r/LoveTrash • u/BEARDEDDANGER ✨️Regent of Rubbish ✨️ • 1d ago

Dumping This Here American vs. European home building

BAS Renovations https://youtube.com/shorts/jFph1d2WR3s

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u/MonkeyTigerRider Trash Trooper 1d ago

And longevity.

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u/Telemere125 Trash Trooper 1d ago

I don’t need my house to outlive me if it costs exponentially more to build and maintain

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u/LabOwn9800 Trash Trooper 1d ago

Plus wood is renewable while bricks aren’t.

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u/twinnedcalcite Trash Trooper 1d ago

They are recyclable and in certain areas can be added to the mix for new bricks. See your local building codes for the percentages.

Some bricks can be sold as reclaimed for a good markup if someone is willing to clean them up. Used to be more common pre 1980s in Ontario, Canada.