I'm assuming this is in America, right? Why don't you guys build your homes out of bricks and mortar?

No it's in New Zealand, we have a lot of forestry here so plenty of timber.

Ha ha, my apologies, Sir🙏🏻. Good luck with the build. I have little time for Americans. Antipodean's are all good in my book. Hello from The UK🙋🏻‍♂️.