Triple Brick Construction?

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Janon

Discussion Starter · Jun 24, 2004

Hey all,

I've been pondering the purchase of a century old (at least) house which is "triple brick" construction. I'm assuming this means there is no wood in the walls... and some of the interior wall are actually still exposed brick (as opposed to covered in plaster). Can anyone tell me anything about this type of construction? There do not appear to be any interior walls which are actually perpendicular to the floor joists... so I'm assuming there are no load bearing walls aside from those on the perimeter. So far, google and other searches have turned up very little.

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Janon

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jun 25, 2004

From what I think I know... it is bricks, air gap, bricks, air gap and then bricks... with no insulation. I'd assume it would be quite sound proof. I've no idea why they built like this or how the floor joists are tied into the structure. The ground floor joists may actually be tied into the foundation somehow. From a very quick inspection, it would appear that the walls are almost 12" thick in total... the foundation is massive.

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