http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/DavidLee/2007/07/07/more-brick-work/ Alternative building Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:09:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/DavidLee/2007/07/07/more-brick-work/#comment-6 John Lowther Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:44:11 +0000 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/DavidLee/?p=26#comment-6 Some old brick houses were made of soft brick, which must be kept painted because it was not fired hot enough to become hard enough to effectively resist weathering. The brick makers inteded soft brick to be filler in solid brick walls, with hard brick used on the outside. However cheapskates sometimes built their whole house out of 'em. Some old brick houses were made of soft brick, which must be kept painted because it was not fired hot enough to become hard enough to effectively resist weathering. The brick makers inteded soft brick to be filler in solid brick walls, with hard brick used on the outside. However cheapskates sometimes built their whole house out of ‘em.

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