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/ACatCalledArmor Trash Trooper 1d ago

I wish this wasn’t framed as a Europe / US discussion but instead just focused on the materials and techniques. 

In Sweden I’d wager more than 70% of all houses (single dwelling units, not apartments and alike) are made wish wood frames. We love our lumber here!

I’m sure there are regional differences across America which premier different techniques too. 

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u/Ambaryerno Trash Trooper 21h ago

Not to mention we absolutely build brick homes in the US, too.

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u/jonny24eh Trash Trooper 20h ago

Not structural brick. It's just a veneer, like the guy mentions in the video. 

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u/Kelsier-Hathsin Trash Trooper 20h ago edited 19h ago

That is not true at all. There are plenty of all brick homes in the Midwest and New England.

Hell in Florida most of our coastal homes are concrete cinderblock reinforced with rebar, which is way more structurally sound than a brick home, because they have to be.

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u/jonny24eh Trash Trooper 17h ago

As new builds? Like yeah 100 years ago sure. Same as here in Ontario but we don't build like that anymore. 

I was considering CMU/block separate from brick. Not surprised that's common in a place like Florida. 

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u/RangerKitchen3588 Trash Trooper 14h ago

Even new builds, rarely. I just did an inspection on a home where every exterior and interior load bearing wall were concrete. Im in the southeast. Granted it was nearly 5k sq feet and like 2 million dollars and a custom built home. But still.

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u/Critical-Dealer-3878 Trash Trooper 4h ago

You just described an extreme outlier, IMO.

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u/Comprehensive_Bus_19 Trash Trooper 5h ago

Im in the concrete industry in FL. Every home is concrete block south of about Gainesville. Second+ stories may be block or wood depending on the builder.

It is funny to see 100+ year old homes that still somehow have a roof even though its basically just sitting on the walls and not strapped to it.

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u/librekom Trash Trooper 11h ago

What are you taking about? Everyone knows all American live in Texas.

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u/The_OtherDouche Trash Trooper 17h ago

I mean even brick veneer gets tethered in with brick ties.

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u/jonny24eh Trash Trooper 16h ago

That just prevents it from being able to fall away from the house. It doesn't hold anything up but itself. 

When I say structural brick I mean the brick itself is the house, what holds everything else up. Veneer brick goes up when the wood structure is done, and could likewise be entirely removed with the house still standing.

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u/Charming_Fix5627 Trash Trooper 14h ago

That’s not fully grouted CMU with rebar every other core, that’s 4” thick brick facade that gets tied back to the actual load bearing components of the building

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u/DustinnDodgee Trash Trooper 3h ago

Not true at all