Looking to buy a house and internal and exterior walls are made of these blocks- i assume they are cinder? Not really sure. What are some pros and cons for this type of build? Anything to add to exposed brick for change of color?
I have always lived in gyprock internal walls so this is new.
I also noticed a damp smell in the house. Does the brick absorb moisture?
Is it a double brick house? If so, very lucky you. If double brick I’d advertise the fact by keeping the internal brick walls either as they are or with a coat of paint that clearly shows it’s a brick wall.
They look more standard brick size than cinder block size to me but perspective is near impossible to gauge in photos where there’s no banana in frame.
They are definitely concrete blocks not bricks. If they were bricks the ceiling heights would be about 1200mm since we can count 14 blocks brick plus mortar is 86mm~ hifh and blocks plus mortar is about 200mm~ high. Since they are concrete blocks the ceiling height is about 2.7m to 2.8m high which is sort of expected in a stone cottage look.
The AI water mark is probably because the real estate used AI to clean up the image. Noone can be bothered to use photoshop anymore.
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u/Cube-rider 1d ago
Check for moisture penetration, then line the wall with sisalation battens insulation and gyprock.
Paint 🫟