![]() But I just waited till someone told me what I wanted to hear to do what I was going to go anyhow (don't we all?). This concerned me before because I had people say that it's not worth it because I would lose so much heat. and the addition only goes up about 8 ft., so there is a gap of a couple feet at the top of my wall where it is exposed to the exterior. The brick wall I exposed is in my kitchen and was originally an exterior wall that someone added an addition to on the other side. ![]() So if you find that sound is already an issue, you may notice a bit more. You ARE losing a layer of protection between you and your neighbours though. These are the most optimal because they are interior walls so you are not losing a layer of protection between you and outside. My house is a semi-detached and you often see exposed brick walls done on adjoining walls between the houses. ![]() I live in Ontario, Canada so heating my house is important. If your house is newer or if there have been previous renovations done and drywall has been put up, then you'll most likely have insulation that you probably don't want to remove. I have an old brick house with plaster interior walls and no insulation, so I knew brick was waiting under there. Our house is over 100 years old so anything original to the house wouldn’t have asbestos, because that’s before its time. You can do this by collecting samples and sending to an accredited asbestos abatement company. I have yet to expose a brick wall under drywall, but that is to come!īefore anything you should test your plaster for asbestos. That's why it's a big project to take on because plaster is dusty and heavy. It should also be noted that this is for exposing brick under lath and plaster. Once you start you don't want to stop, and you have to give it your all. My favourite advice for this one is be confident. All brick walls are different and I'm sharing my personal experience so I'll try to provide as much information as possible. It makes spaces effortlessly impressive (it's honestly the one thing people pay attention to when they walk in so sometimes I wonder why I even do anything else). I'm so happy that I didn't though because it totally transformed the room. Get ready because this is a messy one, but don't be afraid! While preparing to do mine I had browsed through some other home reno blogs and their warnings almost made me back down.
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