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We live in a 2 storey 100 year old brick farmhouse in a cold climate (Canada). The house sits on an untreated stone foundation. There is a small mudroom that has been added to the front but the brick wicks the cold in so that the room freezes in winter. We want to build a full width (either hipped or gabled) addition in its place over a crawl space. How do I go about solving the problem of the brick bringing the cold in? If I have to remove the brick within the new addition how do I support the remaining second storey brick above the addition roof?
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Hi Milan,
Odds are that the house is constructed of 3 or more layers of brick without any insulation whatsoever.
If that's the case and you want a cosy warm house, you can either cover the exterior with dryvit over 2" of SM or frame the inside and insulate and use a vb.under your drywall.
The best method is to cover the outside.
It's always interesting to listen to the debate over changing the exterior esthetics of a solid brick home by those who have never frozen in one.
Gabe
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We live in a 2 storey 100 year old brick farmhouse in a cold climate (Canada). The house sits on an untreated stone foundation. There is a small mudroom that has been added to the front but the brick wicks the cold in so that the room freezes in winter. We want to build a full width (either hipped or gabled) addition in its place over a crawl space. How do I go about solving the problem of the brick bringing the cold in? If I have to remove the brick within the new addition how do I support the remaining second storey brick above the addition roof?