• SuperIce@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I don’t know about that. I’ve lived in a typical “flimsy” American wooden house in an area that had a lot of crazy weather with extreme winds and even a couple of tropical storms. That house had absolutely no issue with those. These houses are a lot stronger than they look. They flex but don’t break.

    • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      My house is 80 years old, I’ve personally seen 3 feet of snow on its roof, it weathered hurricane Fran with no damage, hurricane Matthew caused a leak around the chimney that stained my living room ceiling a little.

      I’m ready to take anything this area is willing to throw at me except tornadoes. A direct strike by tornado will pull it down.