loft bulding

[maksofpakistan]

well i am in this sport for more then 3 years i viseted lot of websites and found that every loft is bult of wood .

my question is whay wood is use mostely not concret(brick and cement)?

the country in which i am living people use brick and cement not wood is ther any different in these lofts ? if u think any ----------

[Guest ukseanuk]

to me dosn't make any diffrents to what your lofts are made of. its all down to your birds and loft management. mine are made of tree's

[maksofpakistan]

well i think that is there any change in inner temperature if it is off wood or concret

[Guest ukseanuk]

all depend on how people build them ie vents ect

[maksofpakistan]

well but in hot weather brick wall become hot but wood remain much cooler what u say about it :

[ACE LOFTS]

mine is made of brick and i have my youngens in it and i find when it is realy hot the brick built shed is very cool and thats y i think i dont get young bird sickness, but my widowhood shed is made of wood and again in hot weathers is realy hot and brings the form on the cocks.

[Guest]

when i was going to build a new loft i was going to use brick , but then decided to use wood, this was due to the climate in the uk. you would have to have #(in my opinion) a double skin with a cavity, just like you would wuith a house, bricks when wet take a lot longer to dry out comapred to wood, and in the climate we live in this would mean the loft would be more prone to damp conditions, unless you had a cavity. you would also need sky lights so that the sun could warm the loft.

hope everyone understands what i mean.

[maksofpakistan]

well it will cold in hot but what u can say in winter

look in pakistan conditions of weather r of extream type

in summer it become very hot up to 35-40C

and in winter it becomes dry,foge,up to 10-15c

now u (every one)say about it which mathod will work (wood\brick)  

[Chatrace]

If I had the money I would do one in block and brick and have heated cement floors. the heat would keep it dry and warm year around.

[Peckedhen]

I have one of each. The brick one is cool in summer but damp in winter (single skin), the wood one is hot in summer  (but, there again, everywhere was hot this summer)  I think that it will be warmer and drier than brick in winter.

[andyb]

ventilation is the main thing. if you can keep it dry and fresh doesn't matter what it is built from

[gangster]

GOOD POINT ANDY VENTOLATION IS THE KEY WORD HERE I BELIEVE, WOOD OR BRICK ALSO DEPENDS ON FINANCES.      8) 8) 8) 8)

[maksofpakistan]

well if bulder say i will make good ventilation either it is of brick or wood and there would be no finance problum then which one u prefer

[maksofpakistan]

please read the 8th coloum and give view about it

[andyb]

i f money were no problem i would go for a double decker in brick. bottom floor for stock and storage with the top deck to race to. tiled roof and a large viewing platform. mind you i currently race to 6x 4 shed and do ok but space and money are at a premium

[Chatrace]

well if bulder say i will make good ventilation either it is of brick or wood and there would be no finance problum then which one u prefer

 

It would be made of block with brick on the outside with heated concrete floors as I said above. Vent fans and lovers can be open or closed as air is needed exchanged. the warm dry loft also helps keep the condition the birds constent

[Dave A]

i dont think it matters what the loft is made of as long as it has good ventilation and has class pigeons in it

[andyb]

totally agree with gay mealy but we are talking about money being no object so lets have something nice to look at

[Dave A]

twin wall brick or block front and sides, tile roof, and the usuall front wood and dowel, and bigger than needed to accomodate more pigeons than you intend to race to reduce the risk of overcrowding

[maksofpakistan]

look in pakistan conditions of weather r of extream type

in summer it become very hot up to 35-40C

and in winter it becomes dry,foge,up to 10-15c

now what u (every one)say about it which mathod will work (wood\brick) :  

[Dave A]

i would say twin wall brick or block in the way as earlier described

[maksofpakistan]

what u mean by twin wall brick or block in the way

please explain so the every understand >

[Chatrace]

here is a photo of a double wall with insulation Block and brick,the brick face in this case is as big as a block but not as thick

[rockinrick]

i jus wish i had the space to build a brick loft  

[maksofpakistan]

well it look good to see these picture

what will be effect of single wall to double wall