s@piefed.world to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoCrinkle crankle wall (also known as a crinkum crankum, sinusoidal, serpentine, ribbon or wavy wall, is an unusual type of structural or garden wall)en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down11 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-linkCrinkle crankle wall (also known as a crinkum crankum, sinusoidal, serpentine, ribbon or wavy wall, is an unusual type of structural or garden wall)en.wikipedia.orgs@piefed.world to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareFistingEnthusiast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·19 days agoIt uses fewer bricks It’s not about cosmetics, it’s just cheaper
minus-square[deleted]@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·19 days agoWhile originally designed for efficiency, it can be both.
minus-squareWhitebrow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·19 days agoOf note: Only applicable if you compare single brick thickness serpentine wall to a standard wall that uses double thickness (and therefore double the bricks)
It uses fewer bricks
It’s not about cosmetics, it’s just cheaper
While originally designed for efficiency, it can be both.
Of note: Only applicable if you compare single brick thickness serpentine wall to a standard wall that uses double thickness (and therefore double the bricks)