Texan here. This is a typical new build suburban house. It just needs a pool.

In Texas, a pool will be the better choice over a Pickle Ball court, believe me.🥵

@helgar791

7 күн бұрын

Facts on facts!

@kbob9625

5 күн бұрын

I grew up playing tennis which is the same surface and it's like 15 to 20 degrees hotter on the court than in the air so in Texas it would literally be a death trap lol.

He is preaching boy's! Halleluiah! It's Texas, Bible and BBQ

@kenmahoney5255

Күн бұрын

And the state where children are used for target practice

@cherylkruisheer3365

Күн бұрын

@@kenmahoney5255so good, you’ll never go.

A mud room is an area where you come in from outdoors in bad weather you can take your wet/muddy/dirty clothes off. It's usually in close proximity to the laundry room.

@blackblake3658

6 күн бұрын

Same as the British boot room.

I lived in Houston for 10 yrs and loved every minute of it. The heat can be difficult for the first year but, the body does acclimate and there are life style adjustments. My years there were far more than i ever could have imagined. When my parents were aging and needed me, i took a transfer back "home." I thank the great state of Texas and the wonderful people of Texas for those 10 great years. Blessings ~ karen

@patriciamoore6492

6 күн бұрын

I've lived here since 1991 but have noticed the heat is debilitating the older I get. I'm nearly 72 and become physically ill if out in the heat very long. 😢

This house was a model home on display so it was showing all of the upgrade options that are available. the builders will typically use the garage as the sales office so if they were working on a sale then that's probably why he didn't go into the garage. Beautiful home, I live in Katy and it's a nice suburb of Houston.

@Kim-427

9 күн бұрын

So what it’s still better than anything they can aspire to. I noticed they didn’t look at the home in Texas that was a model home and affordable on the lower end of 200 thousand or a little more with upgrades. They probably picked this one on purpose to avoid the other one because it would’ve shown what a poop hole they live in. Don’t let them off the hook by making them feel better. They don’t deserve it they make fun of us to in their own way. I remember when these two first started out they use to be real sarcastic. They’ve cleaned it up because the money has started rolling in off of us. Americans please stop supporting these Brits on KZread. They make money at our expense and they really don’t like us and it’s not fair that they mock us behind our back while eating off of our support.

@987654321wormy

8 күн бұрын

My friend bought a huge house in Katy back in 2010-2011 timeframe after the real estate market bottomed out, and the deal he got was fantastic. His house is amazing, 4,800 sf. The only drawback is the property taxes, really high, but every state has a way to gouge you.😊

@PopsieLouisiana59

6 күн бұрын

Been in all of the models in that area. They are spectacular.

It wasn't Katy's bedroom. The town is called Katy and that's the school colors. Katy is actually pretty big now and it sits a bit ways west outside of Houston.

@blackblake3658

6 күн бұрын

Katy is a huge suburb of Houston.

Unfortunately, most Americans don't live in these type of houses. They're far too expensive. But we can dream.

@Kim-427

9 күн бұрын

Stop it! More of us live in these homes in America and it’s possible for more of us to do so than people in the UK could aspire to in the UK equivalent. Some of my countrymen you guys are so busy kissing the English ass that you defeat the point. The point is hell yeah show how great our American lifestyle can be the English like to poop on us and your trying to soften the blow that it is pretty great here and that we do have the opportunity to live good in America. They try so hard to make fun of us and our way of life and look down on us. So for once let us see them envy us for a change. Lol

@ccormx

5 күн бұрын

I grew up in a home built in the 70s, my parents bought for like 140 in 2000 3700 sq ft, Huffman, which is outside Houston, all these same rooms, just not so open. So even lower middle class can get a similar size home, just gotta renovate.

@COCOCHEYENNE01

2 күн бұрын

Speak for yourself

@cherylkruisheer3365

Күн бұрын

@@COCOCHEYENNE01I think ccorms just did.

