Post #296992

I'm doing some home renovations, and I'm baffled by this one: Why would the bottom 1.2m of an *interior* wall be made of brick? The rest of the house is a pretty straightforward 1948 single storey timber framed structure. The only other brick I've found in this whole building are the two chimneys (lounge and kitchen) and 3 columns from what was once clearly a patio, now an additional room. I'm a structural engineer, but I'm baffled and curious with this one - why would just the bottom third of an interior wall be made of brick?