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Why do Americans and Canadians build their homes from wood? Brick houses have so many advantages over wood houses: they are more durable, require less maintenance, and last longer. They even look and feel sturdier: No squeaking and creaking noises from the stairs, no footstep noises from above as if someone is about to break through the floor, no danger of punching a hole in the wall by just accidentally tripping, etc. Bricks are also pest (e.g., termite) proof, and most importantly - fireproof. Last but not least, to built brick homes, you don’t need to kill trees and entire forests. So why are Canadians building their homes from wood? WARMER? Some claim that wood homes are warmer and more suitable for the Canadian climate. Is that really true though? In cold climates, you can also add rigid foam insulation on the exterior of a brick house, which has much better thermal resistance capabilities than the Fiberglas insulation used in wood homes. Not only can brick houses be equally warm in the winter, but they can also stay cooler in the summer. CHEAPER AND FASTER TO BUILD?Remember the second piglet? He also thought this was a valid reason to build a wood house. But we know what happened with him, and fortunately, not everyone is like him. There are people who have the money and the patience to build a solid brick house in a city like Calgary. Why is there not a single house made of bricks in this city (and in many other places in Canada and the USA)? The only real advantage of wood homes I can think of is that they would be more flexible and resistant to earthquakes, but there are practically no earthquakes in the Calgary area, so this cannot explain why 100% of the houses there are made of wood. Can you explain this mystery?
My 6 year old son literally asked me this same question 2 days ago. “Dad why don’t we build our houses out of brick?”. The only reason I can think of is that it’s probably cheaper & faster as you mentioned. Probably not many reasons beyond that unfortunately!
@@brad.walker.airdrie.realtor Found this online - wood is considered far more environmentally friendly than steel or concrete because wood actually sequesters, or holds in, CO2, whereas steel and concrete don't. Wood is renewable because new trees can be planted
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Why do Americans and Canadians build their homes from wood?
Brick houses have so many advantages over wood houses: they are more durable, require less maintenance, and last longer. They even look and feel sturdier: No squeaking and creaking noises from the stairs, no footstep noises from above as if someone is about to break through the floor, no danger of punching a hole in the wall by just accidentally tripping, etc. Bricks are also pest (e.g., termite) proof, and most importantly - fireproof. Last but not least, to built brick homes, you don’t need to kill trees and entire forests.
So why are Canadians building their homes from wood?
WARMER? Some claim that wood homes are warmer and more suitable for the Canadian climate. Is that really true though? In cold climates, you can also add rigid foam insulation on the exterior of a brick house, which has much better thermal resistance capabilities than the Fiberglas insulation used in wood homes. Not only can brick houses be equally warm in the winter, but they can also stay cooler in the summer.
CHEAPER AND FASTER TO BUILD?Remember the second piglet? He also thought this was a valid reason to build a wood house. But we know what happened with him, and fortunately, not everyone is like him. There are people who have the money and the patience to build a solid brick house in a city like Calgary. Why is there not a single house made of bricks in this city (and in many other places in Canada and the USA)?
The only real advantage of wood homes I can think of is that they would be more flexible and resistant to earthquakes, but there are practically no earthquakes in the Calgary area, so this cannot explain why 100% of the houses there are made of wood.
Can you explain this mystery?
My 6 year old son literally asked me this same question 2 days ago. “Dad why don’t we build our houses out of brick?”.
The only reason I can think of is that it’s probably cheaper & faster as you mentioned. Probably not many reasons beyond that unfortunately!
@@brad.walker.airdrie.realtor Found this online - wood is considered far more environmentally friendly than steel or concrete because wood actually sequesters, or holds in, CO2, whereas steel and concrete don't. Wood is renewable because new trees can be planted