Before those who decided to build a house for housing, the question invariably arises: brick or wooden? Undoubtedly, each of them has their own pros and cons of. How to choose and what to decide on?
There is a big difference whether you need a house for your own permanent residence either for sale, or is it planned to use it only as a summer residence.
Wooden house
Advantages
These houses are very mobile, they are easy to assemble, disassemble, move to another place and collect again. It is possible to look at the wooden house at the exhibition finished, then buy, transport to the site and assemble. The brick house is so simply not disassembled and not transported, and in the finished form you will see it only on paper or on the computer screen.
Quite light design, as a result of which a complex and deep foundation is not needed. Sometimes such houses are built on a pillar foundation.
The tree has poor thermal conductivity, t. e. It is poorly heated in a hot period, therefore, it is cool in the house. At the same time, the tree is very slowly giving heat to the winter, t. e. The building is well preserved heat.
Wood – very aesthetic material. A house made of glued beams or whole logs looks especially attractive.
Wooden houses are environmentally friendly: the walls breathe perfectly, without absorbing excess moisture. Those who are sick with asthma are shown living in a wood house.
The interior decoration can not be carried out at all, the walls and this look nice and spectacular.
Negative moments
The tree is rotted, the wood is old over time and even covered with mold. External walls must be treated with special means, otherwise after a few years, pretty golden walls turn into a dull, gray and unpleasant sight.
The tree is subject to fires: the house can burn up to the ground in just 30 minutes. Therefore, a wooden house must be treated with fire agents.
It is easy to cut the walls of a wooden house or just cut. The house made of brick is so easy not to break.
At the beginning of the 20th century, about 80% of buildings were built of wood, because of this, fires often occurred in large cities. And people tried to replace wooden houses, finally finding a replacement: they began to use brick, clay or silicate. Since then, brick buildings have prevailed. Although more environmentally friendly and natural buildings are made of wood. Over time, many special means of antiseptic and fire treatment were invented, as well as paints. And now wooden houses are less at risk of fire, they rot less, and serve almost as much time as the houses of brick.
Brick house
Positive points
Brick houses are strong and durable, they can serve many generations.
Not subjected to decay.
Brick – fire -resistant material. But in history it happened that during a strong fire the walls collapsed.
Brick is resistant to any weather influences.
Brick houses do not need to be specially treated with external walls, and they also do not need to be periodically painted.
Negative moments
The foundation for a brick house is expensive because of its complexity and size.
The internal walls need additional decoration.
Brick walls are built for a long time and difficult, but they are expensive.
More energy is spent on heating a brick house than in wooden, and you need to maintain heat all the time at an acceptable level.
Brick breathes very poorly, so the house can be wet enough, as a result of this mold may form.
Brick houses can only be built in the warm season.
Thus, the brick house, although more reliable and strong, is much more expensive, and requires the constant support of the desired microclimate. In the cold it needs to be well heated so as not to freeze, and in the summer, on the contrary, it is necessary to ventilate, so that it is not too hot.
Brick houses are more complicated in the construction. The foundation of a brick house is almost 3 times more than a wooden. To build a brick wall is a very long process, moreover, requiring more material costs. The deadline for building a house made of bricks is much larger, and the cost is 2-3 times higher than the construction of the same wooden house will cost.
It is necessary to choose the material of the house based on what this house is being built. For permanent residence, you should choose a brick, if it is a small house for a summer vacation or for staying there on weekends, it is better to build a tree.