Media Islam’s house under construction

[BJJ4Tone]

got nothing on marcus brimage

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

You know I never heard of 7

but i looked it up

and theres 5 and there's 7

weird!

give Islam 5 in the front and 7 in the back of the house.

I believe one aspect of those differences (5 vs 7) is in the Sunni - Shi'a split

Could be wrong.

There's also a BIG issue with the number of hadiths that follow the Quran, and which ones people pick and choose to adopt. That makes some things impossible to keep up with

 

[Pictureonthewall]

Big news! It would be a honor to clean up that driveway.

 

[Smato_rules]

Howcome?

Here in Brazil is all bricks as well and I always wondered why US it's all wood.

A wood house here would be like a "poor" house.

Wood is much much cheaper to build with here in the states. I’m a mason and laid block houses in south Florida during Covid and they don’t even insulate the exterior walls, other than a thin foil that’s r5, not much insulating value at all. They do insulate their ceilings though. In New England where I live and was raised we need r21 in our exterior walls on new builds. If the house were to be built out of masonry there are two ways to meet that insulation requirement: you can build a block shell, insulate the exterior of it and have a brick veneer with wall ties as your siding, or you can build the masonry shell, frame the exterior walls with 2x6 and insulate. It just gets really expensive doing two masonry walls, blocks are about $2 a piece and bricks are $1 a piece now, then add in your mud and the labor to actually do it right (very very few people in residential construction know how to actually lay brick) and the cost is exponentially more than wood. Wood is flexible, inexperience, and reliable, as a mason I see no reason why anyone would have a house made of block in New England over wood framing

 

[Smato_rules]

Also, no wall ties on that veneer, SMH Dagestan

 

[HHJ]

I believe one aspect of those differences (5 vs 7) is in the Sunni - Shi'a split

Could be wrong.

There's also a BIG issue with the number of hadiths that follow the Quran, and which ones people pick and choose to adopt. That makes some things impossible to keep up with

This makes perfect sense though, thank you !

 

[Ozze]

Wood is much much cheaper to build with here in the states. I’m a mason and laid block houses in south Florida during Covid and they don’t even insulate the exterior walls, other than a thin foil that’s r5, not much insulating value at all. They do insulate their ceilings though. In New England where I live and was raised we need r21 in our exterior walls on new builds. If the house were to be built out of masonry there are two ways to meet that insulation requirement: you can build a block shell, insulate the exterior of it and have a brick veneer with wall ties as your siding, or you can build the masonry shell, frame the exterior walls with 2x6 and insulate. It just gets really expensive doing two masonry walls, blocks are about $2 a piece and bricks are $1 a piece now, then add in your mud and the labor to actually do it right (very very few people in residential construction know how to actually lay brick) and the cost is exponentially more than wood. Wood is flexible, inexperience, and reliable, as a mason I see no reason why anyone would have a house made of block in New England over wood framing

There's no need for insulation here, didn't know it was a requirement in the US. I thought you used just because the wood walls were thin.
Over here is just the brick and mortar wall and then plastering (don't know it that's the right word, using Google Translate here) to smooth things out before painting.

 

[TR1]

Not all wood is the same. If properly flashed, we got "wood" homes here that have redwood siding that is good after 70 years, not to even talk about the internal framing.

 

[Dorkman]

Nice looking spot.

 

[Smato_rules]

There's no need for insulation here, didn't know it was a requirement in the US. I thought you used just because the wood walls were thin.
Over here is just the brick and mortar wall and then plastering (don't know it that's the right word, using Google Translate here) to smooth things out before painting.

In the north we still need insulation in the exterior walls, at least to meet the building code, the r value of block and brick is negligible. I’ve seen the way people build in other countries and it is really interesting with the masonry exterior and interior plaster.

 

[Neck&Neck]

Hope there's a big hottub.

Bathtub in every room

 

[Hymen Crusher]

Wood is better in earthquakes to answer some people's question. In California you have to worry about that.

 

[Croaker]

wood isnt better than brick nor is it worse.

Brick is going to be stronger and last much longer, but it will be more expensive and will be colder in the winter and warmer in the summer.

Wood is cheaper and faster to construct, but much weaker. Way more issues with the house moving.

Also tearing down a wall and rebuilding it is much cheaper and faster.

 

[Versez]

It is poor. We are heavily socially invested in a system of cheap and quick building here in the states, so we're kinda stuck in it

Wood quality is far inferior these days too, so it's just gonna get worse.

*edit*

I’m sorry for you American sherdogger …

 

[helax]

Hope there's a big hottub.

It doesn’t have to be big

 

[HNIC215]

All construction choices have pros and cons... nothing is perfect or "the best".

I just built a new home and - at the recommendation of the contractors - went with engineered wood.

Construction in the US is a mess... most new homes have terrible build quality and materials. They really milk you for quality. SMFH

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Wood is much much cheaper to build with here in the states. I’m a mason and laid block houses in south Florida during Covid and they don’t even insulate the exterior walls, other than a thin foil that’s r5, not much insulating value at all.

Of course a manson jocky would say this. I identify as a beaver and I think wood is great. Wait wut

 

[JBGuy420]

The bricks look better.

 

[DrRodentia]

got nothing on marcus brimage

Hopefully he's been able to upgrade after cashing those pillow fighting cheques

 

[Bend NvR Break]

dont know why these euros keep insisting on brick and mortar homes wood is far superior

No. No they aren't. It's just what Americans are use to so they keep using it.
I was a carpenter and I live in a brick house for a reason. I could've chosen wood but I didn't. Brick is better than wood for housing.

1 reason being my house won't ever burn down. Yeah things can catch on fire but my house will still be there after the fire. That right there makes my homeowner's insurance cheaper than if I had a wood home.

1 downside to brick vs wood is brick houses cost more initially because materials cost more. But brick houses also hold their value and appreciate much better.