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Interesting... In Europe, we simply build the houses using bricks, cement/concrete and beans of steel or concrete. We not waste wood, and the houses are more so
by Zardoz84 4y ago
Interesting... In Europe, we simply build the houses using bricks, cement/concrete and beans of steel or concrete. We not waste wood, and the houses are more solid and not have problems with insects or moisture damaging the wood structure. I think that it's the usual since the 60's .
However, I saw older structures using wood beans, mixed with stone, bricks, and/or adobe.
- bartread 4y agoIn at least some parts of the UK brick clad wooden houses, which I would imagine are probably balloon framed, are somewhat common in new developments (East Anglia, for example). Insulated cavity walling with blockwork inner leaf and brickwork outer leaf (or sometimes rendered blockwork) remains incredibly popular though.
- symmetricsaurus 4y agoEurope is not uniform in this regard. For example in Sweden almost all houses are built out of wood.
- twic 4y agoAs others say, this varies, but there is enough brick construction that at least the author is quite wrong to say this: > Today, balloon framing (mostly in the form of platform framing) remains the default construction method for single family homes all over the world