[MassHistPres] purpose brick nogging

[Walter Wheeler]

Brick nogging is encountered with some frequency in the Hudson Valley.
Its uses appear to have included insulation, and for keeping vermin out
of the walls.  Local building codes mention it for its fire retardant
properties, and insurance companies gave discounts for wood-framed
structures constructed using it.  In the New World Dutch cultural hearth
nogging served a structural function in that it helped to prevent
wracking of the parallel bent frames, which frequently were constructed
without lateral bracing.

 

WW

 

Walter Richard Wheeler

Senior Architectural Historian

Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc.

1744 Washington Avenue Extension

Rensselaer, New York 12144

518.283.0534

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Subject: [MassHistPres] purpose brick nogging

 

Hello Preservation listers,

 

A question from one of our historic house owners re: his home built in
2nd quarter 18th c. He's found rough brick nogging throughout, and
wondered if it was a form of insulation, or perhaps reinforcing to
protect from attacks?

 

Your collective wisdom eagerly awaited...

 

 

 

Suzanne Buchanan

Hingham Historical Society

P.O. Box 434 Hingham, MA 02043

781-749-7721

www.hinghamhistorical.org

 

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