The previous owner of my house knocked down a brick wall between the garage and a store room and fitted an RSJ. I now plan to replace this wall and put a door in it. The opening is about 3 m long and 2.4 m high. I know I will need wall starters/ties to attach the new wall to the old wall and a lintel above the door. One side of the wall will be the kitchen and the other side the garage so the wall will not be exposed to the elements. I will be covering both sides of the wall with plasterboard.
My questions are:
1. Can I build the wall using aerated bricks (e.g. http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/213632) or do I need to use medium density blocks (http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/213641)?
2. Is it OK for the wall to be just one of these blocks thick?
3. Best ratio of sand:cement for this type of wall
My questions are:
1. Can I build the wall using aerated bricks (e.g. http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/213632) or do I need to use medium density blocks (http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/213641)?
2. Is it OK for the wall to be just one of these blocks thick?
3. Best ratio of sand:cement for this type of wall