PugJesus@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoEngineers vs Architectslemmy.worldimagemessage-square52linkfedilinkarrow-up1479arrow-down116file-text
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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·29 days agoThe real question is, why is there any brick at all? (The answer is almost certainly that somebody other than the engineer imposed the requirement.)
minus-squareAllYourSmurf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·29 days agoBrick waterproof. Brick termite-proof. Brick fireproof.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·29 days agoPanel same (probably, depending what kind of panel).
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·28 days agoNo, panel only as waterproof as the coating protecting it. Brick is rock, takes centuries to wear out.
minus-square...m...@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·28 days ago…masonry wainscots look tacky-as-heck but they provide impact and moisture resistance where it’s needed most…
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·28 days agoIs masonry really cheaper than using a slightly thicker gauge of steel and a decent epoxy paint for the bottom few feet?
Brick expensive :(
panel cheap :)
The real question is, why is there any brick at all?
(The answer is almost certainly that somebody other than the engineer imposed the requirement.)
Brick waterproof.
Brick termite-proof.
Brick fireproof.
Panel same (probably, depending what kind of panel).
No, panel only as waterproof as the coating protecting it. Brick is rock, takes centuries to wear out.
…masonry wainscots look tacky-as-heck but they provide impact and moisture resistance where it’s needed most…
Is masonry really cheaper than using a slightly thicker gauge of steel and a decent epoxy paint for the bottom few feet?
…it’s far more durable, mostly…