If wood gets wet, it's not necessarily a disaster, as it can be dried. But if there's a moisture barrier surrounding it, it might never dry. Think about a log is wrapped in plastic. Moist wood will be eaten by mold.
During a house's long lifetime, it's likely that there are problems and some structure gets to experience some moisture at some point. It should be able to recover.
A friend told that a house expert had a quote.
"There's two kinds of houses: 'if' houses and 'despite' houses."
The 'if' houses stay in shape if everything works correctly. The 'despite' houses stay in shape despite there being occasional maintenance lapses. The key takeaway is robustness to real life events.
During a house's long lifetime, it's likely that there are problems and some structure gets to experience some moisture at some point. It should be able to recover.
A friend told that a house expert had a quote.
"There's two kinds of houses: 'if' houses and 'despite' houses."
The 'if' houses stay in shape if everything works correctly. The 'despite' houses stay in shape despite there being occasional maintenance lapses. The key takeaway is robustness to real life events.