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Why do they build houses out of wood in areas of America that see lots of tornados?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Watching the news there and the devastation that 2 back to back tornadoes caused in Alabama is shocking. The report mentioned that this area is rife for tornadoes and I couldn't help but think why do they not build their houses out of block instead of wood?

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Cheaper to rebuild

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Cheaper to rebuild"

I was thinking that but would a house build of heavy block not have a better chance of remaining standing afterward thus nothing to rebuild?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They never heard 3 lil pigs

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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago

Craggy Island

Because building your house with straw is stupid.

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By *airyfatmanMan
over a year ago

by 'ere

America is a “throw away” society where everything is designed to be disposable and replaced

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Because they are yanks and they can do anything they want to.Nature not going to tell them how to build their homes.ha ha ha

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By *imjohnCouple
over a year ago

Clacton on sea, Essex

It's safer than brick & stops people being crushed in hurricanes tornadoes & earthquakes, they do the same in the Caribbean island's for the reason. There were widespread deaths in Haiti a couple of years back due to brick houses crushing people whereas Jamaica suffered few casualties because of their wood homes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Posters above have covered it, but there are plenty of homes and buildings made from brick throughout the US, guess where most of them are? Far from tornado, hurricane, and earthquake zones.

Cheaper to build and repair if extreme weather or earthquakes are common in the area.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well, they still think that they're living in the wild, wild west with their gun laws so why not with their houses too?

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By *andare63Man
over a year ago

oldham


"Posters above have covered it, but there are plenty of homes and buildings made from brick throughout the US, guess where most of them are? Far from tornado, hurricane, and earthquake zones.

Cheaper to build and repair if extreme weather or earthquakes are common in the area. "

Not to mention timber is in abundance in the states

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By *ruebameMan
over a year ago

from the womb and tryout to get back


"It's safer than brick & stops people being crushed in hurricanes tornadoes & earthquakes, they do the same in the Caribbean island's for the reason. There were widespread deaths in Haiti a couple of years back due to brick houses crushing people whereas Jamaica suffered few casualties because of their wood homes."

Also the houses that are brick built in most of these places are still timber framed with just the outer shell being brick and even if the the building was still standing the roof would be the first thing to come off therefore still destroying the building

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Thanks folks, good answers and now I understand

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Cheaper to rebuild"

This, its quicker to level and rebuild, uses local materials too. The tradesmen also know how to build in that traditional fashion. Building in block isn't tornado proof, isn't as as easy to rebuild, foundations and other parts will need to have structural reports and surveys done before work starts. Lots of good reasons why it's wood. Thermally it's probably better suited for their climate too. Many of these houses are prefabricated and are wheeled in and erected in a mater of a few days. Time saving and people get back in homes again quicker. There's a few reasons.

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By *evil_u_knowMan
over a year ago

city

Because they are stupid and cheap. Look at japan has earthquakes so every building is made earthquake proof, look at florida, they build out of tooth picks.

Richard Brandsons mansion survived the storms as the locals who "know better and build from wood" got flattened.

Steel sea outposts and oil rigs survive hurricane after hurricane as the wooden buildings get wiped out.

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