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In Europe you have 'post and beam' - the beams are often made of wood. The brick is just the wall, not necessary load-bearing. North America has many brick home
by jollybean 6y ago
In Europe you have 'post and beam' - the beams are often made of wood. The brick is just the wall, not necessary load-bearing. North America has many brick homes as well, but it's outside the framing. Brick is a terrible insulator, most of us would freeze, we need insulation.
- CapitalistCartr 6y agoIn that type of usage, the brick is decorative; it doesn't act as insulation, which is behind the brick.
- ReptileMan 6y agoStrongly disagree. Slit and other types of brick with cavities air inside are very good insulators.