{"id":7578,"date":"2012-01-10T14:19:09","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T19:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/?p=7578"},"modified":"2012-01-10T14:19:09","modified_gmt":"2012-01-10T19:19:09","slug":"its-a-brick-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/10\/its-a-brick-house\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s a Brick. House."},"content":{"rendered":"

I learned something interesting today during a home inspection, so I thought I would pass it along.<\/p>\n

Take a look at the photo below. Is this house solely brick exterior construction or is it brick and stud construction (essentially the brick is only a veneer)? How can you tell?<\/p>\n


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This home, built in 1884 according to town records, is solely brick exterior construction. That means there are several layers of brick which make up the exterior\/interior walls of the shell of the home. You can tell this because every few courses of brick there are bricks turned perpendicular to the other bricks. The brick is all structural in function and the method of laying the bricks provided stability and strength. <\/p>\n

If the brick is all laid running the same direction, it’s a veneer and is only for aesthetics, the brick does not have a structural function.<\/p>\n

Here’s an interesting website that talks more about older brick construction<\/a> and how it works. There are also some helpful tips on how it should be properly maintained and repaired, if needed.<\/p>\n

The more you know…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I learned something interesting today during a home inspection, so I thought I would pass it along. Take a look at the photo below. Is this house solely brick exterior construction or is it brick and stud construction (essentially the brick is only a veneer)? How can you tell? This home, built in 1884 according to town records, is solely brick exterior construction. That means there are several layers of brick which make up the<\/p>\n

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