As the saying goes: An old house will not collapse if it is occupied for a hundred years, but will collapse if it is left unoccupied for five years. Why is there such a saying?

The so-called old house will not collapse if it is occupied for a hundred years, but it will collapse after five years of being unoccupied. It does not mean that as long as there are people living in it, the old house will stand very well, but if no one lives in it, the house will easily break down. But when there are people living in it, once there is any problem with the house, it will be repaired immediately, so that it will not affect the subsequent use. Once something goes wrong with those uninhabited houses, no one will take care of them. Later, the problems will get worse and worse. It is estimated that they will be dilapidated and uninhabitable in two or three years.

The old houses in rural areas are basically built with civil engineering. After people move into new houses, the old houses will become overgrown with weeds if no one takes care of them for several years, and they will be eroded by rain all year round. , old houses that are often lived in may collapse in less than a few years. The so-called house has not been lived in for a long time, then it will lack popularity. Popularity refers to an inhabited house, and people will repair it from time to time.

For those old houses that are very old, although they have been lived in for a long time, they are still habitable and there is no sign of collapse. The main reason is that for those old houses, because people usually live in them, if the house leaks or is damaged, people will repair it in time to eliminate those hidden dangers. Moreover, for houses that are lived in all year round, the drainage system in front and behind the house will be better taken care of, and the surrounding weeds will be trimmed regularly. Therefore, under such circumstances, these houses can be so durable.

And people in the past paid great attention to houses and believed that they would live in their houses for a lifetime, so when people built houses in those days, they also had very good quality control. The wood and soil they selected were very strong when they were piled, and the waterproofing system and sewage system inside were relatively good, so they could last for a long time. Once no one takes care of the house, it will become very messy, and it will be easily damaged. If no one repairs a small damage, the damage will become bigger and bigger, leading to four or five years of life. It's likely to break down within a few years.