Building a Garage: Cavity or No Cavity

[asking7]

Need some advice on whether to build my garage with/without cavity walls?
The main purpose of my garage will be storage i.e. Coal, garden tools, lawnmower, car.

Obvisously its going to be a lot cheaper to build without a cavity, but I'd like to know if I'd be wiser to go for cavity walls and why?

 

[sydthebeat]

if you will never use it for anything other than storage / garage / fuel store then dont use a cavity.

if theres any chance you might need / want to convert in in the future to any kind of habitable space ie gym, den etc, then use a cavity.

 

[Slim]

Need some advice on whether to build my garage with/without cavity walls?
The main purpose of my garage will be storage i.e. Coal, garden tools, lawnmower, car.

Obvisously its going to be a lot cheaper to build without a cavity, but I'd like to know if I'd be wiser to go for cavity walls and why?

Just finished mine and I put in a cavity. For one, I have a notion it is much stronger, secondly if the kids are playing table tennis etc in it it might be less cold/damp. Thirdly, I think single wall could allow damp which will ruin most things.

Just my opinion. Slim

 

[asking7]

Have no intentions of using it for anything else....just storage, so probably best to go without a cavity.
Thanks for your reply sydthebeat.

 

[sfag]

use a cavity.
You wont use any more blocks in doing so. In fact you'll use more because builders wont build a single cavity - flat block - over 8ft - for stability reasons - so it'll cost you more and you end up with less.

 

[sydthebeat]

use a cavity.
You wont use any more blocks in doing so. In fact you'll use more because builders wont build a single cavity - flat block - over 8ft - for stability reasons - so it'll cost you more and you end up with less.

its safe to assume the OP is planning on building with 215 cavity blocks.

If not, he should.