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Brooks Smith

@smithb@aus.social

Grew up in the northeast USA, now an Aussie citizen in #Naarm (#Melbourne) #Australia, and proud parent of a toddler.

My career is as a #structuralengineer, currently developing structural design software, largely in #python, including maintaining some #foss packages on github.

My interests:
#scifi #fantasy #startrek #cosmere #commonwealthsaga #boardgames
#outdoors #biking #hiking (#appalachiantrail '14)
#woodworking #gardening #foodpreserves
#activism #climatechange #humanrights

Interests

|Scifi, fantasy, board games, hiking, biking, woodworking, activism, climate change, human rights, structural engineering

Wurrundjuri land / Melbourne, Australia

He/him

November 21, 2022

301 Posts 179 Following 111 Followers

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I'm doing some home renovations, and I'm baffled by this one: Why would the bottom 1.2m of an interior wall be made of brick? The rest of the house is a pretty straightforward 1948 single storey timber framed structure. The only other brick I've found in this whole building are the two chimneys (lounge and kitchen) and 3 columns from what was once clearly a patio, now an additional room.

I'm a structural engineer, but I'm baffled and curious with this one - why would just the bottom third of an interior wall be made of brick?