As for the bathroom window, you can pull down the shade, but if you want frosted or stained glass for a little natural light, you can have them put in. Since this is a model home, the clear window allows shoppers to see the landscape. It can always customized to your liking, like my cousin did.

My wood framed home is only 83.5 square meters (not counting the unfinished basement), over 100 years old, 2 beds, one bath. Granted, I'm on the border of DC, but it was appraised at just over $500,000 (about £466,000). It's all about location.

I bet you didn’t expect an American home tour and sermon from your salesman 😁 God Bless !

One of the things I love about living in Texas is that in the Summer, one doesn't need to use the hot water to shower, the cold water is actually pretty warm!

My ex-husband is a builder and believe it or not I left a 3 story house like we just saw to live in a one bedroom apartment. I'm much happier here in my tiny space than I ever was there with him. There are some really nice homes but they aren't a real home. Money buys things but it can't buy happiness. Great live today guys!! Hope you both are doing well. Sending you love from Texas ❤❤

@jackpearson1110

11 күн бұрын

You sound like a crazy cat lady.....oh...sorry🙃

@firefighterchick

11 күн бұрын

Agree 💯

@H2G2_STP

10 күн бұрын

I love my apartment! It's about 650 square feet which is really all I need. I fit, the cat fits, and I have space for my books and I can fit a guest. The complex owner pays and does the landscaping and major repairs. My hot water heat went and it was the landlord's expensive. Cost my mom a ton when she had to replace hers and struggling with a big house and yard now as a widow is getting to be too much for her.

@pamegan8735

10 күн бұрын

I agree with you that money can't buy happiness. I have never been impressed with big mansions.. They are pretty but not for me.

I moved to Katy, Texas 2 years ago and live in a house similar to this one, but not as big or as many bedrooms and without the special upgrades like wood on the ceiling and the special lighting and other upgrades. It's about 3,000 square feet and is still a very impressive house and we paid about $420,000 for it. It's got the same "look" as this one. The nice exterior, modern look, granite and quartz counters, nice cabinetry, large windows, top of the line appliances, etc. The main difference is my house is 4 bedrooms and 3 baths and this one is 6 bedrooms and 4.5 baths plus a big gameroom downstairs. That's where most of the price difference comes from. This is a huge house.

My daughter-in-law’s sister lives in Katy, I just visited there a couple of weeks ago. Her home is simply spectacular, and Katy is an absolutely beautiful city just outside of Houston. Such a lovely place to live.

Sure we’d let you in! We are friendly! 😂 I think he means showering Together and fighting over the shower water. 😂 The window might have that one way tinting that looks like a mirror from the outside. Little preaching at the end! 😂

The Dallas/Houston area? There's like 4-5 hours drive in between. LOL

@OkiePeg411

11 күн бұрын

From the north side of Harris County to the south side of Dallas County, it is about 2.5 hrs.

@icspots2351

11 күн бұрын

@@OkiePeg411 I was figuring it from my last trip, leaving from southern Oklahoma, it took 7 hours.

@dreamweaver1603

7 күн бұрын

@@OkiePeg411 sure, if you drive 100 miles per hour. I've never made it in the span of time.

@WenD1908

5 күн бұрын

I thought that, too. Houston/Katy? Yes. Dallas/Fort Worth? Yes. Dallas/Houston at about a 4-hr drive (doing 75mph) between the two is a No.

The Sales office is in the garage. He said someone was closing the paperwork on a house and they were in the garage, as this is the showhome. The showhome shows off the quality of the builder and will be sold when all the lotsare built on. The garage will have a couple desks and a model / mock- up of the area.

Katy is actually the name of the suburb this house is located.

Not really tornado alley , but hurricanes are something you should worry about its in Katy so its kinda far from the coast. From the center of Houston its a 2 hour drive. One in a half hours depending on how fast you drive lol. You would love it. Oh you just have to worry about the heat and humidity. Thank God for central heat and air conditioning! Much love guys❤

@firefighterchick

10 күн бұрын

I'm not sure what construction that was but in that area concrete or block would be materials that would be better for potential hurricane damage.

