Re:Bricklayers Think They’re Safe from Robots
by TheOtherHobbes on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @01:41PM
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Wood tends to rot in the UK, unless it's oak, which is almost - but not entirely - indestructible.
Brick is very popular because there's plenty of clay in the south and parts of the north, and it's relatively cheap and robust.
But it's usually used for smaller houses. There are some pre-WWII brick apartment blocks, but modern apartments tend to use the international standard concrete core and curtain wall approach.
Oak wooden frame is sometimes (can be expensive) used but the wooden cladding approach is very rare. That said prefab panels which combine stud work insulation etc are sometimes used. Not particularly commonly but they are quite new. I'd have made pre-fab panels for my workshop but I ended up using brick as the fire rating made building control regulations easier to pass. It took me a long time to lay all the bricks though so I may have made the wrong decision!