Compulsory Reading if you’re a Renovator of Heritage or Solid Masonry buildings!

Dr. Lstiburek does another great job in describing the pitfalls of renovating old masonry building in his latest posting “Tailor Made” on the Building Science Corp webs site. This time with glossy pictures and for the record, if I had to choose, I’d take Allison Redford over the Ford cabal any day.

Of course, Toronto is a “Cold Climate” and “Moderately Rainy” which doesn’t make it ideal for retrofitting on the inside all the time – but the good Doctor has some sensible advice. Note too that most Toronto homes are only double brick and that the main floor joist are not fire-cut as in Figure 4, but rather as below and rest on a mudsill.