Is the U.S. getting screwed?
>>215025934what’s the problem?
>>215025934You should be happy knowing they are not using guns to screw them
even if they aren't using the bolts correctly does it even matter in that specific case? The plate looks like it will be firmly secured, bolts are far more expensive than screws here but they got the job done
>>215025954You already know that's not how it is supposed to be done, hopefully it still has enough grip.I would choose another builder though.
>>215025934Surely that is not america but some latino hell hole. Why are they building their houses out of wood?
>>215025934>Is the U.S. getting screwed?U.S. is getting hammered
>>215025934>>215026006>>215026180Probably ribbed nails. They are supposed to be hammered in or in fact shot in using air pressure.
>>215026006>screwsI meant nails >>215026704yea I'm aware of ribbed nails but in the video you posted he's clearly just nailing in bolts it's a bolt with a head like this
>Americans pay millions for this
>>215026915who is the fucking architect?
>>215025934>bolts need a little convincing to go into the predrilled holesthis is as it should be. does it surprise you?
>>215026287is this a joke? all construction in the US now is super long and loud projects and done by spics with everything being made of wood
American houses are actually made out of wood and cardboard. Americans live like homeless people
>>215030130>woodno, literal cardboardor paper if you don't pay enough to get cardboard
>>215030130Why the fuck are you building in wood in 2025?
>>215026915Trump needs to be cracking down on these construction companies who refuse to hire American. funny how the names on the side of their trucks are always Irish or Italian and then their crews look like that.
why hasn't any techtard revolutionized the way houses are built?commoditize the house!
>>215026704ribbed nails don't have bolt heads
>>215030187wheres this? florida?this house would absolutely crumble if it got hit by a pinoy typhoon lol
>>215025954there isn't onethis is high quality illiterate guatemalan labor
>>215030222Infinite cheap lumber supply. Euros cut down all their trees during the dark ages, in the US we have almost infinite woodland, so why not use it?
>>215030800>so why not use it?so construction requires skill and phases out border jumpers. that would be like 25 million illegals gone.
>>215030800So that your house doesn't break down when it storms.
>>215026915KEK fucking Sims 1-tier situation
>>215026915Why are they saying «bastard» all the time. Are they Indians?
>>215030800>infinite woodlandnew lumbers is worse than old lumber the trees grow too quickly and the wood is not nearly as structurally sound
>>215030943>>215030187Wood is good for earthquakes though, Euros don't have to deal with thoset. NZer
>>215025954>>215026180It's not about grip at all, although yeah the threads are probably fucked. Screws have poor sheer strength and that situation hold a purely sheer load. Nails bend, screws break. It's also why you see the bent nail in there, he can't hit a nail straight on so he's using a screw which is less likely to bend (but it will very likely break somewhere down the road now)>>215026704They are very very clearly screws
>>215026006Yes, screws have poor sheer strength and that plate is meant to stop that beam from shifting left and right. A nail would bend a little but not give, screws might bend a LITTLE before they snap. I say this as a framing carpenter
>>215030222>>215026287Scandinavia has the best building quality in europe and they build with mostly wood
>>215030222Euros are a strange lot. Schrodinger's Euro. Simultaneously all about sustainability and environmental friendliness but also screeching about our wood houses saying we should be using stones and concrete and steel o algo.
>>215030187>>215030480>typhoonthe roof is completely gone meaning it flew away, this is clearly during a hurricane or a tornado
>>215030303They've tried many time but none of them have actually worked on a job site so they are clueless when it comes to practicality
>>215031430Anyone who has done any work on a house knows wood is superior. It just needs to be good quality and well protected from the elements and it will last for 400 years.
>>215031492>American cannot comprehend when groups of people are not monolithsclassic
"roll the squared, pull the rounded"
>>215031016They are saying "Cabron" and the translator is just interpreting it as "bastard" for some reason.>>215030300>refuse to hire AmericanAmericans aren't going to work these job for the same pay.And the ones who do, are probably on drugs, or unreliable in general.
>>215031561I know what the majority of you are like, this just reeks of sour grapes behavior.
>>215030222My wood house was built in 1804 and we only replaced the original roof a few years ago. It was so old that all the nails were hand forged. Wood is a great material.
>>215030300I watched a documentary that revealed any company that got shut down would just open a new one under a different name. Regulators don't give a shit.
>>215031844>And the ones who do, are probably on drugs, or unreliable in general.Not true, I work for a framing carpentry company that has shops all over the country. Our shop is entirely white and we are ranked the highest or one of the highest in our region and the country every year despite the fact that we have to work in both heavy snow+below 0 temperatures an 100+ and humid every year AND we have tougher building codes because our houses have to be able to hand heavy snow loads for long periods of time.>Americans aren't going to work these job for the same pay.Maybe true, but these guy are probably getting paid more than you think. That being said the reason they hire illegals is generally not because of the lower pay, it's because they take money out of their paychecks for "taxes" but actually pocket the money because they usually get paid in cash and have no proof of employment.
>>215031391Are screws designed to be of a more brittle metal? Never occurred to me but they do feel like that in the hand
>>215032528Yes screws are made to resist outward force while nails are made to bend instead of break during shear force.
>>215031844>Americans aren't going to work these job for the same pay.no fucking shit, so we'll no longer have these bullshit companies run by a 25 year old kid who thinks he's a businessman. >And the ones who do, are probably on drugs, or unreliable in general.tell me you're a border hopper without telling me. show some respect for the people who saved your faggot family from cartel enslavement.
