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By "brick" and "stone" you don't mean literally bricks and stones, right? Because modern houses are constructed with cinder blocks[0], foam concrete[1], polysty
by SergeAx 5y ago
By "brick" and "stone" you don't mean literally bricks and stones, right? Because modern houses are constructed with cinder blocks[0], foam concrete[1], polystyrene concrete[2] and composite blocks. And using mineral wool as an insulation is, well, not the best idea construction engineering came to in last 50 years.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_masonry_unit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_masonry_unit
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam_concrete https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam_concrete
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expanded_polystyrene_concrete https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expanded_polystyrene_concrete
- valdiorn 5y agothere's plenty of new builds in the UK using mostly red brick construction methods. Just plain old brick and mortar. In fact, if you google "uk new builds" almost every image that comes up is a red brick house.
- SergeAx 5y agoComposite block may look like bricks from the outside. Or there may be a decorative single brick layer around foam concrete walls.