Solid or Hollow blocks for brick shed?

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Uncle phil

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Hi all,

quick question - I am building a single skin brick shed to house my tools and kids bikes more securely.

Have been perusing travis Perkins website and they have solid and dense concrete blocks - is one better than the other for my purpose?

Am thinking hollow as they are wider and maybe insert occasional iron rods around the corners

Any other pointers welcome
 
4" with columns is going to be easier to lay than 6/8 inch hollows.
 
You'll have great difficulty buiding a brick shed out of blocks - solid or hollow. :rolleyes:

There is no reason not to use normal 100mm blocks - you can even get hollow 100mm blocks. The bigger decision is whether the blocks will be rendered or unfinished, as this will determine whether to use denser (heavier) blocks with a nice face, or lighter blocks with a rough face.
 
If you can a 3N block with a smooth face, then go for that if you ar edoing the lifting. Or rough face and render.
 
Im not exactly an expert but for what its worth id say go for 4inch solid blocks if someone else is doing the laying. If you are doing it as a DIYer then I would choose the hollows and fill them with concrete. It also depends on the longest wall length of the proposed building. You are meant to build peers or columns every 3 metres.

I would cover the external blockwork with SARKit roof lining or plastic sheets. Then attach batterns using hammer fixings, then clad with featheredge boards.

On my 5 car garage im building I opted for 6inch hollows and have placed rebar drilled into the slab every 1m or so. I think in the trade these are known as starter bars.

Good luck with the build.
 
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