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In South Florida external walls are typically concrete, and roofs use ceramic roof tiles. I think roof frames are made of wood. Interesting note on the brick v
by elteto 7y ago
In South Florida external walls are typically concrete, and roofs use ceramic roof tiles. I think roof frames are made of wood.
Interesting note on the brick veneer. Even if they are not structural I think they are more durable than other types of siding.
- xyzzyz 7y agoWhat kind of concrete construction are they using? Straight up reinforced concrete? Or something like ICFs? Or maybe mortar joined cinder blocks? Do you maybe have some links I could read up about that? As for brick veneer, I dunno really about its durability. It definitely is less susceptible to decay than traditional wood siding, but I don’t think it’s any better than cement fiber cladding, or other modern non-wood materials. Additionally, if anything goes wrong with it, I think it’s much harder to fix it in a seamless way, unlike other most types of siding, where you can just repaint them after repair. I have it on half of my house, and I can’t say I’m a huge fan.
- Jamwinner 7y agoA cursury search shows they mostly use CMU ( concrete masonry units ) aka, blocks. The floors and roofs are typically still wood frame construction. https://blog.icihomes.com/2010/03/19/concrete-block-vs-engineered-wood-frame/ https://blog.icihomes.com/2010/03/19/concrete-block-vs-engin...