In the Philippines, it is noticeable that majority of the houses in the provinces are made up of light wood framed construction. Light wood framed homes are left over from Spanish-American era architecture, those days’ wood was relatively cheap and easily sourced.
Nowadays due to laws limiting the cutting of trees, wood prices have drastically increased, leading to cement being the modern and cheaper as well as the preferred construction material.
Light wood framed homes has the following characteristics:
- Light, and allows quick construction with no heavy tools or equipment. Every component can easily be carried by hand, a light wood framed house essentially becomes a large carpentry job that can be done with basic construction tools.
- Light wood is able to adapt itself to any geometric design, and can be clad with a variety of materials.
- Light wood construction can be faster depending upon the size of the project.
Light wood framed homes has these negative characteristics:
- Light wood framed homes are not highly fireproof, as it is made of wood.
- It is not strong enough to resist major wind events such as typhoons.
- Maintenance and upkeep cost are higher especially with older Light wood framed homes.
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