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A brick house has walls made entirely of bricks. the outside walls are usually double brick wit an 1 1/2 inch cavity between them these walls are connected for strength with brick ties and the internal walls are are single brick.Brick veneer houses have a single brick skin around the outside with a similar cavity tied to a timber or steel frame the internal walls are also timber or steel and are finished with plasterboard sheets.

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