Wall panel built into a timber stud wall

Hello,

we are faced with the question of whether we should create a masonry section in EL in the wall between the kitchen and living room where the masonry heater is located. The idea comes from the stove builder. Less insulation effort, less distance between stove/wall, better heat transfer from the living room to the kitchen.

Now I wanted to ask if anyone has ever combined something like this, brick wall in drywall. Has anyone had any experience with this?

The general contractor naturally raises concerns about different settling of the building materials and thus settlement cracks, trade coordination, and different drying times. From a warranty perspective, they are of course out.

But are the concerns justified, or just for precaution. I assume that there will be settlement cracks, the plastering is EL anyway.

Another alternative would be to remove the entire wall and build it as masonry. Then the probably not entirely unproblematic transitions would be eliminated in one wall.

According to the architect both are possible, of course I will also talk to our stove builder and mason. But I just wanted to ask in advance if anyone is familiar with something like this.

For understanding I am attaching a screenshot.

Regards

King Julien

Now I wanted to ask if anyone has ever combined something like this, brick wall within drywall.

So what is it about now - timber studs as in the headline, or drywall? I can’t recall a thread where you showed your entire house. Therefore, I’m also not aware whether you are building a timber frame prefab house or a stone house. And I’m just wondering why you only consider bricks and not gypsum boards as well. An expansion joint can certainly be integrated in a way that is not visually disturbing – or you could even deliberately create a break in the wall surfaces.

What's it about now – timber frame as in the headline, or drywall?

Well, timber frame construction. And then the walls are covered with gypsum plasterboard. I thought that's called drywall.

I don't recall any thread where you showed your house as a whole.

There isn't one.

and not gypsum boards either.

Honestly, that doesn't mean anything to me. But we are following an idea from the stove builder, which was a brick wall. Besides, it's gypsum again anyway.

An expansion joint can quite well be integrated in a way that doesn't disturb the design

How is something like that best solved? I think the stove builder and/or the mason will know, but I'm interested in your idea.

Besides, it's plasterboard again then.

Plasterboard panel (solid), what's wrong with that? - easier to do, excellent fire protection (which is probably the stove builder's motive), and proven for butt-joined interior walls.

How do you best solve something like that?

Depending on what the wall surface(s) are supposed to be.

Gipsdiele (solid), what's the problem?

I have to say, the main argument for all the effort is actually the radiant heat into the kitchen, hence bricks. A corner bench will be placed on the oven side kitchen wall. Everything else is a pleasant side effect. Besides, I like the idea of having additional thermal mass directly on the masonry stove with a brick wall, the more the better.

Depending on what the wall surface(s) should be.

The wall should be rough, brick plastered, drywall with roll plaster or plaster base.

Oh, I would have thought the corner bench was a sofa. Well then, of course I would use solid bricks in NF or 2DF as facing masonry and a deliberate accent; with an elastic expansion joint at the transition.