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> "With the rarest of exceptions, there is no "survivorship bias"." A lot of UK housing built circa 1900 - 1930 was not well built at all; Building regulations
by dazc 11y ago
> "With the rarest of exceptions, there is no "survivorship bias"."
A lot of UK housing built circa 1900 - 1930 was not well built at all; Building regulations as such hardly existed and there was a lot of trial and error. Buildings did indeed fall down.
- oliwarner 11y agoApologies, only just seen this. I didn't mean to imply that no 1900 houses have fallen down, just to say that the incredibly vast majority of them are still around today. Look at any city and you will see rows upon rows of ~1900s terraces. Still mostly upright. These typically only fall down when you let the roof go. This is in contrast to North America that at the same time was building their houses out of timber. Not only does the material need better maintenance, but the difference between tearing it down and building a new one and refitting is much less than with a double-layer brick build. People want to tear them down and build something better.