Do you not have hurricanes where you live? I assume not based on your post.
If you build shit out of bricks in hurricane/tornado-prone areas, they're still going to get ripped out of the ground like tall weeds, only now you have thousands of bricks per house flying over 150 mph/240+ kmh.
The only hurricane/tornado-proof buildings people can build are bunkers, but who the frick wants to live in a bunker every day of their lives
I'm pretty sure it's a lot harder for a hurricane to rip out a house made out of reinforced concrete pillars with a solid foundation a few meters deep into the ground than it is to rip out wood, worst case scenario, your roof flies off
That is not true. If it were true then football stadiums across the south east US would be flying in the skies every hurricane season as would the ground itself. If you do as the other anon said and have the foundation + reinforcements going several feet below the surface, theres nothing to worry about. The real reason southern homebuilders tend not to do this for the plebs though is to save costs on digging (harder earth in some areas) and to avoid liability for flood damage (swampy earth in other areas) when throwing up wooden shacks.
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>Lol dude just build every house like a stadium
No wonder you Europoors are seething about how cheap houses and land are here. We have air conditioning too by the way.
You’re making it very obvious you don’t know shit about hurricanes and have never been in one anon. Lived in Florida for 20yrs and been through dozens of them.
>but who the frick wants to live in a bunker every day of their lives
Me. I'll install a saltwater aquarium taking up an entire wall in my office behind the desk so I can feel like a Bond villain.
because having bricks hurtling around at 300 mph is extremely dangerous. hurricanes dont give a shit about bricks. the only thing that can withstand a hurricane is a concrete bunker.
Ive lived in both England and America for years and there were way more wooden houses in England. I don't know where the idea that American houses are all wooden comes from; maybe the rural midwest or something
I'm on the I-95 corridor, and it seems like any house made since the 80's hasn't been brick. At most there might be a front facing brick façade. It's all the same cheap and quick to throw up cut and paste construction. The only places I can think of made of brick as new construction are like near million dollar condos.
Do you not have hurricanes where you live? I assume not based on your post.
If you build shit out of bricks in hurricane/tornado-prone areas, they're still going to get ripped out of the ground like tall weeds, only now you have thousands of bricks per house flying over 150 mph/240+ kmh.
The only hurricane/tornado-proof buildings people can build are bunkers, but who the frick wants to live in a bunker every day of their lives
because having bricks hurtling around at 300 mph is extremely dangerous. hurricanes dont give a shit about bricks. the only thing that can withstand a hurricane is a concrete bunker.
I'm pretty sure it's a lot harder for a hurricane to rip out a house made out of reinforced concrete pillars with a solid foundation a few meters deep into the ground than it is to rip out wood, worst case scenario, your roof flies off
My house was hit by the eye of Hurricane Michael in 2018 (low cat 5) and I can tell you bricks certainly aren't immune to anything. We don't really have wood houses here though.
The houses that faired the best are those which were built out of ghetto ass fat bricks resembling cinderblocks.
my 850 strong homie- Bayou George here
the aftermath was some of the most fun I've ever had
Met a dog named Freya up in Fountain, good to know there are others
I currently live in my grandparents old house. it is on the water. made out of wood in the 80s. and in a hurricane zone. The only issue it has ever had is with the roof and 2 hurricanes have caused about 1" of flooding in the house (it was built before most of the requirements to raise houses). It's pretty overbuilt, but it never has issues.
I've used one of those bars in countless houses and never had a problem. Granted, I'm not fat.
One thing I will say is you have to watch for scuffing the paint.
the only way this could cause damage to anything is if you were using it on some fake doorframe that they use to section off bigger places. but you'd literally be moronic to do that in the first place and there is no way it would cause thousands of dollars worth of damage
These do damage the paint. It's not a big deal, but I wouldn't do it in a rental because the landlord would ape out and keep your deposit. You can get pretty decent free standing pull up bars these days. They're not as good as bars at the park but they get the job done and if you fold them up and store them during an inspection the landlord will never know.
my apartment had shitty hollow metal doorframes that couldnt handle these but all the houses ive lived in had wooden doorframes that could handle them just fine. t. american
used mine in 3 different houses and no damages at all. Do you live in american paper houses?
I don't understand the habit to build houses made out of wood In a hurricane target zone, just make that shit out of concrete
Do you not have hurricanes where you live? I assume not based on your post.
If you build shit out of bricks in hurricane/tornado-prone areas, they're still going to get ripped out of the ground like tall weeds, only now you have thousands of bricks per house flying over 150 mph/240+ kmh.
The only hurricane/tornado-proof buildings people can build are bunkers, but who the frick wants to live in a bunker every day of their lives
I'm pretty sure it's a lot harder for a hurricane to rip out a house made out of reinforced concrete pillars with a solid foundation a few meters deep into the ground than it is to rip out wood, worst case scenario, your roof flies off
You are wrong. Stone and wood are the same exact thing to a hurricane.
