True, gnu.

But there are other things. I remember reading about the tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma. A professor from a school in Texas studied the ruin in one subdivision and determined that the nails holding the frame to the foundation had been driven in only 1/2 inch.

There's no excuse for that kind of thing.

(Don't get mad at me if they don't use nails for that. Whatever the fastenings were, they went in only 1/2 inch.)

By the way, frame homes are better than brick in earthquake areas.

Question. If I had a garage built of concrete block, would it be a safer place to be in a tornado than a wood-frame home?