On 14/03/18 16:26, Andy Burns wrote:
Jethro_uk wrote:

I am amazed that of all the jobs that have been mechanised, bricklaying
remains an exception.

Mind you, modern dwellings seem quite brick-shy anyway.

And yet, with all the novel materials and off-site construction methods
brick'n'block still remains the cheapest built method

Well no it doesn't.

The developer/builder whos building site I was living in last yeat
simpley premakes wooden panels with strawboard walls and 6x3 structural
members, eecdts them, and then clads them in brick, weatherboard or
render depending.

Way faster than all blockwork and cheap as chips


- arguably with
the other methods, you can get a better insulated house to a more
predictable timescale.

And that saves money as well.


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