Is that necessarily a bad thing? People of southern Europe sometimes make similar jokes about the structures found more in the north because in the south they use massive bricks for everything while in the north is more wood and dry walls. The Chinese should fill those bricks with some insulation material though.
Yes. It is LITERALLY a bad thing. Why the fuck are you asking that? How can you not see. They disintegrate to touch.
Those particular blocks are obviously faulty. That doesn't mean the construction method doesn't work. But I don't know much about construction anyways so let's see what the trademen here have to say.
hollow blocks of plaster and fiberglass weave
Those aren't strong. Those would work as a living room table. For about 12 hours until it disintegrates.
It's plaster. What happens to plaster when it gets wet?
Nothing. Plaster and drywall are NOT the same thing. Plaster and joint compound/spackle are not the same thing. Plaster is much harder and weather resistant. There is outdoor plaster called render. It is pretty much cement with a much finer grain.
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