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Originally Posted by Jat316sob
We build houses with bricks and mortar.
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Ah. Over here, wood and carpenters are far less labor-intensive (and therefore less expensive) than bricks and masons. Also, bricks and mortar make it more difficult for plumbers and electricians to run their pipes and wires; With wood, they're just a drill and bit away from putting stuff wherever they want.
Bricks and mortar are often still used for the exteriors of private homes, but they're normally not structural elements.
Cinderblock is used for commercial structures because the average block is eight times the size of the average brick (8"h x 8"w x 16"l versus 4"h x 4"w x 8"l) and it goes up very quickly, but apart from foundations and vacation homes cinderblock has never caught on as a material for building houses.