I listen to people all over the world that love our homes in our land here and I realize how blessed Americans are God blessed this country

@MoXXXi

6 күн бұрын

Yeah but they're viewing top of the line homes. Show the average cookie cutter that gets built in 3 days and can fall apart by a strong wind. #MURICA

I’m in Houston and know people who have purchased these new builds. Most have major regrets. SUPER high light bills to cool a space like that. Cleaning nightmares. Cheap materials… etc. One even had to completely evacuate their large family from a 1 year old home due to black mold coming out of all the fancy walls. The home got rain during the build and the contractor just keep building not letting it dry out first.

@PopsieLouisiana59

6 күн бұрын

Home inspections is paramount when buying ANY house. With the heat, tech shield in the attic, double paned windows and black out drapes. HE puron units that serviced on the regular and with 3400sf, power bill is about $250.

♥LOL!!! Well, I have a couple of good storage shed building companies near me that advertise mini houses. Hahahaha, enjoyed the church service at the end BTW. LOL. I am dying laughing at your 180 in demeanor. Lot's of other homes available, without being witnessed to.

🤣He got us at the end! Proselytizing. Gees. Ok, that's a nice house and it's dirt cheap in Texas, it would be many millions of dollars in California. Not a part of tornado alley but it does get hurricanes.

In Texas, high ceilings allow the heat to move further away from the ground

The upgrade in this house is probably about $100K - $150K, and then when you add the furniture, this house will cost about $800K including the front elevation of the house. Your property tax will be based on $800K. That is why many buys the basic model and do the upgrades later. Property tax will be based on the purchase of the basic house.

@H2G2_STP

10 күн бұрын

That varies. My parents modified their home and that increased the value which increased the property tax quite a bit. Some places do reassess of property taxes. My mom's is now more than double what it was at the time of purchase because they made improvements (that's in Virginia). In NH property tax can be totally insane and very subjective depending on the assessor. Not much else is taxed and no state income tax so property tax is ridiculous

With that his and hers closet I would have that one rail and the rest of it would be hers. 😂

$650K is the base price. As this house sits its probably closer to $850K. I used to live in Houston. Live in Dallas now. Houston is not tornado alley, but does get hurricanes. Dallas is in tornado alley, I've lived here for 28 years and have never seen one. What's crazy is when he was mentioning the Houston-DFW-San Antonio-Austin corridor. I couldn't help but think that entire area is about the same size as your wonderful country. My husband and I go on cruises out of Galveston frequently, we drive from DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth), it's about a 6 hour drive when there are no traffic back-ups. We never leave the state of Texas. There is just so much space here, it's so much easier to build these big sprawled out homes. You definitely don't see homes like this in New York City, where land is premium and there isn't anywhere left to spread out to. England does have expansive countryside and communities such as these could branch out to create some suburbs such as these. Katy, TX is a suburb town northwest of Houston. If Brits were more willing to have that commute like Americans do, places like these could be more common. Since so many companies have implemented work from home policies since Covid hit and they realized they could get rid of high overhead costs of keeping a huge office space, the suburban dream has become far more efficient and people can branch even further away from city centers without compromising the bigger income that comes with living in a big city. Gonna sound like the true Texan I am right here and say, y'all should start the wave of luxury spreads in the countryside and build one of these master planned communities. I bet many Brits would jump at a chance to own an American style home. Go for it, it could be your entry into great wealth in Great Britain! 😊

The garage was on the side and the entrance to the garage was near the mud room and utility room -- he didn't show it.

LOL - they're in Katy Texas, a suburb of Houston.

The three car garage is on the other side of that house!

He went from selling a house to preaching I love it though thank you for sharing this

@kokomo9764

11 күн бұрын

Ridiculas. I would not buy a home from a religious nut.

