Just looked at a job that requires putting (continuing) brick around in interior wall to match fireplace. The question is how to properly veneer a 2X4 constructed wall with full size brick? Is a wood floor sufficient for laying brick on if tied to plywood wall? Would lay felt paper then brick. Planned on pulling the sheetrock and installing 1/2″ ply as a backer and ties. Brick will be a 24″ deep X 20″ wide X 50″ high cubby with brick floor. Thanks in advance.
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No, can't do.
A wood framed floor is no foundation for brick and mortar.
Take a look at the new simulated brick. Its light weight will let you put it anywhere you need. It comes in most finishes. I would be surprised if you could'nt match your existing brick
mav is right
thin brick over cement backer
or steel i-beams
or 4" block down to footers
carpenter in transition
Generally speaking Maverick is correct. You are talking about 200 bricks for this project? What's that? 2,000#? spread over an area 4 sq ft?. It's possible but I'd be taking a close look at what's underneath the subfloor. There is no need to take off the drywall and substitute with ply. Screw your ties to your studs. ( at 50" high it isn't going anywhere )
regards
Mark
http://www.quittintime.com
Thanks fellas. My thought was that it did need to go on concrete footing to transfer weight to the ground. I was hoping that ties would not only give a vertical support but horizontal also, transfering the weight to studs as well. Guess my gut was right.
How is a fireplace hearth supported? I have seen poured examples that seem to float between framed form?
The brick box is for firewood storage and I want to keep the look of continuous full size brick. Those thin veneer brick wont look quite right.
Thanks again. Jay
PS Any other good lining for firewood storage? I was thinking plywood with copper or another metal lining would look nice.
You could use veneer brick for the box, but trim the edges with real bricks to get the look that it's all real brick. That wouldn't add much weight.
Just a thought about copper lining is that acids in the wood may react with it to blacken it or whatever, but that might not be bad. It will dent and scratch from the wood, but that would just help "antique" it. Was thinking of leather lining over plywood would look nice and quite the box down when you drop the wood in.
Edited 4/1/2005 9:23 am ET by Danno