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  • #31
    Originally posted by Berzerker
    I dont see why, but the cost would go down as more suppliers start producing the materials or structural components. Big problem would be windows, etc... The entrance would be dug down so the doorway is below ground level on the first floor with a 2nd floor (if desired) at or just above ground level.

    warning: this house will not protect you from flying cars or wood planks shot out of cannons
    It's not as if we don't have these kinds of structures. In the city here, the buildings are constructed with steel-reinforced concrete. This construction method costs over twice as much as typical wood-frame housing.

    Why would a normal American give up his 2,500 ft^2 nice new house for something half the size, just in order to be tornado-proof?
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    • #32
      Originally posted by DanS


      It's not as if we don't have these kinds of structures. In the city here, the buildings are constructed with steel-reinforced concrete. This construction method costs over twice as much as typical wood-frame housing.

      Why would a normal American give up his 2,500 ft^2 nice new house for something half the size, just in order to be tornado-proof?
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      • #33
        This construction method costs over twice as much as typical wood-frame housing.


        You still build houses out of wood?! I thought only Eastern Europe has those.
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        • #34
          Of course we do. Why wouldn't we? It's part of the reason why large sections of the middle class can afford big ass houses.

          Lots of land. Lots of wood. Good roads. Good cars.
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          • #35
            Ack.

            I was in Lithuania in the summer, where half of my time was spent on freaking out because of all the wood homes. How can you not have concrete walls around you?
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            • #36
              It's easy. I've lived in both kinds of structures. Wood doesn't suffer in the comparison.
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              • #37
                There is a huge difference in the prices of materials, by country. All over Southern Europe and the Middle East, concrete is cheap and wood is expensive. A pity, since wood is much better suited to earthquakes and more insulating than concrete.
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                • #38
                  Wouldn't building your house underground or on top of a mountain be the best way to "tornado proof" it?
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