New wall advice needed re blocks,cavity, solid?

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I,M taking down an old wooden panel wall,and replacing it with blocks.I intend to put in 2 windows 7ft x5ft .
wall is 10ft long x height 22ft.
Should i use cavity blocks or solid blocks.
SO i,m taking off old timber panels, which cover 2 rooms,
kitchen ,ground level, 10ft in height, 1st floor bathroom ,12ft height.
there,ll be one 7ft x5 window at ground level,
at upper level ,there,ll be one window 7x5, or maybe 2 smaller windows, 3ft x5ft.
The wooden wall is not load bearing, its 2inch wide panels ,nailed to a wooden frame .tHE frame is built into the house walls at the side and behind it.
So i want to know, what type of blocks to use, cavity 9 inch, solid large blocks ?
SO about 40 percent of the wall is composed of glass .
ABOVE each window ,there will be 1 steel beam,or a steel lintel, ,to
support the bricks above.

I,M wondering can i use cavity blocks underneath ,the windows,

or even use cavity blocks, thru the whole most of the wall,
I,M thinking, i,ll use solid blocks 9 inch ,for the lower floor , first ten feet ,
to support the 1st floor blocks and window.
AND to act as a load bearing unit.
I COULD just have 1 layer of light hollow bricks above the top window, eg 6inch brick , just to fill gap between window and roof.
 
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Also ,i should say on the right of the wall ,theres a side brick wall, at right angles, , on the left ,theres the neighbours house , ie a brick wall ,.
SO above lower window ,about 8ft from ground level, there would
be 1 steel beam to bear the load of the blocks above.
 
I'm sorry but i find your grammar difficult to read and your post difficult to understand.

Are you building habitable space and is this being built to regulations?

If you are building a shed then use what is most economical.

If it is going to be lived in then you need to consider the thermal aspect and design the walls to suit.

All of these walls will need to be built off adequate foundations.
 
I,M taking down the wooden wall on 1 side ,of the bathroom,
and also the wall on 1 side of the kitchen ground level.
I,M taking out all the widows and replacing them with double glazed pvc windows.
Basically theres large wooden panels which cover 60 per cent of one side bathroom 1st floor and kitchen.
i measured it today, so i,ll be putting up bricks to cover a space
of 44inch x ten foot,
ie space between new kitchen windows and new bathroom window.
There,ll be a steel beam above the lower window to support the new bricks or blocks i put in.
to the right of the window ground level ,there ,ll be a new
pvc door .
EACH side of the door there,ll be a brick pillar about 4 inches wide , by 6inches deep ,
which will hold the new door frame.
I,m just wondering ,
what is the best type of blocks to use ,cavity or solid,
or should i just go for standard bricks .

When all the blocks are up, and windows installed ,
ill put plasterboard with insulation inside the walls ,
and a vapour barrier sheet which will be secured to wooden battons, on the wall.
 
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i,m Replacing all the windows with pvc double glazed, so
i intend to have both rooms, insulated to a high standard when i,m finished.
 

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