Constructing a house

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

In another thread I saw how American houses have a wooden contruction. I replied there that here wood isn't used unless for the roof. Mommyof3cats wondered how a house can be "all-brick", so I promised some pics of our house! It was built 5 years ago.
I am posting these pics in a new thread, as I think this might interest more PT-ers. In fact, I would love it if you would post pics of how YOUR house was built!

Here we go

a general view


my future kitchen


Here you can see the different layers of bricks. First the "inside-bricks" are used. Then comes an isolating layer (yellow), then the "outside-bricks". The outside bricks are the ones who stay visible, so they are of a much better material and more pretty too


the wooden construction for the roof


almost covered with tiles

[gemini9961]

My house is a concrete block frame. Some houses here are wood frame houses but I'll stick with concrete.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Originally posted by gemini9961
My house is a concrete block frame.

Do you have a picture of that?I'd love to see it!

[gemini9961]

Originally posted by Maya & Inka's mommy
Do you have a picture of that?I'd love to see it!

Lut, for you I will get a picture. It is brand new, well just a little over a year old. I'll get you a pic as soon as I can.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Originally posted by gemini9961
Lut, for you I will get a picture.

Wow, that's awfully sweet of you!!! ♥ ♥ ♥

[kuhio98]

I have always wanted to live in a rock, stone or brick house. Unfortunately, they don't hold up well in an earthquake. Everything here is wood.

[catnapper]

Are the interior walls dividing rooms also brick?

My house is a brick house with wooden interior walls covered with plaster. Some idiot decided to cover the brick with stucco years ago, then hubby's mom covered the cracking stucco with vinyl siding (blech)

PS: I love your hosue - very elegant!

[catlover4ever]

Mark and I are in the process of building a new house. The new house is 2 x 6 construction on all exterior walls and the interior walls are 2 x 4. We also have a full walkout basement with a pored concrete basement.

Here is the back side of the basement.


Here are a few in the various stages of construction.




Once the house is framed it is wraped in insulated/waterproof wrapping.


Then the windows and doors go in, the siding goes up, and the interior work begins. We have the windows and almost all the doors, my front door is still missing but should be delivered and installed any day now.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Originally posted by catnapper
Are the interior walls dividing rooms also brick?

Yes! You can see it a bit in the pic of my kitchen! These bricks always get "plastered"; you can then choose to paint them, or cover with wallpaper

This part of the backside now. You can see how close the pond is to the livingroom!

[lv4dogs]

I see your kitchen floors were finished before the house was. Here in the states, in most cases, they wait until the exterior is complete before working on the interior.

I bet your houses are more sturdy than ours. lol I love the all brick homes.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Originally posted by lv4dogs
I see your kitchen floors were finished before the house was. Here in the states, in most cases, they wait until the exterior is complete before working on the interior.

Oh no!! You didn't look very well . The floor looks shiny, but that is just lots of water!! It had been raining a lot !
The floor is also only done as one of the LAST things!

[carole]

We have mostly wood framed homes in NZ as well, but my husband has built a steel framed house, he made my very small kitchen a bit bigger, it has all steel framing in it.

[robinh]

This is the kind of thing I love about PetTalk. You can learn such interesting things here about other people and cultures.

My SO is a carpenter and he's taught me a lot about housebuilding. The differences in each country is fascinating to me.

Thanks all!!

[RICHARD]

my dad worked at a brick manufacturing plant for 40 years.

Brick houses are muscial as the are being built..

I know that you stood and listened to the brick layers as the worked....

[lv4dogs]

Originally posted by Maya & Inka's mommy
Oh no!! You didn't look very well . The floor looks shiny, but that is just lots of water!! It had been raining a lot !
The floor is also only done as one of the LAST things!

LOL, I see the puddles now. Duh. LOL

You house is BEAUTIFUL!!! I love the pond.