Rupert! What were you thinking?

[bboyminn]

---  "Geoff" <gbannister10 at ...> wrote:
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> Geoff:
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> We live in a house which is 74 years old and the state of the
> pointing is excellent - without any work having been done on 
> it in that time.
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bboyminn:

Yes, but keep in mind that Rupert has a brick house that is over
200 years old, and it is not really a common house; it is a very
large mansion. 

When I travel to London via Google-Maps Street View, I see 
building all over that are being refaced. So, this is 
maintenance that does have to be done. 

Interesting as this side discussion is, of course, my basic 
point was that even Brick buildings do need on-going 
maintenance.

I shutter to think what it is going to cost Rupert to heat 
these places. Then taxes, then insurance, then the cost of
furnishing a house that large; money, money, money. As I 
said, I think he has made a big mistake, but hopefully he
knows what he is doing, and he just hasn't bothered to consult
with me over the details. 

Back to brick buildings, I'm wondering if new brick buildings
in the UK are really made out of brick? In the USA, most
buildings are only cosmetically brick, structurally they are
wood; thinking of houses rather than large office building. 
Most office building are structuarally steel, and consmetically
brick, so the same principle holds. However, I know older 
building in the UK are really structurally brick. Does that
construction technique still hold; is it common?

Steve/bboyminn