Rupert! What were you thinking?

[juli17ptf]

Steve wrote:
>
> > Brick houses in the US are brick, but some houses have 
> > brick-face, which is basically the same as stucco. 
> 
Zanooda: 
> Well, it's nice to know that real brick houses exist in the US, although I must admit that I never saw one. There is a lot of construction around here, but it's always wood-wood-wood, unless it's a high-rise or an office building  :-). They put on this brick-face, as you call it, and it looks really nice too, but the house is still wooden inside. I thought no one even knows here how to build a house out of brick alone, LOL!
> 
> 
> zanooda, who had to look up "stucco"... :-).

Julie:
In California virtually all houses are made of stucco. Brick
houses would crumble during an earthquake. I never saw a brick
house until I went to Texas to visit relatives. I think they
are much prettier than most stucco houses, but they aren't an
option in earthquake-prone areas. Nor do wood or stone fare
well. So stucco it is :-)

Julie