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Homes in Buenos Aires don’t have hollow walls made from wood and flimsy drywall panels. One good plumbing leak can destroy a house in the US.
by robomartin 5y ago
Homes in Buenos Aires don’t have hollow walls made from wood and flimsy drywall panels. One good plumbing leak can destroy a house in the US.
- fluoridation 5y agoFair enough. I knew homes in the US where typically made of wood, but not that that was also true in Florida. Wood is not a traditional material here because it's obviously going to rot in a humid environment.
- dljsjr 5y agoYup. Cheap 2x4 framing + drywall. Residential building/construction is more or less the same across the entire US regardless of native climate.
- tomatotomato37 5y agoYeah, only the exterior of Florida homes are concrete because we get seasons of natural disasters that like to throw palm trees everywhere. Interior & roofing is still 2x4 construction
- robomartin 5y agoWood homes are easy to build, maintain and modify. They are far better in earthquakes than masonry construction (because they flex). On the other hand, there are issues like susceptibility to humidity and fire risk.