Lately we've had about 3 topics from bricklayers in the span of a month or so (and remained active till the present)

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=669812
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=658585
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=675630

Perhaps the fact that most Canadian houses are made of wood needs to be publicised a bit more!

What about commercial brickwork/blockwork nearly every commercail building in canada has brick or block.

there is a lot more to construction than houses..what about schools hospitals retail parks offices industrial units sports centres etc the list is endless!!!..maybe this fact should be publicised more??

I agree

We are building two residential blocks that are in the main timber frame but have some substantial masonry (aka brickwork) walls to act as load beraing and fire walls - sometimes even timber homes have masonry you know.