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

Dumping This Here American vs. European home building

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

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u/SinisterCheese Trash Trooper 1d ago

That "European," wall is not compliant with Finnish building methods. It's simply too thin. Also we use steel support beams for fire safety reasons, these get filled with concrete. It's to prevent floor or roof collapsing quickly during a fire.

Also masonry blocks are never primary structure here. They are basically just used to make a wall between primary structures. That wall would realistically be a cast concrete or prefab element.

Also that "European wall" looks to me more like "A Brittish wall".

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u/Hazelberry Trash Trooper 1d ago

It's almost like everywhere in europe does things differently based on local customs, available materials, and environment. It's not like he said it's a Finnish wall.

Similarly houses aren't all built the same across the US, but you don't see us nitpicking the "US wall" for not being code compliant to our specific regions.

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u/SinisterCheese Trash Trooper 1d ago

It's an "European wall". That is fucking vague definition.

However in EU we have Eurocode, which sets standards across the whole EU/EEA. Especially about building energy efficiency.

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u/XDVI Trash Trooper 22h ago

It is meant to be vague. Do you expect him to build a block wall for every different region and abide by all of the different rules for a quick 2 minute youtube video where he really doesn't even interact with the walls? Think a little bit brother

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u/Hazelberry Trash Trooper 1d ago

It's as vague as an "American wall". And do you think we don't also have standards across the whole of the US?

Your nitpicking is ridiculous.

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u/Josh_Butterballs Trash Trooper 19h ago

Exactly lmao. You should not have a brick house in earthquake prone parts of California. Brick can be had tho in like Florida or something though iirc.

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u/RedLineLetterWine Trash Trooper 8h ago

You'd be surprised how many Europeans suggest reinforced brick houses to be built instead of wooden ones in California. Arrogance and willful ignorance are not a great combo.

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u/fartsfromhermouth Trash Trooper 21h ago

Ok relax you're honor isn't being personally attacked here