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Old Posted Jun 4, 2007, 7:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Young Gun View Post
A brick house may help to regulate a more even temperature throughout the day, but it is a bad choice from an energy standpoint it doesn't hold up to stick build with proper fiberglass insulation. The R value of brick per inch is only 0.44 Stick built with a 6 inch exterior stud will be approximately R-30
Oh, well then. Thanks for clearing that up.
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