Anything else I should check?

  • d00ery@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Studs, in the UK at least, create a gap between the brick wall and the plasterboard this is often filled with insulation and it’s where electrical cables and pipework can run.

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      6 hours ago

      The insulation is usually applied on the outside of the building so the protected volume is more homogeneous, avoiding cold bridges where walls/ceilings join, cause that’s where mould tends to grow

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        58 minutes ago

        In all the new build houses I’ve worked on the insulation is on the inside, in the UK at least. Though it’s been at least 10 years since I’ve been on site.

        Also usually external insulation is quite visible and I still see lots of domestic properties with bare external brickwork.

    • MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.ee
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      24 hours ago

      In newer houses yes. In older ones… Well let’s just say I’m getting tired of carving channels into solid red brick whenever I do electrics.