That is not true. If it were true then football stadiums across the south east US would be flying in the skies every hurricane season as would the ground itself. If you do as the other anon said and have the foundation + reinforcements going several feet below the surface, theres nothing to worry about. The real reason southern homebuilders tend not to do this for the plebs though is to save costs on digging (harder earth in some areas) and to avoid liability for flood damage (swampy earth in other areas) when throwing up wooden shacks.
>Lol dude just build every house like a stadium
No wonder you Europoors are seething about how cheap houses and land are here. We have air conditioning too by the way.
You’re making it very obvious you don’t know shit about hurricanes and have never been in one anon. Lived in Florida for 20yrs and been through dozens of them.
>but who the frick wants to live in a bunker every day of their lives
me
>but who the frick wants to live in a bunker every day of their lives
Me. I'll install a saltwater aquarium taking up an entire wall in my office behind the desk so I can feel like a Bond villain.
>who the frick wants to live in a bunker every day of their lives
where do you think you are
because having bricks hurtling around at 300 mph is extremely dangerous. hurricanes dont give a shit about bricks. the only thing that can withstand a hurricane is a concrete bunker.
What the frick kind of cope is this? anything going at 300mph is extremely dangerous you stupid fricking americ**t
Just admit youre getting israeliteed in israelitemerica
Ive lived in both England and America for years and there were way more wooden houses in England. I don't know where the idea that American houses are all wooden comes from; maybe the rural midwest or something
I'm on the I-95 corridor, and it seems like any house made since the 80's hasn't been brick. At most there might be a front facing brick façade. It's all the same cheap and quick to throw up cut and paste construction. The only places I can think of made of brick as new construction are like near million dollar condos.
My house was hit by the eye of Hurricane Michael in 2018 (low cat 5) and I can tell you bricks certainly aren't immune to anything. We don't really have wood houses here though.
The houses that faired the best are those which were built out of ghetto ass fat bricks resembling cinderblocks.
my 850 strong homie- Bayou George here
the aftermath was some of the most fun I've ever had
Met a dog named Freya up in Fountain, good to know there are others
Houses are built out of cinder block
I currently live in my grandparents old house. it is on the water. made out of wood in the 80s. and in a hurricane zone. The only issue it has ever had is with the roof and 2 hurricanes have caused about 1" of flooding in the house (it was built before most of the requirements to raise houses). It's pretty overbuilt, but it never has issues.
The idea is the whole house gets blown away and lands in one piece somewhere new.
I've used one of those bars in countless houses and never had a problem. Granted, I'm not fat.
One thing I will say is you have to watch for scuffing the paint.
>Do you live in american paper houses?
Seems like you do
no, an american house is made of lumber. glad i can clear that up for you.
the only way this could cause damage to anything is if you were using it on some fake doorframe that they use to section off bigger places. but you'd literally be moronic to do that in the first place and there is no way it would cause thousands of dollars worth of damage
>door frame
>thousands of dollars
most people on IST wouldn't even be able to tell you what the other side of the hammer is for
its for hitting in nails
the other other side you dummy
for hitting in 2 nails at the same time
>t. master carpenter
Mexicans accidentally made the door frame load bearing, I was lucky they only used 1/4" ply for the roof or I'd have been flattened.
These do damage the paint. It's not a big deal, but I wouldn't do it in a rental because the landlord would ape out and keep your deposit. You can get pretty decent free standing pull up bars these days. They're not as good as bars at the park but they get the job done and if you fold them up and store them during an inspection the landlord will never know.
Stop flailing around like a moron and actually pull yourself up. Wrapping parts in towels won't hurt either.
Worth it. I don’t care that much about one door in my basement.
REMINDER
The average American home is about 2x larger than the average German home (the rich European country)
That's cuz the super mega mansions of the uber elite pedophiles jack up the nations average
Suburbs?
Dont act moronic, im not american but he is right yknow.
my bar can hold 5 chinese at the same time, can you say the same?
>his hope and optimism: gone.
>They don't know that I'm flexing my spine inwards to actually engage my abdominals instead of only engaging my hip flexors
>amerisharts go 30 years into debts to lease a 500k house made out of shit and stick which will get blown away by some wind
As opposed to Japan where their shit gets wrecked by any storm
Good thing I’m renting.
yeah let me sacrifice the potential of my strength and aesthetics for a door frame. kys
my apartment had shitty hollow metal doorframes that couldnt handle these but all the houses ive lived in had wooden doorframes that could handle them just fine. t. american
Yep this shit broke part of the hinges off of whatever you call those things in the doorway the door frame or whatever idk
I just go to the fitness zone at my local park to do pull ups...
I'm renting, not my problem