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Re:Developers don't build cheaper housing because we make it... by badsock on Sunday April 03, 2016 @11:37PM (#11419252)
You're choosing your neighbour's level of risk too, though. Even a house built to regs has a hard time staying not on fire when the one right beside it is going up like a pile of tinder.
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Re:Developers don't build cheaper housing because we make it... by burfog on Monday April 04, 2016 @04:17PM (#11425183)
If you build for low long-term cost, you're not using wood anyway because of fungus and termites. You're using cementboard, concrete blocks, stucco, and similar. That won't burn. The roof can be corrugated metal.
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