looked this house (located in north texas), it was stated brick wall, but has something like concrete covers on it. It is not common in this area, any comment on why the builder uses this cover?
http://www.ziprealty.com/images_mls/GDAR/11/20/60/84/_P/11206084_P00.jpg
http://www.ziprealty.com/images_mls/GDAR/11/20/60/84/_P/11206084_P00.jpg