| ▲ | euroderf a day ago |
| Does it make any sense to talk about the foundations and the upper structures as being separately insurable ? Can foundations be reused ? |
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| ▲ | lionkor 21 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| I assume the foundations are concrete, and the rest is wood, cardboard and any combination of the two, so I could see that the foundation would survive a fire |
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| ▲ | infecto 16 hours ago | parent [-] | | Get out of here, who is building a home out of cardboard? | | |
| ▲ | gertop 15 hours ago | parent [-] | | Drywall is two sheets of paper/cardboard cladding (increasingly) low density gypsum. Soundproofing material is also often made of cardboard (though we do have alternatives for that, unlike drywall). | | |
| ▲ | infecto 14 hours ago | parent [-] | | Right, so the house is not constructed out of cardboard. Soundproofing in my part of the US is often rockwool and not cardboard. | | |
| ▲ | lionkor 14 hours ago | parent [-] | | Well it contains cardboard and wood, so it's made of cardboard and wood, among other non-flammables. If I say the house I live in is made of stone, brick, cement and rocks, obviously you know it has windows and insulation, and whatnot. It's still made of stone. | | |
| ▲ | infecto 13 hours ago | parent [-] | | Yes of course you are right, we describe homes based on the component that makes up 1% of total volume. Get out of here with your silly statement. Drywall may have a layer of paper/cardboard but that does not make it a cardboard home. Modern exteriors often use cement board, with a plastic vapor barrier. We don't say the home is made out of plastic and wood. Saying so is just to create a reaction. |
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| ▲ | infecto 16 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Maybe? I think its highly dependent on the age of the home and the willingness to reuse the outer plan to rebuild the home. |
