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Walnutsandwhales t1_j9j9c1t wrote

Reply to comment by Thin_Bug_6405 in Another word for Row House? by dddddddssss

There's a difference between the two. Townhouses have firewalls between the homes, and rowhouses don't.

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nonotsafestuff t1_j9krjhq wrote

Doesn't the solid brick interior party walls that connect the homes act as a firewall?

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weebilsurglace t1_j9mbwgn wrote

The most important thing to know about Baltimore rowhouses is there's never a simple answer.

In most rowhouses the brick party wall goes to the roofline and can serve as a firewall. However, there is some older stock where the party wall doesn't go all the way to the roof and the houses share a small crawl space. In some houses (like mine) there are spots in the wall where there is wood embedded, so the wall isn't solid brick.

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