Re: Eastern bloc craftsmanship

Posted by BigKev On 2010/5/1 21:27:12

I know from spending lots of time in England with my relatives over the last 30 years that even there "Stick Framing" is not the norm as it is here in the US. The most common I see is that the house is all brick (not just a facade like most in the US). Then there is an air gap of a few inches, then an outer later of bricks. So a layer of internal bricking, a 1/2 brick airgap, and then an outer layer of brick. This sit on either a block, stone, or concrete foundation. In believe most of the newer construction (last 50 years) use steel (rebar) reinforcement within the brick walls themselves. I am sure there are different construction layouts, this is just what I have observed.