When U see all of the homes with high ceilings, I always wonder about how to clean off the cobb webs and dust. Also it is more area for air con and heating

@dreamweaver1603

7 күн бұрын

You can buy long poles that have things to attach like dusters or claws to change lightbulbs, etc.

The glass in the bathroom is probably tinted, acts as one-way glass

😅😅😅😅 he got you guys😅😅😅😅

The external architecture gives a nod to the Prairie house style created by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. He was from Spring Green. WI (Taliesin east). He blew open the stuffy Victorian and opened it up. You will find lots of nods to Prairie style all over the state especially in Madison. Monona terrace in Madison, WI was designed by him as well. He created the Usonian style of homes that sometimes gave a nod back to his earlier Prairie style architecture features but not always. One of his most famous modern houses is Fallingwater in Pennsylvania. Sorry for the ramble. lol Also that's NOT a chef's kitchen and it's a small, yet decent kitchen. I personally would find it an insult for that price but that's me. lol

Amen Brother I love how you spread God's word its unique for sure.

He said the homes in the neighborhood 'start' at $600k..this one is probably $800+. It's a beautiful home, no doubt, but practically speaking, it' expensive to cool and heat a two-story vaulted home due to all the dead air space. This home would require two HVAC units working overtime to stabilize the temp of this home. We built a similar style home (on a smaller basis) in the DFW area and the bills ran us off after two years. Moved to a one story, ranch style home, same square footage, and our electric bill was half that of "the big house". Just a caveat for anyone looking to buy .. then again, if you can afford this home, a $1500 a month electric bill may not be an issue.

There appears to be retractable hidden blinds on the bath window

I live in San Antonio Texas and my house looks like this.

Running on backup power here after thunderstorms went through.

Nice house!

It's not really tornado alley. Your biggest problem will be hurricanes. It's far enough inland that the wind isn't the problem, but the flooding is a concern. There are ways to mitigate that, but people always think it won't happen to them. The reality will be the heat and humidity. If the power goes out during the summer, then there is a real chance of dying. Invest in a emergency generator, and or solar power and batteries.

I'm in Minnesota, My house is like this but I have a full basement. We need them in Minnesota because of the cold and tornados.

Here a mud room has an exterior entrance and is where you can come in and take off your muddy clothes from being and working outside. There's usually a mud sink that's where you can rinse off very dirty objects etc And maybe a shower as well. With few exceptions, I would rather restore a well-constructed old home than a wood frame made of new construction materials. Also, I'd rather have a smaller house and more land. Then you guarantee that even if the area is built up around you you'll still have privacy. The bathroom window has a mirrored effect that means anyone on the outside can't see inside but you can see outside. When he says it's a seller's(edited because of an oops)market it is absurdly so. People are bidding tens of thousands higher than the asking prices and still getting outbid. Then you're already upside down in your mortgage because you just paid more than the house and property are worth.

@JustMe-dc6ks

11 күн бұрын

That’s a sellers’ market.

@firefighterchick

11 күн бұрын

@JustMe-dc6ks yeah sorry fingers and brain weren't on the same page. 🤣

@Amandaarford83

10 күн бұрын

My mom is a realtor and it’s been crazy selling stuff. She has people from other states or other countries just buying houses without ever seeing them. That’s just crazy to me. She can’t even put her magazine out with her listings because people buy stuff before the magazines can be printed. It’s great for her though 😂

@firefighterchick

10 күн бұрын

@Amandaarford83 definitely great for her.😉😅

No frosted glass because if u look back there is a blackout shade above the windows. Luv u guys. A USA sub for sometime now.

Along with the purchase price of this house... there will be an HOA fee every single month.those are pretty high. The hoa fee pays for the security company, lawn care for common areas, maintenance of the water features and parks, among other things.

