Also see American housing construction
I remember seeing pictures of the aftermath of hurricane Katrina in New Orleans lots of levelled houses the one building standing almost unscathed was the brick built church.
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 12:29, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

Why the fuck do they build houses out of wood in a hurricane zone?
Have they not read the 3 little pigs?
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 12:55, Reply)

It's just their way, Timber frame has benifits in the right environment
but as you said not in hurricane ally
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 12:56, Reply)

I remember the wife watching "Paranormal Activity" and going on about how nice
their house was and how could a young couple afford it, the answer of "Yes but they are built out of ply and rendered and liable to collapse if they get hit by a gnats fart" was a bit lost on her
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 12:59, Reply)