Your Questions About Thin Brick Wall

Would a Brick Wall Block Neighbor’s Car Noises?

I live next door to a family that repairs a lot of cars in their driveway/backyard. There’s a lot of engine noise, power tools, etc. and our house apparently has thin walls. Would building a brick or masonry wall between the properties block much of this noise? Are there any restrictions on how close a wall can be to the house? The houses are very close together. Thanks in advance!

What is the Likelihood that there is Brick Under the Plaster Wall?

I live in an old home in a historic neighborhood (German Village in Columbus, OH). My home was built around 1920, and the walls of my upstairs have not been changed to sheet rock from the original plaster. In my bathroom, it appears as though there is plaster on top of brick. The plaster seems thin there and I can see the outlines of what look like bricks. I would love to take the plaster off and expose the brick, but I am terrified of taking some off, and finding concrete or something else instead of brick and being left with a huge, costly repair job. Anyone have any ideas??

will gas remove paint from brick?

i need to remove paint from a brick wall outside very quickly!
i dont have a pressure washer
i dont have paint thinner
and i dont have time to go buy anything.
can anyone tell me why gas wont work?

sound insulation what will stop sound coming through a wall in a house?

right i live in semi detached house theres a cavity wall between the two houses ive got this cheap easy idea to block the sound coming through from next door in to my house and vise versa, im thinking of filling the entire cavity wall with concrete making the whole wall a thick solid wall instead of two brick walls separated by a gap of air, do you think if i do this it will stop sound better than paying loads of expense and hassle paying for the thin layers of sound insulation that put on the insides of you walls?
yeah i dont just mean fill it all in one go it will be done incrementaly allowing it to set hard in stages then fill it up higher once that bit setts yeah concreate not cheap but neither is sound insulation and can cut the cost down by mixing stones with the concrete.

was thinking doing a bit of an experiment on this and building a brick wall right around one of my loud hi fi bass speakers then putting a thick wood top on the square box built of double brick walls then playing prodigy out of the speaker in side the brick structure measuring the sound and then take the wood lid off and fill the cavity up with concrete put the lid back on and measure any sound reduction. personally i think it could reduce the sound by up to 50%.

How to remove carpet glued to wall?

Hi we bought a house a while ago and the previous owner has glued a thin carpet like material half way up 2 adjoining walls. I am assuming it is supposed to be like a feature but we hate it and want to totally do up our place as it is currently rented out but we will be either moving back in or selling it. It is a brick/plaster wall, what would be the best way to remove it, other than just ripping it off as it will probably take the plaster off too? We really want to do it ourselves or should we get in a professional, as you can see I really don’t know much about this.