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Seen from western europe, that kind of cheap house construction looks absolutely insane.

I've seen videos of houses being built in the US and I'm not sure my local construction workers would believe it if I show it to them.

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Wooden building construction for single-family homes is not unusual here (Germany) either, especially for prefabricated buildings. It's cheaper than bricks or premade concrete elements and easier to insulate. From the outside you usually won't see a difference.

I've never seen that on my side in France, the only way you would get a wooden house is some cottage in the middle of the mountains and even that, they are usually only coated wood and are actually made of concrete or rocks behind.

The old houses are made with rocks and the new ones with concrete. The wood is usually just a decoration on top.

Considering that cladding/siding is independent of the construction method, it may not even be visible. Even prefabricated buildings made from wood might have plaster outside, just as concrete buildings could be clad with wood.

Yes that's possible, however the usual fashion is to have the top of the house plastered wood and the bottom left in concrete or rock so you can guess how it's made.

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