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I dont think its as bad as it sounds now. Oh btw my wife is Japanese, and were currently living in Yokohama. Now there is a taboo againt house from the early 80

I dont think its as bad as it sounds now. Oh btw my wife is Japanese, and were currently living in Yokohama. Now there is a taboo againt house from the early 80's(ill have to check with her for the exact date), as there were different building laws in relation to earthquakes. Also a lot of the houses that are built with wood are undesirable -earthquakes, fire risk etc. We just rented a fairly good sized wooden apartment at quite a bit under market rates. My point being there is a lot of new houses going up which are built to seemingly higher standards, which people want, conpared to say my Japabese grandparents house, which shakes if i move too quickly through it. I do believe the trend is startibg to switch around though, as more houses become available in the "higher quality" bracket. (Note: i dont necessarily agree with the quality perceptions, im more of a case by case kind of guy). One last thing someone mentioned about second hand cars: There really is a stigma, we had a mild argument about that the other day haha. I want a used card (around 4k aud), she wants a new one(12k aud). For shopping -.-

marak830 11y ago
Update: she woke up, 1985 or 86 is when the law was introduced, and she says she always gives it a year or two after that. Also the law has been updated multiple times. Hell i figure if the house is still standing after the last one and shows no damage, were good to go. (Proper check for damage, not me checking haha).
PhantomGremlin 11y ago
a lot of the houses that are built with wood are undesirable -earthquakes, fire risk etc Many American houses are colloquially called "stick houses"[1] because they are built from 2"x4" or 2"x6" lumber. These are often also called "wood frame"[2]. In an earthquake I'd rather take my chances in a wood frame house over one built from bricks, concrete, and rebar. After earthquakes, I've seen too many collapsed concrete buildings on TV, with people buried under tons of rubble. A wood frame house is generally too light to collapse in such a way as to pancake the occupants. I agree with you in terms of other risks. E.g. we've had a lot of forest fires this summer, and many wood frame houses were lost. All that remained were the concrete foundations and the brick fireplaces. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick-built_home https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick-built_home [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood-frame_house https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood-frame_house
- marak830 11y ago
  I have kind of the same thinking, although during the last big one, my inlaws house is rebar and it held up amazingly well, while a few around theirs(of wood), didnt. Not exactly solid evidence though, im not sure on their build quality, where my father in law paid extra to make his house over quality(compared to the law based minimums at the time).

marak830 11y ago

Update: she woke up, 1985 or 86 is when the law was introduced, and she says she always gives it a year or two after that. Also the law has been updated multiple times. Hell i figure if the house is still standing after the last one and shows no damage, were good to go. (Proper check for damage, not me checking haha).

PhantomGremlin 11y ago

a lot of the houses that are built with wood are undesirable -earthquakes, fire risk etc Many American houses are colloquially called "stick houses"[1] because they are built from 2"x4" or 2"x6" lumber. These are often also called "wood frame"[2]. In an earthquake I'd rather take my chances in a wood frame house over one built from bricks, concrete, and rebar. After earthquakes, I've seen too many collapsed concrete buildings on TV, with people buried under tons of rubble. A wood frame house is generally too light to collapse in such a way as to pancake the occupants. I agree with you in terms of other risks. E.g. we've had a lot of forest fires this summer, and many wood frame houses were lost. All that remained were the concrete foundations and the brick fireplaces. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick-built_home https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick-built_home [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood-frame_house https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood-frame_house

marak830 11y ago
I have kind of the same thinking, although during the last big one, my inlaws house is rebar and it held up amazingly well, while a few around theirs(of wood), didnt. Not exactly solid evidence though, im not sure on their build quality, where my father in law paid extra to make his house over quality(compared to the law based minimums at the time).