Advantages and Differences
See some advantages and differences, when we utilize blocks of concrete, in your construction:

The Resistance: The blocks of concrete, is material that possess resistance, which guarantees us
better reliability and better quality in its construction, while in the bricks of pottery (solid) and in the ceramic (those that are leaked) possess no resistance, or are weak materials.
The Economy: To the contrary of what some persons that work in the area of construction think, the blocks of concrete, are materials most economic and light weight that exist in the construction, because:
1. If we take into consideration the quantity of blocks that is utilized in the m of the construction in relation to the bricks of Pottery and Ceramic, the blocks is utilized much less, see the example:
- Utilized concrete blocks Quantity by m: 13 blocks;
- Bricks of Pottery utilized by m: 80 to 130 bricks (depends on the dimension of the bricks);
- Ceramic Bricks utilized by m: 28 to 56 bricks (depends on the Dimension of the bricks);
Due to no possession of standard or parameter of measures, a lot variation exist in the time delay
it takes for its burn, the bricks of pottery and ceramic, finish causing bricks of different dimensions, or
be, sometimes bigger or smaller, which makes it difficult to obtain a calculation with accuracy of the
quantity of bricks that will have to utilize in the m of the construction.
2. To another economy, is in the consumption utilized of the mortar (combined of sand, lime and cement) for the settlement of the blocks and of the bricks. When we utilize the blocks, ours consumption is much less, therefore normally we are able to utilize the settlement with barely 1cm of batter, while in the bricks of pottery or ceramic, we are obliged to utilize in the settlement of 2 to 3 cm of batter, outside the quantity of batter that is wasted in the plaster. The blocks also possess another advantage with relations to the bricks of pottery and ceramic: the Thin Batter, the Plaster or the Tile can be applied directly to the blocks, because of its already being a material of concrete, avoiding like this the roughing and the plaster so utilized in the works, generating still more economy and quality in the construction.
3. The weight of the materials in the construction: To The contrary of what many think the blocks of concrete are material much lighter in the construction than the bricks of pottery and ceramic. We commit an error when we compare the unit of the material. In the unit, it is logical that the bricks of pottery and ceramic always are lighter than the blocks, but in the construction, no. Always we should take into account the moment of planning our construction:
a) The quantity of bricks that will be necessary to utilize per m regarding the blocks;
b) Quantity of batter that be utilized in the settlement and in the finish of the bricks with relation to the blocks, being this the main problem in the constructions today, therefore as we are obliged to utilize a big quantity of batter in the settlement and in the finish, we forget to consider a greater quantity mortar that is utilized, also we end up elevating a lot the weight of the work, Besides affecting the capacity of resistance, therefore we always count the unit and not the quantity.
Examples of as healthy:
In the use of the ceramic brick, you will have on average an addition of 270% of mortar in the settlement and finish.
Quantity of batter that will be utilized in the settlement and in the finish of the bricks with relation to the blocks, being this the main problem in the constructions today, therefore as we are obliged to utilize a big quantity of batter in the settlement and finish That this quantity that is utilized to more, also finishes elevating in a lot the weight of the work, beyond affect the capacity of resistance, therefore always we count the unit and not the quantity.
Examples of how they are:
In the use of the ceramic brick, you will have on average an addition of 270% of mortar in the settlement and finish.
Blocks of Concrete; Ceramic Bricks; Bricks of Pottery.