Absolutely, it doesn't make it any less soul destroying to understand the logic of it though!
You may well be right about the reason traditional British houses are made of stone and brick. However, if you watch a new build house going up you may well be surprised to see that the structure of the house is entirely wood framed (often mostly off site). The floors and the roof are all held up by the wood framework. A brick facade is then installed and tied into the wood framework.
Depends on the country. It's a reinforced concrete structure( including floors) where I live and double brick walls with insulation between them here. We have lots of sand so concrete is relatively cheap. I have literally never seen a single house made out of wood here and I have been to a lot of construction sites.
You may well be right about the reason traditional British houses are made of stone and brick. However, if you watch a new build house going up you may well be surprised to see that the structure of the house is entirely wood framed (often mostly off site). The floors and the roof are all held up by the wood framework. A brick facade is then installed and tied into the wood framework.