I have several windows to brick up (see photo). The walls are solid 9".
Is it OK to use a single skin of bricks?
On the internal walls I will be cladding them with kingspan, before covering with plasterboard. The gap between the single skin of bricks and the Kingspan will not be visible once boarded over.
I cant see any point in filling the hole with 9" worth of brick.
Also, I've seen these wall starters which I could screw to either side of the opening( see photo). The only problem I see with these, is they will leave vertical mortar lines along the outside of the brickwork.
Will this look terrible and DIYish? The window is along side an enclosed pathway, so not easily visible.
Is the alternative to 'tooth in' to the existing brickwork?
Finally, Could I use a Bricky tool to help me brick up my windows?
Sorry for all the questions but never done any brickwork before.
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Is it OK to use a single skin of bricks?
On the internal walls I will be cladding them with kingspan, before covering with plasterboard. The gap between the single skin of bricks and the Kingspan will not be visible once boarded over.
I cant see any point in filling the hole with 9" worth of brick.
Also, I've seen these wall starters which I could screw to either side of the opening( see photo). The only problem I see with these, is they will leave vertical mortar lines along the outside of the brickwork.
Will this look terrible and DIYish? The window is along side an enclosed pathway, so not easily visible.
Is the alternative to 'tooth in' to the existing brickwork?
Finally, Could I use a Bricky tool to help me brick up my windows?
Sorry for all the questions but never done any brickwork before.