Comments on: Building a Strong Foundation https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/building-a-strong-foundation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-a-strong-foundation 53 years and 204,000 miles of business, CEO, leadership, startup, political, military wisdom Tue, 14 Jan 2020 07:26:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 By: JLM https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/building-a-strong-foundation/#comment-1532 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:12:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3524#comment-1532 In reply to William Mougayar.

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In the US homes gets built with the local conditions taken into consideration — an example: some areas have basements and some do not. A place like Austin, Texas has very few because rock is typically just 3′ below the surface in many places. [I love basements.]

In other areas, the cost of freight dictates building materials.

The proximity of building materials [e.g. the South where there is good clay for brick making has lots of red brick building] often dictates usage.

BRC
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]]> By: JLM https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/building-a-strong-foundation/#comment-1533 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:12:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3524#comment-1533 In reply to Otis Funkmeyer.

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Thx and be safe.

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]]> By: Otis Funkmeyer https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/building-a-strong-foundation/#comment-1531 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:21:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3524#comment-1531 Love this post. I think this would be a great series from you. Going around your daily environment and showing how well the well-built things are–that there aren’t coincidences in life. You want a long-lasting structure, you’re gonna hafta assure solidness at the base.

Great metaphor. Happy 4th!

]]> By: William Mougayar https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/building-a-strong-foundation/#comment-1530 Sun, 06 Jul 2014 16:25:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3524#comment-1530 Well said. Your points are well “grounded” 🙂

But I never totally understood why they don’t build more homes with cement/concrete and bricks instead of wood. Is it affordability and speed?

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