What Europeans Think of American Construction

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This is what European’s think of American construction.
I’m going to build my house with cheap pine sticks.
First, I lay off the walls- 16” on center. I refuse to use the metric system even though it makes more sense.
Every board gets at least one nail, and no noggins. I don’t even know what a noggin is.
I’m using an entire piece of 2x4 for my window header- this’ll be super strong, which is important because we get hurricanes and tornados at least once a month everywhere in America.
All this work has made me hungry, time for a light snack.
Now it’s time to stand this wall- almost no flex; then, I secure it with two nails.
Next, I head outside to install the siding. I’m going with solid cardboard because it’s cheap and easy to install.
I fasten it with heavy gauge 5/16” staples and don’t worry about the seams I’ll seal those with duct tape.
This wall should last until we get a tornado next week.
Finally, I put paper up on the interior. This is so much better than using bricks.
A job well done! Time to go home for the day. @hausplans

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