I lived in the Cypress/Katy area a good part of my life. The individuals buying these houses dont know that all of Katy was at one time all RICE FIELDS!!! That means a lot of water and flooding!!! And YES tornadoes definitely go through there. A good-sized tornado hit a neighborhood in Katy just a month ago. When i lived in Cypress, a tornado blew the windows out of our brick home and caused damage to the shingles. Plus, I've been through numerous hurricanes and hailhouston and surrounding areas are on a Bayou, creeks, and very low land.

6:17 The 2nd pantry room was the laundry room

Hey Pops. I looked at so many model homes before I bought mine back in 2005. Really you would be spoiled for choice. These builders usually have 5 or more floor plans to choose from. Varying lot sizes and 2 to 3 car garages. You can also choose your carpets, flooring, cabinets, appliances. Here in the Seattle area we even had the choice of air conditioning or not since you really don't need it much and these new homes have energy efficient windows, and doors. There are new housing developments everywhere up here. Seattle's economy has been booming for decades. You'd be welcome up here and it might even a little like the UK because of it similar climates. Don't expect Houston prices up here though lol.. I think that that house in Seattle would cost closer to a million dollars. Salaries are much higher up here though so it sort of balances out.

I’m surprised the owner didn’t install a pool. Most homes this size have one. The bathroom upstairs is a Jack n Jill. Two bedrooms have a door to access the same bathroom I’m a Texas in the Dallas area

everyone on my block has a pool.....just gotta have one here

At least 3/4 of Americans could not afford that house, if not more. It would be 1-1.5 million in many markets, meaning you need to make a third of a million in salary a year or more.

Many who move here from California or the northwest US are shocked at how far their money goes and how large a home they can get here. We are all spolied eith large kitchens and multiple bathrooms. Even in my little condo, I have 2 large bedrooms, mine with en suite, and a walk-in closet and the guest room has a roomy shower room right outside the door, a washing machine closet in the hall and large open concept living, dining and kitchen. This is normal for here. Before you decide to move here, it's good to be aware of the horrid heat. Right now at 1451 it's 94°F and the feels like is 105°. We live inside with our central air conditioning too many months out of the year. Also the SE Gulf coast is more subject to hurricanes and tropical storms than tornadoes.

Im in Houston. It is definitely NOT a buyer's market.

“Dallas/Houston Area” Those two cities are 250 miles from each other. 😂😂

@WenD1908

5 күн бұрын

Not even possible to make that a metro area.

@Spicy_Lavender

4 күн бұрын

@@WenD1908 Right? I laughed out loud when the narrator said that. 😂 I live north of Dallas. Houston is about 4 hours away.

@WenD1908

4 күн бұрын

@@Spicy_Lavender Easily. On a good day.

There's blinds under the black cover for the bathroom ..lol

Love the house, didn’t appreciate the sermon. ❤️🐝🤗

The end was the best part ❤

That was 6 bedrooms plus office and game room. Big house.

You were wondering at the curtains in the living room. With a 20 foot ceiling height the fabric required for those curtains is at least 53 yards or about 48-49 meters of material. I used to make curtains so... fabric costs about $15.00 per yard and those are definitely custom but not very generous on the pleating depth so they would cost around 795.00 USD. Costs more to live in one of these mausoleums. Young people are opting out of these kinds of mega houses. It is considered wasteful and showy. All of the Gen Z kids I know are trying to appear poorer than their friends. I know a lot of trust fund babies that look homeless by choice.

@BritPopsReact

8 күн бұрын

@Jeeperskip Thank you for the curtain quote, after that pricing, I think I will pass on this house. Can't afford the curtains!! Cheer

@aletmartins6940

6 күн бұрын

@@BritPopsReactBtw those super high windows above the big windows could have curtains or blinds - remote controlled!!

It's the end of the video folks, here comes the great news he promised everyone. Religion in your face! 😅

@CG68810

8 күн бұрын

Jesus doesn't promise homes like this! Maybe for the grifter Pastor.

@BritPopsReact

8 күн бұрын

@sdv73168 Was not expecting that from an estate agent!

