Why American Houses Are Built to Fall Apart

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• UR

  @UrbanXplain1 · 3 months ago · pinned

  American houses look solid from the outside — but are they really built to last? 👀 Do you own one, live in one, or work in construction? What's the worst thing you've ever found inside an American home — and where are you from? 📍

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• MA

  @markwilliams9718 · 3 months ago

  Trust in a home builder is almost like trying to trust a used car salesman

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• JG

  @jgharston · 3 months ago

  When I see American houses I think: Have they never heard of the Three Little Pigs?

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• LA

  @La_Ru-yg8es · 3 months ago

  I love my little ancient postwar brick house. It's stood strong for 80+ years, and doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Putting a metal roof on this coming year.

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• UL

  @ulv6760 · 3 months ago

  OSB boards are widely used in prefabricated houses in Norway, despite it being one of the wettest countries in the world with a lot of rainfall, strong storms especially in the autumn and large temperature fluctuations throughout the year. All prefabricated houses still have a theoretical lifespan included in the construction plans of around 50 years, and can be extended through repair and overhaul work that happens more often than one would think. It is very common to find OSB boards in wall cladding, but only as one of several elements vital for insulating the house structure. This is because there are strict regulations for the use of OSB and because there are often skilled carpenters who arrange the work in line with legal regulations regarding the organization of house construction.<br><br>Defects with OSB boards are not uncommon, but they are also the easiest to fix in a country where the production of glued laminated timber, OSB and wooden building materials is very common with tenacious and proud traditions. Moreover, the roof is the most important element in a Norwegian house, it must be able to carry heavy snow, withstand heavy rainfall and withstand gusts of wind that are not often seen in large parts of the United States. This means that the roof element is always one of two that must be arranged with the greatest possible care, the other being the insulation to withstand the cold down to -40 degrees Celsius, although older houses are often not so well insulated. Although it is common to find houses with seemingly thin walls and different roof plans with roof valleys, these are far from being so poorly constructed.<br><br>It seems that the American legislation is exceptionally poor in comparison to the standard of Scandinavian laws regarding house construction.

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• ST

  @stavrosk.2868 · 3 months ago

  The funniest thing is that these cardboard houses are expensive!

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• RA

  @ramona3010 · 3 months ago

  I never understood why American roofs are so complicated looking

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• TH

  @TheOzthewiz · 3 months ago

  Let&apos;s have a piece on &quot;manufactured houses&quot;. What are the pros and cons vs a &quot;stick built house&quot;.

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• AC

  @achoo4079 · 3 months ago

  For the same reason your American Car is falling apart -- poor construction and lack of concern to build a better quality product. &nbsp;Then the builders can sit back and wait for the repair calls to start pouring in. &nbsp;$$$$$ &nbsp;It&apos;s all about the money.

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• BE

  @BeTrue2Yourself413 · 3 months ago

  So, you’re going to ask yourself? Does the American dream of owning a house that made with cheap materials, built poorly, and sold with inflated price worth paying for 3k to 5k+ for 25-30 years in today’s market? Me- a big H*ll NO. i’d rather save money and buy a piece of land and build it myself own.

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• CA

  @Ca0815 · 3 months ago

  The added bonus to complicated roofs is that the owner couldn’t retrofit those roofs with solar panels.<br>I wouldn’t buy a house with any other than a gable roof and large overhang.

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• AL

  @AlucarDarkiush · 3 months ago

  Happy to live somewhere houses are made of concrete, bricks and real plaster. The most plastic you&apos;ll find in any building is in the windows&apos; frame (Pvc)

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