AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken
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I'm lucky enough to be able to build a room-within-a-room from scratch (at least I think I am, I'm doing the budget now). But I'm building it in Mexico, where almost everything is made from brick and/or concrete block.
My goal is to build the outer shell from standard building materials (again, brick or block) and then build the inside room with either wood-frame, brick-frame, or iron-frame and drywall (and all the other baffle materials).
I'm reading "Keep the Peace!" to get the basic steps, but obviously most North Americans think of building in terms of wood. He recommends the outer shell be built with insulation but that doesn't really work with a brick-and-cement wall.
Does anybody have pointers as to what I should do to the inside of the outer shell before building the inner shell? Will a straightforward brick-and-cement outer wall be better or worse than an insulated wood outer shell?
Thanks!
My goal is to build the outer shell from standard building materials (again, brick or block) and then build the inside room with either wood-frame, brick-frame, or iron-frame and drywall (and all the other baffle materials).
I'm reading "Keep the Peace!" to get the basic steps, but obviously most North Americans think of building in terms of wood. He recommends the outer shell be built with insulation but that doesn't really work with a brick-and-cement wall.
Does anybody have pointers as to what I should do to the inside of the outer shell before building the inner shell? Will a straightforward brick-and-cement outer wall be better or worse than an insulated wood outer shell?
Thanks!