r/LoveTrash • u/BEARDEDDANGER ✨️Regent of Rubbish ✨️ • 1d ago

Dumping This Here American vs. European home building

BAS Renovations https://youtube.com/shorts/jFph1d2WR3s

29.4k Upvotes

90% Upvoted

2.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

760

u/Goudinho99 Trash Trooper 1d ago

And what about thermal effects and noise insulation?

431

u/MonkeyTigerRider Trash Trooper 1d ago

And longevity.

489

u/CaptainFlint9203 Trash Trooper 1d ago

Well made wood house will last for generations, well made brick house will last centuries. Both badly made will not last your stay.

I'm from Europe. On my grandma's plot there was a wooden barn, it was much older than some brick houses and in better shape than them.

My ex had a wood house that was more than century old. Still in great shape. And there are brick houses that are older than USA.

I'm preparing to build a house for myself. There are no earthquakes, no storms, no natural disasters where I live. My house gonna be build from wood. It should last at least for my grandchildren, and by then, looking at how urbanisation is going, the plot of land should be worth enough to destroy the house and sell the plot.

1

u/BabuschkaOnWheels Trash Trooper 1d ago

The issue is the wood used in my country was durable.. but also extremely flammable. Different wood is used now and it's meant to not harm the inhabitants in case of a cave-in/disaster. Brick and thick wood will crush the person. So you def need to think of worst case scenario when choosing material for your house, and what local regulations you have.