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Show me 100 year old (or 200 year old!) reclaimed plywood and you'll have made me a convert. I'm not so worried about earthquake performance because as long as
by msandford 11y ago
Show me 100 year old (or 200 year old!) reclaimed plywood and you'll have made me a convert.
I'm not so worried about earthquake performance because as long as you way, way over engineer you should be fine. The 3" teak isn't for strength (that's what steel is for) it's just so that it looks very solid.
For $500mm I would expect a safety factor in the high single digits. I know that's not what this house is about so I know it's not there, but I can't help but be an engineer.
- dopamean 11y agoIf you're just worried about looks then theres a lot that can be done around the plywood to make it looks better.
- msandford 11y ago> Show me 100 year old (or 200 year old!) reclaimed plywood and you'll have made me a convert. You can buy 200 year old teak. There are plenty of wooden buildings around the world that are multiple hundreds of years old. When plywood is shown to last 500 years without breaking a sweat, then I'll believe it's a great building material full stop. For $500mm it should be built to last a millenia. I know it's not, but again, engineer brain.
- CyberDildonics 11y ago> When plywood is shown to last 500 years without breaking a sweat, then I'll believe it's a great building material full stop. I think it's unlikely you'll need it to last that long.
- dubyah 11y agoTo be fair, the internal frame of the upper structure is steel. http://i.imgur.com/JLIlRf3.jpg http://i.imgur.com/JLIlRf3.jpg http://media.details.com/photos/5637e54e62b3b75f2bb3e531/master/w_806/2-la-mansion.jpg http://media.details.com/photos/5637e54e62b3b75f2bb3e531/mas... Isn't it a little strange to be comparing plywood with 3" teak? Can you even get sheets of teak that aren't a veneer? Wouldn't LVLs or glulams be a more apt comparison?