Brick replacing wooden cladding

[Uranoggin]

Hi all.

You've been a great help before and need your help again please....

We own a 1960s house which has strange wooden cladding at the front (photo)

Behind this is simply a cavity created with wooden battens, silver paper and then fibreboard internally. No brick or blockwork at all.

How would I go about replacing with bricks?

Could we brick in front of the cladding to save removal and create a cavity? Would this be safe with not much to tie into?

Not sure what the best options are. Want to improve the aesthetics of the house and ensure safe and not creating any damp problems. Would really appreciate any advice.

Although it's also in the porch, we ARE going to simply fibreboard this area. It's the external wall the question refers to.

Thanks again.

Mark

 

[Uranoggin]

Please note the brick course you can see under the cladding is one high only.

 

[tomfe]

I love that cladding reminds me of a fun house at a fair.

 

[geraldthehamster]

I like the cladding too. It's a period feature

 

[^woody^]

I'm going to have nightmares tonight now.

 

[Uranoggin]

Nooooo. It cannot stay, however much humour it provides.
Anyone able to help on the fix please ?

 

[^woody^]

You should not really encase timber. Although it's larch and quite resilient, it could rot along with any frame if built in. It's not impossible to leave it if you take precautions with insulation and condensation, but it's a risk.

That tiled floor does not look like it will take the load from a brick panel. Again is not impossible to tie and reinforce any new brickwork, but it will need to be done by someone clued up.

 

[Uranoggin]

Thank you.

 

[geraldthehamster]

In the mean time, we have reported you to the 20th Century Society

https://c20society.org.uk/