Built to Burn
Living in a country where pretty much _everything_ has been built out of brick/stone/concrete for a long while now (with clay shingles), I find US building codes to be baffling.Not criticizing, mind you, since clay shingles are still supported by wooden beams in older detached homes and those go out too in forest fires (which we also have, on a yearly basis and with tragic results) - I just don’t get the rationale for small homes to be built out of wood these days - is it cost?(Edit for typos)