Started by Elena Marchetti (@fusion_or_bust) ·
why American houses are made of sticks
Cheap timber, cheap nails, and balloon framing in the 1830s let anyone with a hammer build a house. Europeans are always shocked by it.
4 sources · 27 min down the hole
How I got here
- Started with
- “why are american houses made of wood”
- Ended at
- Framing (construction)
The Trail
- “why are american houses made of wood” (google.com)
- Framing (construction) (en.wikipedia.org)
- Framing (construction) (en.wikipedia.org)
- Framing (construction) (en.wikipedia.org)
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