Timber And Wood In Timber

Question: Why don't we build with glass, steel, timber and stone?

(Posted by: on 2011-09-27 13:20:33)

Except the fact that glass with smash

Posted by: Jake on 2011-09-27, 13:23:40

Erm.....we do And the glass is strengthened.

Posted by: James on 2011-09-27, 13:29:24

I'm a bit puzzled by your question since all the materials you metnioned are common building materials. I built a home in the Guadalupe mountains that was practically all glass on the outside walls and the frame was all heavy natural pine timbers joined entirely with wood joinery - no iron or steel in the frame at all. I also built a mountain home in Missouri all out of natural stone collected entirely from the home owners own land. His wife was afraid of lightning so I used steel pre-fabricated trusses in the roof, covered with steel corrugated panels (all heavily grounded of course) and gave the home a 360 overhang porch. It was a beautiful home.