brisbanebound

hi, Interested to hear anyones opinions on what house they consider best for Brisbane's climate.Are the wooden ones more suited to the climate? I love the look of the wooden houses, however does this mean more maintenance (painting and termites). Also this may be a silly q, but would there be more creepy crawlies in a wooden house?
What type of house, if any, would be more sought after?Also the brick houses feel more secure to live in?
thanks in advance for any replies!

steve`o

they dont as a rule build brick houses in qld, i`m assuming that you mean brick veneer which is still a wooden framed house with a veneer of non structual brick or rendered blockwork on the outside

brick veneer will have the least maintinance as i shouldnt need anything doing to it with renderd block beeing next and then the wooden slats which will need painting every 5 yrs or so
bugs i would say that there woudnt be any differnce across the range

datamile

Wood needs painting, and a badly designed brick veneer house can act as an storage heater in the summer ( giving out heat long into the night) . I think the vast majority are now brick.

Grayling

At least 80% are wooden in many suburbs....they certainly are where we live in Toowong and most of our local suburbs.

I prefer the wooden houses.

G