Anything else I should check?

  • d00ery@lemmy.world
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    22 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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      3 hours ago

      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

    • MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.ee
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      20 hours ago

      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.