Look, the NT only has like 200k people so gtfo you lot.FatherTed wrote:
flecs my village is 14k. and thats small.
Wood is cheap, abundant, is easy and quick.cl4u53w1t2 wrote:
on a side note: why is it that americans mostly build wooden houses?
but it is not very enduring. 99,5 % of all the german private houses are built of bricks. building a house myself atm, i would never want to have a wooden one. an american once told me, that germans are building their houses for 3 generations, whereas americans build them for 1 generation...dill13 wrote:
Wood is cheap, abundant, is easy and quick.cl4u53w1t2 wrote:
on a side note: why is it that americans mostly build wooden houses?
Most new homes are not wood framed. Especially in Florida. Hurricanes ya know.cl4u53w1t2 wrote:
on a side note: why is it that americans mostly build wooden houses?
thisTurquoise wrote:
Spoiler (highlight to read):
Yes, Chinese drywall is a real hazard and not part of some far-fetched conspiracy.
We ran completely out when these major imports happened. There was absolutely no problem with drywall sales after Katrina.ATG wrote:
is it all a lie designed to stimulate the construction economy, wreck the insurance industry and make chinese imports less appealing?
Smells like shit, quite literally.Kmarion wrote:
We ran completely out when these major imports happened. There was absolutely no problem with drywall sales after Katrina.ATG wrote:
is it all a lie designed to stimulate the construction economy, wreck the insurance industry and make chinese imports less appealing?
This is a problem in homes built in 2005-08. There is no mistaking the smell in a house with Chinese drywall. sulfur like.. the pipes are corroding.
You want the outer shell of bricks.cl4u53w1t2 wrote:
but it is not very enduring. 99,5 % of all the german private houses are built of bricks. building a house myself atm, i would never want to have a wooden one. an american once told me, that germans are building their houses for 3 generations, whereas americans build them for 1 generation...dill13 wrote:
Wood is cheap, abundant, is easy and quick.cl4u53w1t2 wrote:
on a side note: why is it that americans mostly build wooden houses?
Most offspring do not stay in the same town they grew up in. Becoming a 'townie' is something that generally receives mockery.cl4u53w1t2 wrote:
but it is not very enduring. 99,5 % of all the german private houses are built of bricks. building a house myself atm, i would never want to have a wooden one. an american once told me, that germans are building their houses for 3 generations, whereas americans build them for 1 generation...dill13 wrote:
Wood is cheap, abundant, is easy and quick.cl4u53w1t2 wrote:
on a side note: why is it that americans mostly build wooden houses?
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Speaking of pipes corroding...my slab is leaking again.Kmarion wrote:
We ran completely out when these major imports happened. There was absolutely no problem with drywall sales after Katrina.ATG wrote:
is it all a lie designed to stimulate the construction economy, wreck the insurance industry and make chinese imports less appealing?
This is a problem in homes built in 2005-08. There is no mistaking the smell in a house with Chinese drywall. sulfur like.. the pipes are corroding.
Didn't you say there are some rail cars full of dynamite up the road?ATG wrote:
Speaking of pipes corroding...my slab is leaking again.Kmarion wrote:
We ran completely out when these major imports happened. There was absolutely no problem with drywall sales after Katrina.ATG wrote:
is it all a lie designed to stimulate the construction economy, wreck the insurance industry and make chinese imports less appealing?
This is a problem in homes built in 2005-08. There is no mistaking the smell in a house with Chinese drywall. sulfur like.. the pipes are corroding.
There are so many final straws I head a hay bailer.
It's pretty small.Flecco wrote:
Alice? Yeah. Well, probs a large one. 30,000 people isn't tiny so to speak.
That's in Saltdale, 185 miles away.Dilbert_X wrote:
Didn't you say there are some rail cars full of dynamite up the road?ATG wrote:
Speaking of pipes corroding...my slab is leaking again.Kmarion wrote:
We ran completely out when these major imports happened. There was absolutely no problem with drywall sales after Katrina.
This is a problem in homes built in 2005-08. There is no mistaking the smell in a house with Chinese drywall. sulfur like.. the pipes are corroding.
There are so many final straws I head a hay bailer.
WeatherboardsPubic wrote:
Wood is fine for a mutli-generational housing material, provided you use good/treated stuff of course. Doing your weatherboards right the first time around can save a lot of headaches.
How long does steel house framing last for?
You live in a toilet?11 Bravo wrote:
brick house, steel roof.
no...i dont have a steel roof or brick house. just saw an advert for a steel roof.Dilbert_X wrote:
You live in a toilet?11 Bravo wrote:
brick house, steel roof.
Concrete, concrete and nothing but concrete tbh. Designed to survive serious earthquakes.11 Bravo wrote:
brick house, steel roof.
