/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1443585
Unless you live in a very arid location, an all brick house is not very advisable.

Other Anons are correct here >>1443593
>>1443595 >>1443784


Modern buildings are built using the "rain screen principle" meaning that there are two layers so to speak on the wall. An outer layer called the rainscreen that is only meant to shed bulk water . This layer is not necessarily water proof and there is an expectation that some water will pass through. Behind the rain screen is an air gap to allow movement of air from bottom to top to dry the cavity and ensure moisture dos not get trapped. Next is the insulation. This layer has to be thick enough to force the dew point high enough that it falls outside the inside of your house. Directly beneath the insulation is the air vapour barrier. Typically polyethylene on residential construction or a bitumen backed membrane on a structural. There are some veriations which involve placing insulation between studs rather than on top of the structural backing and involve a vapor permeable membrane too.

Long story short is all brick will be wet, poorly insulating and drafty. A big reason old brick structures are still standing is that they were poorly hated/cooled in the old days and were also extremely drafty to allow drying of the masonary. Under modern hvac and building envelope, they will not age well.