@sdv73168

8 күн бұрын

@@BritPopsReact A Bible comes with every house, lol

That's a pricy pad. Most of us don't live like that. Pools are not uncommon in most price ranges but the size & finishes of that house are def luxury. I'd say 800,000 to 2 mil depending on location location location

Houston doesn’t get very many tornadoes, they are more tropical in climate and they get hurricanes usually, but not bad. However this past spring I had relatives in Houston and they did get caught in their first Houston tornado. Tornado alley is typically Kansas, Oklahoma is the number one spot for most tornadoes I believe in the world, and then north Texas like Dallas. Houston is south east Texas. So they get more hurricanes than anything. But Texas is vey hot everywhere. But if you have to be in a tornado, you want to be in Oklahoma , because the warning system for tornadoes is top of the line! I live in Oklahoma, I’ve been through several tornadoes, and all of our weather men/ women are world class scientists. And they let you know what street that tornado is turning in, do plenty of ti e typically to take shelter.

You can get homes with a lot more land though better really nice for decent prices

@beadnut

11 күн бұрын

Not in California or New York

@tinatovar7548

11 күн бұрын

@@beadnut hun I live in Georgia I agree with you

Nice little quaint home. I'm not sure too many average incomes could cover the loan on a place like this. But it is a nice place with lots of space. - Hawk

@BritPopsReact

8 күн бұрын

@Hawk-ODA212 I thought that garden was underutilised, pop a pickleball court in there and I may consider it 😆

@Hawk-ODA212

8 күн бұрын

@@BritPopsReact 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Now you're talking.

You definitely would not get a home that size for that amount in Utah. My son, who is a real estate agent, paid that much for a 4 bedroom 2 1/2 bath, 2 car garage with 2500 sq ft for the same dollar amount 4 yrs ago and prices have gone up from that. I'm very happy I bought my home 15 yrs ago. It's almost tripled in value. I could never imagine my son preaching at the end of his videos.

Partially paid for by glass cleaner maker! Like the clean lines and light color scheme but would NEVER move to Texas. I don't like a pool but surprised this house different have one.

Ive lived in multiple states and price, size, tax, and land can vary immensely even within a state. Northern Virginia prices and average yard are very different to the southern part of the state and both are different from the neighboring states. Bit like a house in London vs a house of the same size in Poole or Redruth

Love your channel.

@BritPopsReact

10 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Truly, you can get a $300 to 400K home with 4 bedrooms 3 1/2 baths with open floor plans 2 car garage on 1 acre or more. The home will be nice, on a bit of property, with neighbors close but not at arms reach. This one was a McMansion type with the goodies, so final print will be close to 750 to 800K. The yearly property taxes will be steep, but it is nice.

@H2G2_STP

10 күн бұрын

That really depends on where you are. In my part of Virginia you can expect an average home to start around 700k and it wont have much land and the cheapest apartment in my county is $1850. It really depends on where you live. Even within a state it can fluctuate greatly.

i counted 6 bedrooms.

Katy, TX. It's the name of the town.

I’d be more than happy with just the ground floor…

This home is beautiful and all but do keep in mind, someone’s got to keep the place clean. An HOA for the exterior and a line item in the budget to pay for a cleaning service. An aside, this is Texas. There’s a lotta Bible-thumpin’ going on.

No this is not tornado alley

He has another house tour of another home in Texas. I seen other people react to it, it was an affordable American house for $284,900 and up.

You got bamboozled with a proselytizer

@Mr.Dobalina_Mr.BobDobalina

7 күн бұрын

🤣 But we got to see a beautiful house (and the proselytizing was kind of sweet). Cheers!

Lol they are cardboard wood houses..... They Just look beautiful

To me that high ceiling in the family room is wasted space plus you have to heat it and keep it cool .

It's a yard. They haven't planted the garden yet

Texas is one of the less expensive housing markets, which might have changed since more people are moving there. A house like that in Portland Oregon would be about 800k to 900k.

