On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:08:45 +0000, dennis@home wrote:

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 22 Mar, "Doki" wrote:

Can anyone tell me when cavity walls become common?

How long is a bit of string? I've seen Victorian cavity walls in
terraced houses, and non cavity walls in 1930's semis.

More exposed areas tended to adopt them first.

I would say 'more often than not' post WWII.

I cant think of many post war houses that don't have cavities. But
plenty of 30's style ones with solid walls exist.

Lots of houses were built without cavities after the war, including many
thousands of system built ones like Smith's houses.

....or rebuilt ones like mine (built 1949 to the original non-cavity
'standard')



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