Whether you are doing a complete home renovation or getting your custom home built, picking the right material for the outside walls of the home can be somewhat of a tricky task. Although each material has its own benefit, what material would be best for your home, and depends on several factors such as the location of your home, your budget, etc. In today’s blog, we will be listing a few benefits of each material, and also discuss which material would be best for your home.
Bricks Vs Fiber Cement For Exterior Walls
Bricks Vs Fiber Cement For Exterior Walls
Brick - Durable
Brick is one of the strongest materials that can be placed on the exterior walls of your home, and is long-lasting as well. Although bricks can take a longer period of time to install if it is installed correctly, they can be completely maintenance-free. Fiber Cement is also durable, but paint coating on the Fiber Cement might be required after a certain period of time, and also varies on the weather condition that the material is going through.
Fiber Cement - Fire Safety
Fiber Cement is unaffected by both heat and fire and has also received a Class 1(A) rating for fire/flame spread, which is the highest rating available. Bricks are also great at resisting fire, but because both Bricks and Fiber Cement are placed outdoors, both the materials can stop a fire if it’s outdoors, but if a fire started inside, the exterior walls would not be able to do anything.
Fiber Cement - Customization
With choosing Fiber Cement as your exterior wall material, there will be a variety of textures & paint choices to pick from. If the interior of your home is a lighter tone, you are able to pick both a lighter & a darker tone for the exterior wall, while if that same scenario was with bricks, you would be able to pick the color, but you would be limited to the textures.
Brick - Energy & Sound Efficient
In one of our previous blogs, we discussed the advantages of upgrading your windows, and one main factor was energy efficiency. The same applies to Brick, as it will give your home extra soundproofing, and help with energy efficiency. During colder times, it will help maintain the heat from the sun and from the furnace in your home, while in hot summers, it will help maintain the cooler air inside. Due to the density of the brick, most of the sound is absorbed by the bricks before it enters the home, which gives you an extra layer of soundproofing.
Construction! Renovations! Remodels!
These were some of the benefits of each material, and now we will be having a look at which of the following materials should you use for your exterior wall. If you have a home located further away from the cities, where there is not much noise, nor much harsher weather, it would be a wonderful option to choose Fiber Cement. With the variety of choices you get with this material, you can build your custom home in your style. While, if you are located in a more busy city area like downtown, it would probably be a good idea to get bricks for the extra soundproofing layer, as well as its other benefits such as durability and low maintenance factors. If you are looking for a trustworthy contractor contact us today and we would be happy to get your house remodeled! Call us at (905) 291-2490 EXT 1! Padda Construction Group is here for you!