Friends of mine lost their home

Seamajor

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I believe building wood framed homes is passé. The resource is has been ravaged. They cannot survive fire storms like we are seeing. Wood is subject to dry rot, Termite infestation, earth quakes, heavy wind and storms, flooding, and FIRES. I believe concrete block is a much better way to build, re enforced with rebar. Yes it probably more expensive but almost ever lasting. This is how many countries build
 
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LotusBud

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I believe building wood framed homes is passé. The resource is has been ravaged. They cannot survive fire storms like we are seeing. Wood is subject to dry rot, Termite infestation, earth quakes, heavy wind and storms, flooding, and FIRES. I believe concrete block is a much better way to build, re enforced with rebar. Yes it probably more expensive but almost ever lasting. This is how many countries build
Yes. I have never seen a wood framed house in Portugal. Cement, bricks, stone.
 

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Yes. They said the village is completely gone. It was a beautiful little town.
That's horrible news. They must all be terribly devastated.

Wishing your friends the best. Thank goodness there was no loss of life.
 

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I just saw on the weather that its getting even worse fast and cant be contained. Will burn up every house till it reaches the ocean
 

Seamajor

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I think brick is problematic in earthquake prone regions, not sure about cement blocks.
No true Lily. My house survived a 7.6 earthquake, and a few smaller ones. It’s not about stacking block. It’s about the rebar within the hollow cells that are poured solid with concrete. Concrete Columns and beams holds the whole thing together. To me it’s rather remarkable construction
 

The Prowler

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No true Lily. My house survived a 7.6 earthquake, and a few smaller ones. It’s not about stacking block. It’s about the rebar within the hollow cells that are poured solid with concrete. Concrete Columns and beams holds the whole thing together. To me it’s rather remarkable construction

That sounds SOLID.


I am sure that @LettuceBrain's friends will feel a lot better knowing there are people on a Troll Board sending them condolences.

You Virtue Signalling Schmucks.
 

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in the California fires. I cannot even imagine what they and so many others are going through right now. Mad wildfires in January? Insane!

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He immediately started blaming everyone. I bet his neighbor's hope he doesn't rebuild.
Charlie Kirk says the fires are the result of Democratic policies, and not the fact Southern California is a desert experiencing a drought
 
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LotusBud

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I think brick is problematic in earthquake prone regions, not sure about cement blocks.
I've never seen an actual brick house here, but the bricks are kind of inside cement. I don't know if that makes a difference.