Nuvo Aspire Bricks v Other Cladding
 
Boral Bricks Nuvo Aspire® new range face bricks, natural clay bricks, brick, cement render, wall cladding alternative – BrickNuvoAspirecladding.jpg Consumers need more than flat colour, like that of render, to create an inviting living environment. Natural clay bricks offer a long, economical, low maintenance life span and with the new Nuvo Aspire range, Boral Bricks offer the monochromatic, uniform colour desired.

Creating an inviting living environment needs more than the flat colour of render – Boral Bricks new Nuvo Aspire® range of natural clay bricks offers face bricks with a long, economical and low maintenance life span in monochromatic, uniform colours.

On top of their good looks, there are also cost savings involved from building with face brick as it doesn't require refinishing over the life of the house. Further savings are achieved because of their fire and termite resistance, potential for lower heating and cooling bills, lower insurance expenses and premium resale values.
 
 
Enjoy considerable cost savings building with face brick - Bricks not only look good they last! No surface refinishing (surface patching, painting or repairs) needed over the life of the house, fire and termite resistance and the potential for lower cooling and heating bills, lower insurance expenses and premium house resale values.
 
 
The figures in this example are indicative costs only for a typical house size of about 250m². They are not absolutes
and represent the cladding cost only, not the entire wall structure. This is a guide only so be sure to speak to your
builder for more information and costs.
 
Wall System Finishing System Cladding cost $/m² Finishing cost $/m² Installed Walling cost $/m² Installed Walling cost $/250m²
Face brick veneer None 64.5 0 64.5 16125
Commons brick veneer Bag & Paint 60 12 72 18000
Fibre-cement sheet Texture coat & paint 30 50 80 20000
Concrete masonry Render & Paint 50 36 86 21500
Commons Brick veneer Render & Paint 60 36 96 24000
Monolithic panel Paint 90 10 100 25000
 
Definition of Terms
Wall System Type of material used
Finishing System Requirements to finish the wall
Cladding Cost Cost of the external building material
Finishing Cost Cost involved in actually finishing the wall
Installed Walling Cost per m² Cladding cost plus Finishing cost, per m2
Installed Walling cost per 250m² Total cladding cost only (not entire wall structure) for specified area. In this example, total area is 250m²
Face Brick Veneer Timber or metal frame is covered with lining material for internal walls and a single layer of brickwork forms the exposed exterior of the building
Commons Brick Veneer Similar to Face Brick Veneer except that Commons Bricks are used for the exterior of the building. Commons are bricks that are to be covered up
Fibre-cement sheet Fibre-cement boards used for external cladding
Concrete Masonry Concrete bricks and blocks
Monlithic Panel Seamless fibre-cement panels for building cladding
Bagging A rough method of finishing brickwork, usually in preparation for a painted finish, by applying a slurry of mortar with a hessian bag or similar material
 
Further to the cost of wall installation, you will be up for surface refinishing costs over the life span of the house. That is, the cost of repainting every seven or so years (approx $6000) and repair such as patching cracks in the render.
FACE BRICK DOESN'T NEED REFINISHING.
THE REAL COST OF A WALLING SYTEM = INSTALLED COSTS + REFINISHING COSTS + MAINTENANCE COSTS