/diy/ - Do It Yourself

concrete stairs

>>1528035
>Hmm, it definitely looks quite a bit more compact than the kind of house you would see here, but I live in California, where anything dense would just smash your brains out in an earthquake so everything is plywood and plaster.

that is totally wrong - because those house look so stouty and have thick walls they are earthquake resistant since they have a wise base (1-2 floors, but they are never "thin" like Victorian houses). RC + heavy terry tiles with concrete roofs makes the magic of earthquake and tornado resistance.

Big house mass prevents it to move, but you need to build solid foundations for this mass, just a slab wouldnt cut it, look how much work goes in foundations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwjV8d2KwuM