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> Wood construction [...] requires fewer and less stringent inspections I would expect the opposite. I don't have to worry about the concrete of my home rottin
by cesarb 2y ago
> Wood construction [...] requires fewer and less stringent inspections
I would expect the opposite. I don't have to worry about the concrete of my home rotting because of a water infiltration, or being eaten by termites.
- xvector 2y agoRotting is a lot easier to spot than structural failures and cracks slowly building inside concrete walls. Wood beams can be repaired more easily and individually than concrete if they do rot. Finally, modern woods are less prone to rotting due to treatment.