There is a big difference between a timber-framed home with a brick exterior and an actual brick house. My city is full of 100 year old brick and beam houses that are NOT timber-framed. They are brick and beam, and lumber was only used for floor joists and rafters, which sit directly on brick for all their support.
Not saying it's better for a tornado, just that modern "brick homes" aren't actually brick homes, they're just a selling trick by builders who know their customers aren't very savvy.
There is a big difference between a timber-framed home with a brick exterior and an actual brick house. My city is full of 100 year old brick and beam houses that are NOT timber-framed. They are brick and beam, and lumber was only used for floor joists and rafters, which sit directly on brick for all their support.
Not saying it's better for a tornado, just that modern "brick homes" aren't actually brick homes, they're just a selling trick by builders who know their customers aren't very savvy.
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