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wood 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 archi
by beachstartup 11y ago
wood 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.