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[-] proudblond@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago

In California we use wood because it flexes during earthquakes. There may be damage during a big one but at least the house is less likely to collapse on you.

[-] MrsDoyle@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

In earthquakes in NZ the wooden houses flex for sure. What kills you is the brick chimney falling through the roof.

[-] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

In Europe we use reinforced concrete for the same purpose. Don't know if it works but it's the way it's done.

[-] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

Wait, are earthquakes common in Europe?!

[-] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

Italy ils pretty shaky, Portugal too. Southern France is waiting for its own Big One.

[-] Badass_panda@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For reference, nowhere in Western Europe is even close to the much of the west coast of the Americas in terms of seismic activity.

[-] lunarul@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

And also because there's no snow or serious rain. Took me years to get used to the flimsy houses here, they wouldn't last a year back in my country.

[-] SuperIce@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

I don't know about that. I've lived in a typical "flimsy" American wooden house in an area that had a lot of crazy weather with extreme winds and even a couple of tropical storms. That house had absolutely no issue with those. These houses are a lot stronger than they look. They flex but don't break.

My house is 80 years old, I've personally seen 3 feet of snow on its roof, it weathered hurricane Fran with no damage, hurricane Matthew caused a leak around the chimney that stained my living room ceiling a little.

I'm ready to take anything this area is willing to throw at me except tornadoes. A direct strike by tornado will pull it down.

[-] Stoney_Logica1@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I live in the Pacific Northwest where it rains quite a bit. Wood houses are fine in the rain as long as the moisture barrier and roof have been installed correctly.

[-] Albbi@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

Canada also builds houses out of wood. There's pretty serious snow here and the houses work great.

I also live in one of the the windiest cities in Canada . The asphalt shingles have blown off houses frequently, but the houses themselves are solid.

[-] lunarul@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm pretty sure those wooden houses in Canada are built differently from wooden houses in California. The ones I've seen are thin wooden struts covered with some drywall.

Edit: and just saying "flimsy" by comparison to the usual reinforced concrete structures back home. I now own a home in California and it's definitely solid.

[-] schmidtster@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

So funnily enough, 2x4 exterior walls meet code for 3 stories, but where I am, it doesn’t meet the insulation requirements of minimum r-20, so it’s normally built with 2x6.

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