Re:Is the World Becoming Uninsurable?
by erikerikson on Friday January 17, 2025 @10:30AM
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This was surprising because here in the US, concrete is expensive to build with. I'm considering a build and by far log homes seem my cheapest option.
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Re:Is the World Becoming Uninsurable?
by marcosdumay on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:34AM
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Yes, people from the US always say concrete is expensive and wood is cheap. And unless you are designing a tent (by the way, zinc is way cheaper than wood for a tent), only people from the US say that.
There's something distorting your economy. Concrete is incredibly cheap as a material, extremely prone to use in a large supply chain, and requires way less labor than wood.
You make houses siting over finely built wood lattices... how much do you pay to the people building those? Because I can't imagine it being justifiable with Brazilian salaries.