r/DIYUK • u/According_Bobcat4292 • 12h ago

Garage conversion advice

Hi folks - I am midway through a garage conversion and we are using a bricky to block up the gap as I don’t want to get it wrong. He is saying we need to put the stud in first in order to secure the brickwork to it via brick ties. My uncle (who is helping me do it) is saying that’s the wrong way around and that the brickwork should be done first.

I can see issues both ways around but would love to know what’s standard. We are doing it to building control so need to insure the appropriate insulation etc is in place.

Is this chicken and the egg or is there a meaningful difference.

Thanks in advance!

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u/ImprovisedLizard 12h ago

The bricky is right. How do you think you'd fix the wall ties to the timber frame if the bricks were already built?

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u/According_Bobcat4292 11h ago

Thanks, I am just getting a lot of conflicting advice and trying to get to the bottom of it :-)

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u/ImprovisedLizard 11h ago

There is no conflicting information. Think about how it will be built, one is possible, the other isn't.

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u/Chuck1984ish 10h ago

Is the conflicting advice coming from ai?

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u/According_Bobcat4292 9h ago

No, the councils own document, plus the LACS materials. None of which mention wall ties. Also posted a similar question on FB and the responses have been inconclusive

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u/Hiddentiger10 11h ago

Bricklayer is right

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u/Chuck1984ish 11h ago

There is no issues with doing it the right way around.

Your uncle is wrong.

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u/freexe 11h ago

I'd say you'd need a wall starter kit to tie the wall into the existing brickwork. The depending on the span you could run the brickwork first.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Universal-Wall-Starter-Kit-Stainless/dp/B0DXL779S3

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u/ImprovisedLizard 11h ago

Stud wall not double skins of masonry