Mustiboy:


Pretty much everywhere in the world houses and buildings are built with CMU blocks, because they are inexpensive and easy to work with.

My understanding is that the US builders keep building with wood because it is the most inexpensive local construction material and US consumers are obviously not worried about durability. They also probably lack the manpower and knowledge basis for this type of work so they stick with what they know better.

In Europe, people usually expect their house to last several generations, whereas the oldest homes in the US must be 120 years old; maybe there is something about that.

Houses in the US are tore down and rebuilt at a much higher pace than in old Europe.

In the long run, concrete homes are very likely more economical; they last much longer, they do not have mold or termite issues, concrete blocks do not crack or twist like wood does. They hold off much better against elements.

Still, they offer great flexibility; you can easily delete and move the walls as long as they are not bearing the roof.

On top of that, CMU walls have higher fire and weather insulation properties than a typical wood frame wall. A hollow CMU block has a fire rating of 2 hours upgraded to 4 hours if the cells are grouted or filled with other filling materials(which is the case most of the time)

A typical wood frame wall made of 2x6 with 2x 1/2 drywall board and fiberglass wool insulation would likely fail in 30 minutes, unless built with modern 5/8 commercial grade X type gypsum boards; but still the wall would only hold 1 hour against 4 hours with a CMU wall.

The vast majority of houses in the mediterranean do not have air conditionning even though the temperatures often reach over 100 degrees. Walls are typically made of stucco over hollow or grouted (filled) CMU blocks and clay tiles roofs.

People usually keep the windows and doors closed during the hottest hours of the day and open at night so the house remain cold without using ventilation or AC, which proves the effectiveness of such constructions against extreme temperatures

SeverusSnape:

Boss man. I greet you sir. Been a while.

Elipsis:
Can someone explain to me why these guys don't use cement to build their houses?

I've noticed this in foreign houses. Just plank and small metal. They don't even have foundations. Small breeze, everything don scatter.

Is cement very expensive there abi its illegal to build houses with cement?

I'll appreciate helpful comments.

Elipsis:
Can someone explain to me why these guys don't use cement to build their houses?

I've noticed this in foreign houses. Just plank and small metal. They don't even have foundations. Small breeze, everything don scatter.

Is cement very expensive there abi its illegal to build houses with cement?

I'll appreciate helpful comments.

Nbote:


Which one worst pass leadership disaster dat has plagued us for years

oluwamile:
.if year 2020 isn't the end of the world,then I wonder what the end of the world will look like

MasterRahl:
I've been wondering too.

MasterRahl:
I've been wondering too.

decatalyst:



Is mother earth angry?


Let this visit a part of Abuja and wash away our painssssssss jare

ZiriMane:
life na TragiComedy . Everywhere get im own Natural disaster but for here na our government

Elipsis:


Thanks alot for the detailed explanation.

Can we adopt such methods in Nigeria? We are not prone to some of these natural disasters, and we have vast forests.

It will greatly reduce the price of cement and eventually reduce the housing problems we are currently facing.

dpete1:
We are damn so lucky we don't have natural disasters here in Nigeria. Tornado no dey worry us, Tsunami no Sabi us, Earthquake no like us, Volcanic eruption sef no dey feel our vibe. Yet, we are still Ungrateful!

Elipsis:
Can someone explain to me why these guys don't use cement to build their houses?

I've noticed this in foreign houses. Just plank and small metal. They don't even have foundations. Small breeze, everything don scatter.

Is cement very expensive there abi its illegal to build houses with cement?

I'll appreciate helpful comments.

dpete1:
We are damn so lucky we don't have natural disasters here in Nigeria. Tornado no dey worry us, Tsunami no Sabi us, Earthquake no like us, Volcanic eruption sef no dey feel our vibe. Yet, we are still Ungrateful!

Elipsis:
Can someone explain to me why these guys don't use cement to build their houses?

I've noticed this in foreign houses. Just plank and small metal. They don't even have foundations. Small breeze, everything don scatter.

Is cement very expensive there abi its illegal to build houses with cement?

I'll appreciate helpful comments.

Fidelismaria:




thor must be angry



ragnarok is bout to happen

ZiriMane:
life na TragiComedy . Everywhere get im own (tragedy) Natural disaster but for here na our government.
Funny part (comedy) na our people be the government.

Fidelismaria:




thor must be angry



ragnarok is bout to happen
Kid stop watching movies

tlops:

. its not that the bricks stops the determined thieves.

Elipsis:
Can someone explain to me why these guys don't use cement to build their houses?

I've noticed this in foreign houses. Just plank and small metal. They don't even have foundations. Small breeze, everything don scatter.

Is cement very expensive there abi its illegal to build houses with cement?

I'll appreciate helpful comments.

tlops:

Cost and weather are part of factors that contributed to that. Since they have extreme cold weather wood and insulation is good and its cheaper than concrete. Moreover, these countries have large forests which keeps the supplies of the wooden product going and affordable. Most of the houses are built as prefab (built in the factory and transported to site) both wooden and concrete houses are built like this (most). Even if you build a concrete house wood will be used to partition and line the inside. However the houses have concrete and insulation (fuke fuke) foundation. The woods are well treated and can last for decades.

the next questions is why can't we do that in Nigeria?
Well, we don't have sustainable forest, we keep cutting and not planting enough to replace them. So wood can be more expensive.
Our weather is hot and wet so wood will get destroyed faster here..
Security, it will be easier for thieves to cut through your house with wood. its not that the bricks stops the determined thieves.