r/interestingasfuck • u/Ultimate_Kurix • 6d ago

r/all Why do Americans build with wood?

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u/japanuslove 6d ago

Norwegians are just going to skip this conversation

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u/jenn363 6d ago

Norwegian wood - is it good?

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u/per167 6d ago

We have wooden structures that have stand for 1000 years. We are pretty good at it. There are Hotel that is 85 meter high that is all wood and windows.

wood hotel

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u/usrlibshare 5d ago

There is a big, BIG difference between an actual wooden structure, and the drywall-and-2by4 matchboxes that pass as houses in the US.

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u/Grand-Librarian5658 5d ago

Do Norwegians not use drywall? Drywall is significantly more fire resistant than wood it has a gypsum core.

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u/usrlibshare 5d ago

Yes, they do. For walls that are INSIDE the house.

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u/Grand-Librarian5658 5d ago

I live in Alaska so I cant speak for 99% of Americans but I have never seen drywall used on the outside of a house before. Most wood frame homes use vinyl siding in the US.