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That's interesting. Are these walls insulated? Brick is a very durable finish, but it has certain disadvantages. It is labour intensive to lay. It requires more
by Gatsky 4y ago
That's interesting. Are these walls insulated? Brick is a very durable finish, but it has certain disadvantages. It is labour intensive to lay. It requires more planning for passing electical and plumbing conduits. It also can have unfavourable energy efficiency characteristsics - the high thermal mass retains heat if in the sun, and then bakes the house at night.
- cesarb 4y ago> Are these walls insulated? As far as I know, no. But the brick most used here is a lightweight perforated brick (a quick web search found a site with some pictures: https://portalvidalivre.com/articles/949 https://portalvidalivre.com/articles/949), and I believe the air trapped within it does have some insulating properties. > It requires more planning for passing electical and plumbing conduits. Not as much as you'd think. The way I've seen it done is: first you put the bricks as normal, then you dig a trench in it for the conduit, put the conduit, and fill the rest of the hole with brick fragments and mortar.