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not only that, but back in the day brick was the fancy expensive option, today it isn't. those with big budgets and ambitious design goals choose other materia
by beachstartup 11y ago
not only that, but back in the day brick was the fancy expensive option, today it isn't. those with big budgets and ambitious design goals choose other materials (steel, glass, etc.)
- afarrell 11y agoI thought brick was more expensive today due to labor costs and that steel and glass were comparatively cheap. Is this false?
- pjc50 11y agoGenerally true. The relative cost of wood vs brick also varies from country to country depending on local availability.
- beachstartup 11y agowood is definitely cheaper than brick but i have a hard time believing that a brick building will be more expensive than one made of steel and glass. the architecture, engineering, transport, etc. is where most of the cost comes from, not the building materials.
- pjc50 11y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10522334 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10522334 claims that brick is expensive enough for people to steal buildings!
- vlehto 11y agoDepends a lot. If you can just install prefabricated elements large elements, steel is not that expensive. On the other hand every brick has to be laid by hand. Good bricklayers are scarce because brick has not been in fashion. And therefore they are expensive. Bad bricklayers are slow.
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