and reduces the vertical load on the foundation.

The weight of the brick - 2 kg.

3. facing brick - this type of brick has a number of species, mostly they differ in color, size and shape. The most popular single facing brick to be placed under the panel lines, which saves money for the plaster walls.

4. glazed brick - foreign kind brick, which is rarely to be found in Russia and the CIS. We it is unpopular because of its fragility.

5. clinker brick - very rugged look with a ceramic brick surface. Main colors: white and gray.

6. silicate brick - the most common type of brick in the USSR. In fact, silicate brick has low frost resistance, it is quickly destroyed without plastering walls.