Hou-ston ...we syllablize differently thank UK and AUS

bathroom in every room

Your air conditioning and property taxes would be outrageous!

So, if you want your neighbors to preach at you, you know where to go now.

Of course he had to end with a work of fiction.

Its two glass...you can look out but you cant see in

This is not an average home in the US. Alot more expensive and bigger than the average person can afford.

There are no neighbors near who can see in!

Ugh 😩 That guy creeped me out!! Stop with the sermon! I wouldn’t even consider the house if that weirdo was showing it to me 😮

@kentstevenson4658

8 күн бұрын

I thought the same thing. Christian and Native Texan, this guy gave me the creeps.

It's pronounced Hyouston, not Houston.

This house is not very realistic. It's kinda expensive. Here's one that is more affordable. "Affordable modern home tour near Dallas Texas". The channel name is Navarealtygroup .

Better hope it’s not a specific company that built it. There are so many people that bought from them only to have things start falling apart immediately. Shortcuts and shoddy work

The guy showing the house turned into a religious nut at the end.

You need a.down payment of at least 3 or 4%...then like all homeowners welcome to your mortgage

$600,000.00 goes a bit farther in Texas, than it does in Connecticut!🤣

@OkiePeg411

11 күн бұрын

But don't forget the cost of the HOA $$$. those planned communities all have many common areas, parks, water features, clubhouse, pool, etc. It all needs to be maintained.

@pacmanc8103

10 күн бұрын

This house is more like $825k, not $600k because of the upgrades.

@Swordatmidnight

9 күн бұрын

@@OkiePeg411I live in a Houston suburb, gated community with two small parks for the kiddos, a small walking area around a pond and a small pool. My HOA is about $85 a month.

You get so much more house for the money in Texas. It's not the only state with prices like that, but it's popular. It's also super hot and humid there, and gets a lot of tornadoes and hurricanes.

The problem that many European viewers don't realise is that these houses are built from plywood, which is why we see so many communities devasted by hurricanes every year. All image, absolutely no substance at all.

@TheRealdal

6 күн бұрын

You do realize that tornadoes wipe out brick buildings also? Nothing makes it through a 450 mph wind. So your statements are wrong. We have the most devastating weather in all of the world do to our terrain, temperatures, and wind currents. We also have the most abundant wood that is replenishable, so we use that more than brick. An EF 3-5 can lift semi trucks and throw them through buildings, lift trains and throw them around like match cars, rip trees out of the ground and send them like missiles through a brick wall, debark trees and leave 100ft trees into little bald toothpicks, strips the asphalt off the street. Quit spreading all these lies about our homes. Yes, our poorer neighbors live in mobile homes which are cheaper but sturdy but they will get lifted and blown away easily because the foundation is elevated. The only truly safe place is under ground. Brick walls will fall on top of you and crush you. Brick can provide some extra protection temporarily but if the tornado is anything over a EF4 or larger it’s just as likely to be wiped out.

@ourfarmhouseinspain

6 күн бұрын

@@TheRealdal Entirely correct, and having directly experienced two E4 tornadoes their sheer power is literally breathtaking. Perhaps I should have been clearer. Whilst survivability of any structure in direct contact with an E4 or E5 is a fairly moot point, I was more concerned with the collateral damage that occurs within the immediate vicinity, a very large amount of which could be substantially reduced. A major weakness of a structure are window apertures, and the ingress of wind at high speed and pressure can often overpressure a building, forcing off the roof. Some areas would clearly benefit from stouter windows. We once had a house built in Florida, and I discussed these points with the builders though more from the risk of tropical storms, and they've no clue really. Any research doesn't seem to filter down to the sharp end of the construction industry, they'll just - usually, anyway - follow the building codes. Regards, stay safe.

Dads, that house in the thumbnail looks suspiciously like a McMansion. 🤦‍♀Ugh, the sermon killed it.