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Preparing Walls for Brick Veneer

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Older homes often were built with double brick walls: two separate brick walls with a 1- or 2-inch air space between them. More common today is a single-width, or brick veneer, wall covering the face of a frame building. Although the brick wall is tied to the frame wall at various points (see Laying Single Layer Brick Veneer, Related Projects), there is an air space between the two. This space can be filled with insulation. Such a wall is cladding only, not a structural element of the house.


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