[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by olecapt

Uhh and these were the good old days when Las Vegas was a fun place to live???

Yep, I could have snapped my fingers and had you whacked. Good times.

[What!]

Interesting thread. So do most people favor concrete or staccato (sp?).

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by What!

Interesting thread. So do most people favor concrete or staccato (sp?).

Only for overshoes.

[tijlover]

Big question? If California mandated that all homes in fire-prone areas of California be built with concrete, how much would this minimize the damage to houses from fire dangers? When Chicago had their great city fire at the turn of the century, The city of Chicago mandated that all new construction be built of brick and concrete. Why isn't California doing this? If I were to build, say, on the coast near Big Sur where they recently had these fires, and plunk down a half million for a house, I would surely want a structure built that would withstand both an earthquake and fire. When I see these stick-built homes go up in flames in Calif. during these fires, I wonder, wonder, wonder, where these people's heads were at, building in a forested area, thinking the great fire would never come? Like in Lake Tahoe last year.

[Tiger Beer]

I love the stucco homes.

[bradly]

Originally Posted by Tiger Beer

I love the stucco homes.

Wow so do i, mine is a beige brown color.
Originally stucco was only used in new mexico becuase of the hot weather, now most of the southwestern states use it, which is actually pretty neat!

[olecapt]

Originally Posted by bradly

Wow so do i, mine is a beige brown color.
Originally stucco was only used in new mexico becuase of the hot weather, now most of the southwestern states use it, which is actually pretty neat!

Been in active use in Europe since Roman times. They used it on masonry buildings rather than frame. That is also the custom in Mexico.

[bradly]

Originally Posted by olecapt

Been in active use in Europe since Roman times. They used it on masonry buildings rather than frame. That is also the custom in Mexico.

I ment to put in the usa..haha sorry but i did know that

[jfkIII]

Fred and Barney both owned some really cool stone houses....probably the predecessor to the modern day concrete homes. They didn't have to concern themselves with the price of gas either!

Yabba-dabba DOOO!

[WOHR]

JFKIII you're back!!!!! Where were you for so long. We all missed your posts here!!!