Why don't people use cement to build their houses instead of wood? best way to keep thehouse in torando?

Answer 1

They do make them from concrete.
It all depends on what part of the US you live in.
In the South they use concrete blocks and ICF's to make almost all the building there.
My house is in the north and it is made from concrete block. They cost is very comparable to stick framed houses.
There are getting to be more and more concrete homes.

Answer 2

It makes me happy to know there are some young men who actually think about practical and important things other than
using their brain powers for frivolous nothings.
You are on the right idea. In the next decade we will need
to build 1000s of new homes. Most people are of the mindset
that there is unlimited trees to harvest. Not. Most of the lumber
mills are closed in Northern Cal/Oregon/Washington. Why?
The only trees that are left are not worth cutting down because there is not enough wood in the log to cut lumber.
One of the reasons that houses are so expensive now is the
cost of the lumber which will soon be in scarce supply.
What remedy do we have? There are many methods of
building a wonderful home other than by wood framing.
But you are on one track that may be feasible. The concrete
would not be such a good idea as it is too expensive, also,
It is too heavy--You would have a concrete bunker when you
\ were thru. Actually, I doubt if a tornado could knock it down.
But a very popular, cheap,easy, method of home building
is concrete blocks. They go up fast and will last almost
forever. To cover the exterior, there are many kinds of
coatings that even look like a wood-frame house.
Someone who is on ANSWERS right now will probably
play an important role in creating imaginative and low-cost
housing for the 21st century.

Answer 3

With every day pass, our country is getting into more and more trouble. The inflation, unemployment and falling value of dollar are the main concern for our Government but authorities are just sleeping, they don’t want to face the fact. Media is also involve in it, they are force to stop showing the real economic situation to the people. I start getting more concern about my future as well as my family after watching the response of our Government for the people that affected by hurricane Katrina.

According to recent studies made by World Bank, the coming crisis will be far worse than initially predicted. So if you're already preparing for the crisis (or haven't started yet) make sure you watch this video at http://www.familysurvival.tv and discover the 4 BIG issues you'll have to deal with when the crisis hits, and how to solve them fast (before the disaster strikes your town!) without spending $1,000s on overrated items and useless survival books.

Answer 4

I would try living together. They aren't going anything to bother me. If they built a dam that's fine, as long as they didn't use wood from my house to do it. If I had a house in the woods, then the other animals were probably there before me, so I encroached upon their territory...I can't be upset if they decided to move near mine, since I invaded their home, the woods, first.

Answer 5

Visiting Mexico we notice their architecture is all built with concrete and bricks and it's been like that for centuries. In hot regions they use air conditioners as we do and work well. We could appreciate real beautiful homes as well as ugly ones, as we can also see here in the States. To give up the destruction of trees plus the powerful industry for wooden houses could be an imposible dream.

Answer 6

First it is a lot more expensive to use concrete than wood. Then theres the problem of insulation, concrete conducts heat pretty good. Also it is more difficult to install doors windows and that sort of thing in a concrete structure.

The best option is to build a safe room, reinforced concrete in the house as protection from Tornados. Although it is probably cheaper to buy the prefab, steel storm shelters you can bury in your yard.

Answer 7

If you are planning to start on your woodworking project, this isn't something you should use, it's something that you would be insane not to. Go here https://tr.im/2AO3H
Truth is, I've been a carpenter for almost 36 years, and I haven't found anything like this for less than 10's of thousands of dollars.

Answer 8

for one thing....remoldeling would be almost out of the question. you would no doubt bend a few nails building it. it would be very hard to wire or to run plumbing pipes in a cement house and keep everything hidden. they do use styrofoam blocks to build a house and they are filled with cement. besides, a cement house could still be blown away by a tornado.

Answer 9

Termites don't eat cement. Also it is stronger than wood and lasts much longer

Answer 10

Expense and aesthetics...can't get "the Look" people usually want and cost is significant;y higher- tornado resistant though- ne built in south Dallas several yrs ago- ugly though-chk Dallas Morning News archives