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>I should tell you, though, that drywall is gaining popularity in Europe as well. It's just so cheap and quick, you see. What part of Europe? In the parts of
by loewenskind 16y ago
>I should tell you, though, that drywall is gaining popularity in Europe as well. It's just so cheap and quick, you see.
What part of Europe? In the parts of Europe I'm familiar with people seem smarter about real savings. For example if you build a pile-of-sticks US style house, yes it will initially cost very little. But maintenance, heating, cooling, etc., etc. will cost a great deal more for the whole time you have the house. Perhaps if utility costs were so incredibly cheap like they are in the US people wouldn't think about it as much.
- Vivtek 16y agoEngland. They generally use a drywall with plaster veneer for new construction there - DIY plaster searches generally turn up a lot of English sites. And a few American ones as well. I'm not saying I've ever seen a studs-and-drywall approach in Europe, no. In Hungary things tend to just be concrete or block or brick construction, and wood is used for looks. This is partly because wood is really expensive in Europe, since the Phoenicians cut down their forests, mostly. We've got Canada. I wouldn't be surprised to see a light steel interior frame wall with drywall and plaster on it, though.
- loewenskind 16y agoAh yes, you consider England part of Europe. ;) From what I can see the UK is fully embracing the ways of the US for better (e.g. good restaurants/service) and worse (e.g. cheap crap favored over quality in many cases).