Bikers' Banter

Or in a house in the U S of A they are all made of 3x2 and plywood. Well ours was in Kissimee.

I often wondered why but saw a program once that mentioned Hurricanes, Tornados and the whole flying Debris issues.........

Why do they make houses of wood in the hurricane areas?

I’ve never understood that

To be honest ...... I was hoping that Tomas would jump in here with some kind of explanation.......... He must be working overtime.......

Simples innit - all their concrete blocks are being used to build a big wall from Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast .

CantCorner wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 4:19 pm Simples innit - all their concrete blocks are being used to build a big wall from Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast .

Of course! It's obvious once someone points it out

Snev wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 3:52 pm To be honest ...... I was hoping that Tomas would jump in here with some kind of explanation.......... He must be working overtime.......

Wood framing is traditional here, since there were lots of forests to cut down prior to a masonry industry being established. Wood framing is still less expensive than masonry (unlike Europe).

"Three little Pigs " springs to mind !!!!

That's why you see so much devastation when a bit of a breeze blows through.

bobsnicholson wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:12 am That's why you see so much devastation when a bit of a breeze blows through.

Or when someone has a bbq...