TIMBER FRAME v BRICK BLOCK Masonry- House Extension walls - Architect Builder’s 5 expert tips

For building your house extension you need to choose between timber frame cavity wall and brick block cavity wall. I go through my tips and tricks including full costs, materials and labour. The pros and cons and I’ll tell you what I always choose and why. Quick teaser….. Cladding options, air tightness, moisture control, space for services, speed off construction.

Throughout the vid I mention some additional videos to consider and I’ve listed what those are below.

Reasons why ventilation in voids and cavities is so important, and how to avoid making the typical mistakes and avoid condensation in home builds
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My bottom up fully detailed self build multi trades house extension costing template
How to COST and BUDGET a house extension - Pricing document download EXPLAINED
   • How to COST and BUDGET a house extens...  
How much did I pay to build this HOUSE EXTENSION? Full price, cost breakdown
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How to choose sizes for timber frame walls, floors and ceilings
Timber sizes for your home build, you don’t need a structural engineer
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U values explained
How I designed this House Extension - start to finish, all the stages
   • How I designed this House Extension -...  

How I created the cad drawings and pulled the materials list from it
GARDEN ROOM Sketchup tutorial build in 12 minutes with Sizes, downloads, order materials from model
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Links to files for you to download and use, note these are for information only and not to be used for builds without seeking independent professional advice:

1) Comparison and pricing spreadsheet from the video
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

2) SketchUp comparison file from the video
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1onTa...

00:55 timber frame wall cost and material breakdown
04:05 masonry brick block cavity wall material breakdown
05:15 using SketchUp to get cost comparison
06:14 taking materials from SketchUp and importing into price spreadsheets
06:27 getting prices for materials
06:49 labour costs
07:38 cost per square metre for both wall types
08:03 my top 5 tips and what wall type that I recommend