01-04-2016, 02:34 PM
I believe those federal figures assume average maintenance. No real way to separate out no maintenance homes. The fact is that wood buildings perform poorly over time and even more poorly in extreme situations like fire, flood, windstorms, etc. Personally I think the biggest factor in such low lifespans would be fire. Every town has a fire department. No town has a termite department.
I have worked on the east coast in restoring centuries old colonial buildings. People often commented that they sure built them well in those days. I offered two points in response. 1. We are only looking at the few that survived. and 2. Most of the surviving historical building were built with slave labor.
I have worked on the east coast in restoring centuries old colonial buildings. People often commented that they sure built them well in those days. I offered two points in response. 1. We are only looking at the few that survived. and 2. Most of the surviving historical building were built with slave labor.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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