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Brickwork + Cladding
Explore the materials, techniques, and best practices for your home's exterior. Constructor provides insights into durability, design, and insulation options, helping you achieve a beautiful and resilient facade. Make informed choices to enhance both aesthetics and functionality.
What is the difference between a DPC and a Cavity Flashing?
That black layer near the bottom of a brick wall is usually a damp proof course (DPC). Here's how DPCs, cavity flashings and termite barriers differ, where they go, and what AS 4773.2 requires.
Brick Veneer Facades for Australian Homes
Brick veneer is durable, low maintenance and popular for good reason. Here's how the wall works, from DPC and weep holes to mortar, joints, tolerances and cracks, and what to check on your build.
Choosing a Cladding System: What You Need to Know
How the main cladding options for a new home compare, from brick veneer and fibre cement to timber and metal, plus bushfire (BAL) rules and what to check on site.
A Buyer's Guide to External Cladding for Australian Homes
Cladding sets the look of your home, your maintenance bill and, on some blocks, your bushfire compliance. Here's how brick, render, timber, fibre cement and metal stack up.
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