Does your house have solid brick walls?

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i.e no cavity? And if so, is it OK? Is it really expensive to heat and keep warm? Any problems with damp?

Sorry for all the questions, we are looking at buying a house which has solid brick walls, which we have never experienced before (always lived in "modern" houses... this is only 1940s though!) .... the house is otherwise perfect, but I'd like to feel we are going into the purchase with eyes open!

Many thanks

A really important thing to check is if the neighbours are noisy. No cavity + minimal sounds insulation.

See if you can visit in the evening....!

Surprising that a house built in the 40s has no cavities....

Thanks

Sorry, should have said - it's detached. Another first for us, and an exciting prospect!!

Yes, we thought it odd that it had no cavity.... my in-laws house is similar in style (sorry, rubbish at building eras and styles - it has bay windows, red/orange brick), but built in 1930's and does have cavity walls. Odd.

Mine in UK (built 1835) has solid stone walls and was warm in winter and cool in summer.

The house I rent in Belgium (built about 25 years ago) costs me more to heat as the walls are thinner and the double glazing is ill fitted.

Make sure the windows fit and that you can insulate the loft and you'll be fine.

My house has solid walls - about 100 years old.

Parts of the house are warm, others not so warm particularly the rooms where there are 2 "outside" walls.

I agree that good loft insulation and well fitting windows are very important.

One thing I would mention is that if we have been away for any length of time the house takes ages to heat up properly. We went away at Christmas and it took a couple of days for it to feel properly warm again - before that if the heating was off for even 1/2 hour the house was freezing.