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5-inch Blocks For A Bungalow by Nawaya: 7:56pm On Dec 15, 2016 |
Dear Naira Landers, I urgently seek your considered and much-valued opinions on the practicality of building a house with 5-inch blocks. I had this idea to develop a piece of land in Benin, some months ago, and completely left the block-making to a "trusted"and supposedly knowledgeable relative. Long story short, I ended up with about 4,000 blocks, all of 5 inch depth or thickness. Now it's time to start the actual build, an architect tells me that using 5-inch blocks for the build would NOT make for a structurally sound building. Apparently, the 5 inch blocks are only good for fence-making. I wonder if I could buy some 9 inch blocks for the footing and up to the DPC and then carrying on with the 5 inch blocks. No, I'm not building a two storey house - just a bungalow for family dwelling. Your considered advice and opinions are welcome. |
Re: 5-inch Blocks For A Bungalow by mufutau55(m): 8:14pm On Dec 15, 2016 |
Nawaya: Your Architect is right... use those 5 inch blocks for your fence if you haven't done the fence. For bungalow with or without pillars I always prefer 9 inch hollow block on the outside wall and may be 6 inch inside for demarcations, but if you can go all the way with 9 inch hollow block it will be superb. Many people also uses 6inch hollow blocks for bungalow but I personally prefer 9 inch blocks. Just my unprofessional opinion. Hajji M. 1 Like |
Re: 5-inch Blocks For A Bungalow by Nawaya: 8:32pm On Dec 15, 2016 |
mufutau55: Thanks, Hajji, for that quick and kind response. If I understand your point, 5 inch blocks would be unsuitable even for the internal walls, right? |
Re: 5-inch Blocks For A Bungalow by johnson232: 9:12pm On Dec 15, 2016 |
Nawaya:u can use 5 inch block for internal walls... i have seen many houses built with 5 inches block in benin recently, without 9inch on the exterior. but it is safer structurally to use 9 inches on d exterior since it is 5inch. if it were to be 6inch, u wouldn't be needing 9 inches. 1 Like |
Re: 5-inch Blocks For A Bungalow by mufutau55(m): 10:03pm On Dec 15, 2016 |
Nawaya: You may use it for the internal demarcations if they are not solid; only because it's a bungalow. But if you have pillars incorporated then I won't advise it because of the pillar size. Hajji M. |
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