[TheForge] Speaking of shops...

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

While i agree, living in earthquake country as we do, and having worked 
on cheap housing tracts in my teens....still;
Who among  us here does not overbuild most everything?  pf

wmullett at bright.net wrote:
> This post shows why codes are required.  
> 
> Wood framing is pretty forgiving.  It has what we call a "running factor".  When you hear it crack and see it deflect, you run.  
> 
> Messing around with structural concrete and structural steel framing is dangerous.  Especially concrete!  When these structures fail, the collapse is immediate.  Just look at China where builders didn't follow codes.
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