Europeans often have thick walls that then have foam insulation added to the outside. 1m is relatively thin.
They come to Australia and have a lot of trouble finding a building style that has thick enough walls. One I spoke to recently wasn’t happy with double brick; double block (think breeze blocks, but solid) would be close
What. Anything above 50cm is rare, and I’ve never heard of a house having 1m of outer walls.
ftr, I live in a 120yrs old house (location is in Germany), walls are about 45cm (double-walled, just brick). Adding insulation will increase this to about 60cm .
I’m planning on building a new home, walls will be about 40cm (inner sheeting + 24cm wood framing + 6cm outer insulation + 6cm facade). Anything above that and you’re about to enter Passive House land, and why would you go beyond that
1m exterior walls? Do you live in a medieval castle?
Literally yes
No. I’ve barely ever seen a house whose walls are thinner than 50cm, usually it’s between 50 and a full meter.
My house does have a tower, but it was built in the 1900s, and I’d say it’s much too small to be called a castle !
Europeans often have thick walls that then have foam insulation added to the outside. 1m is relatively thin.
They come to Australia and have a lot of trouble finding a building style that has thick enough walls. One I spoke to recently wasn’t happy with double brick; double block (think breeze blocks, but solid) would be close
What. Anything above 50cm is rare, and I’ve never heard of a house having 1m of outer walls.
ftr, I live in a 120yrs old house (location is in Germany), walls are about 45cm (double-walled, just brick). Adding insulation will increase this to about 60cm . I’m planning on building a new home, walls will be about 40cm (inner sheeting + 24cm wood framing + 6cm outer insulation + 6cm facade). Anything above that and you’re about to enter Passive House land, and why would you go beyond that