Framework · 5:21
// THE QUOTE
“a contractor can reach out to me and they'll say listen I got this firewall here”
— Andrew Smith · Atlantic Masonry Institute
Concrete, credible trade lesson: hollow-and-grout-solid beats full-solid block — same fire/sound/structural rating, cheaper and easier on labour. Opens on setup, lands a clear payoff.
Full episode at 5:21Masonry Is 22% Cheaper Than Concrete? The Load-Bearing Comeback + Why the Average Bricklayer Is 53 | Atlantic Masonry Institute & Darim Masonry ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Challenge over-specified materials: hollow block grouted solid hits the same fire, sound and structural ratings as full solid block while being cheaper and easier on labour.
“if you used hollow and gridded solid it'd be cheaper it'd be easier on the labor”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Why contractors built the Atlantic Masonry Institute
1:26
Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 5:21 of Masonry Is 22% Cheaper Than Concrete? The Load-Bearing Comeback + Why the Average Bricklayer Is 53 | Atlantic Masonry Institute & Darim Masonry