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A new house being built down the street from me (lemmy.world)
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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Canada also builds houses out of wood. There's pretty serious snow here and the houses work great.

I also live in one of the the windiest cities in Canada . The asphalt shingles have blown off houses frequently, but the houses themselves are solid.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    I'm pretty sure those wooden houses in Canada are built differently from wooden houses in California. The ones I've seen are thin wooden struts covered with some drywall.

    Edit: and just saying "flimsy" by comparison to the usual reinforced concrete structures back home. I now own a home in California and it's definitely solid.

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