Anything else I should check?

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      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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      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 all the new build houses I’ve worked on the insulation is on the inside, in the UK at least. Though it’s been at least 10 years since I’ve been on site.

          Also usually external insulation is quite visible and I still see lots of domestic properties with bare external brickwork.

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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.