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Nesgroup address: alt.building.construction - Date & Time for the message: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:56:31 GMT
/ Author of the message: Matt Whiting |
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Re: Building a simple home that will last.
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cr113@hotmail.com wrote: > If you wanted to build the lowest cost possible 1,500 SF home (looks > don't matter), but it needs to last for 50 years, how would you build > it? > > The area I live in (North Alabama) gets a lot of rain, 57" a year. I > initially wanted to build a 2 story rectangular concrete block, with a > simple gable roof, but it's difficult to find anyone around here that > builds with block. Now I'm thinking about a 2 story stick built home. > My concern is that a 2 story house will have large walls that are > exposed to the rain. I was thinking that a 1 story house with an > overhanging roof might be inherently more dry. Is this a big deal? Will > vinyl siding reliably protect an exposed wall from getting wet? If your > stick built home does start to rot, is it hard to fix? > > Any ideas would be appreciated! > Probably hard to beat a block wall house with a brick exterior for |
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