Sep 11, 2006 · Converting a 3 story 1850 victorian into a commercial office buildingIt is a balloned framed structure with brick inbetween all the studs “nogging”. Anyone with experience dealing with …

Sep 25, 2025 · The current plan is to not remove the nogging, cost, insulate the outside of the building with a continuous layer of 5 inches of Rockwool Comfortboard 80 and build a service wall inside the …

Feb 5, 2024 · the second floor joist is nailed to the vertical stud and has redundant support by the bricks that are filled in between the studs Brick nogging are by definition non- load bearing but in my …

Aug 14, 2019 · Community and Q&A 1899 *NOT* brick nogging – insulation questions Nojak | Posted in Energy Efficiency and Durability on August 14, 2019 11:24pm

Aug 12, 2011 · UPDATED March 19, 2015 Older buildings with load-bearing brick walls are common in many northern U.S. cities. While these thick (muti-wythe) brick walls were often plastered on the …

May 22, 2014 · Hi. I’ve been trying to read up on the best way to add insulation to the walls of an 1890s farmhouse but I haven’t come across a similar situation/reply. The farmouse has balloon framing with …

Aug 20, 2011 · Some of the walls (maybe 1/4 or less of the exterior face) have brick nogging in them – a feature charmingly described to us as “brick insulation”. Basically, some of the stud bays are filled …

Dec 14, 2025 · All but one wall will be James Hardie 7″ exposure lap siding over 3/4″ rain screen battens. The one wall that won’t be JH will have a “thin-brick” veneer. Does the thin-brick need to …

Sep 13, 2007 · Here's a photo showing brick nogging in a c.1840s Greek Revival in Wayne County, New York. It's dry-laid in the cavity, with lath and plaster on the interior, I believe.

Nov 18, 2025 · I have a couple of follow-up questions to better understand the advice given: 1. Why the caution against closed-cell spray foam in this application? A few replies suggested avoiding closed …