We have a 1920s 4-square house. In the 40s, a small back porch was converted to a 1st floor bathroom, and wow, is it cold in winter! Below the bathroom is a crawl space with fiberglass insulation, and above it are the stairs to the attic, also insulated.
The original porch’s 2 outer walls have square brick columns that support the second floor; the two inner walls are brick, so it’s pretty uncomfortable once all that brick gets cold!
There are two layers of inner walls over all this brick, the first from the 40s, the second from a remodel in the 90s, so the walls are 10-12 inches thick in some areas. There’s a drop ceiling, so I can see the brick, columns, and two layers of walls. The exterior of the house has siding between the brick columns, but not over them.
What’s the best way to fix this cold bathroom? We have a light/vent/heater combo in the ceiling and a small plug in on the floor. There’s no floor space for baseboard heat. (The rest of the house has hot water radiators.)
Would covering the brick columns with insulation and siding on the exterior fix this? We plan to gut this bathroom soon and it would be great to have an idea how to fix it.
Thanks for reading
The original porch’s 2 outer walls have square brick columns that support the second floor; the two inner walls are brick, so it’s pretty uncomfortable once all that brick gets cold!
There are two layers of inner walls over all this brick, the first from the 40s, the second from a remodel in the 90s, so the walls are 10-12 inches thick in some areas. There’s a drop ceiling, so I can see the brick, columns, and two layers of walls. The exterior of the house has siding between the brick columns, but not over them.
What’s the best way to fix this cold bathroom? We have a light/vent/heater combo in the ceiling and a small plug in on the floor. There’s no floor space for baseboard heat. (The rest of the house has hot water radiators.)
Would covering the brick columns with insulation and siding on the exterior fix this? We plan to gut this bathroom soon and it would be great to have an idea how to fix it.
Thanks for reading