Comment on Americans are asleep, post European windows
flathead@lemm.ee 4 months agoYou’re describing “brick veneer” construction - with one skin of bricks and an internal timber frame - which, as you’ve apparently experienced, is not very effective at keeping the space cool (although probably better than timber/stucco cladding). Solid masonry is usually two skins of brick with a cavity or equivalent thickness of concrete / stone block exterior walls.
AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
No they’re old houses made from brick that later had a timber frame retrofitted internally to run electrical and HVAC. The frame just holds up false walls. I’m mainly talking about old houses here
flathead@lemm.ee 4 months ago
If it was solid stone (thickness of two brick skins) with additional insulating material behind the tacked on plasterboard then I’m surprised to hear that it didn’t stay reasonably comfortable in hot weather and would suspect other factors, such as metal roofing and/or inadequate ceiling insulation may be the reason for that.
AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
I think that was indeed the issue. There’s always a leak somewhere in those old houses and they become brutal when there is