Anything else I should check?

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        23 hours ago

        This was an educational rabbit hole to go down.

        It seems not all brick houses have wall studs, but most do.

        It makes sense to me to have studs to help run utilities (electrical, air ducts, etc) and for hanging drywall.

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        21 hours ago

        Studs, in the UK at least, create a gap between the brick wall and the plasterboard this is often filled with insulation and it’s where electrical cables and pipework can run.

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          The insulation is usually applied on the outside of the building so the protected volume is more homogeneous, avoiding cold bridges where walls/ceilings join, cause that’s where mould tends to grow

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          In newer houses yes. In older ones… Well let’s just say I’m getting tired of carving channels into solid red brick whenever I do electrics.