WikiHouse – Open source, modular, wood based, zero carbon housing

Re:WikiHouse – Open source, modular, wood based, zero carbon... by benj111 on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @11:57AM (#32752344)

Because people want nice plastered, painted and wallpapered walls?

Adding a socket is the easy bit. It's the putting everything back to how it was that's hard.

If you want plain panelled walls you could install that now. And have your $50 socket. Most people probably don't like that tradeoff.

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Re:WikiHouse – Open source, modular, wood based, zero carbon... by kderbyma on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @12:13PM (#32752529)

well if they had more easily removable wall panels you could still decorate and access the inner wall

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Re:WikiHouse – Open source, modular, wood based, zero carbon... by hpkuarg on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @12:27PM (#32752735)

Seems strange that we'd optimize for making modifications easier, when such modifications are much fewer and farther between than the everyday living that fills the time between, during which people value a solid wall with no gaps or seams.

Of course, not everyone values the same things to the same degree, and a homeowner could cut a 4x8 piece of drywall into smaller pieces and have more easily removable panels like you're imagining.

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