Self-built houses in rural areas have potential safety hazards in the unauthorized "reformed housing business"
Recently, this newspaper has received many letters from readers, reflecting that some rural self-built houses have potential safety hazards in the unauthorized "residential reform business", and called on relevant departments to take effective measures to regulate the use of rural houses and avoid accidents.
In response to this issue, the reporter interviewed relevant experts.
"For the purpose of pursuing economic benefits and improving living standards, it is understandable that some farmers use self-built houses to build farmhouses, homestays, etc. However, safety must be the prerequisite. The collapse of the Juxian Hotel in Xiangfen, Shanxi, is a profound Lessons must be taken as warnings.” said Wang Chongen, a professor at the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering of Taiyuan University of Technology.
But in real life, security issues are often overlooked.
Associate Professor Luo Yin from the School of Architecture of Tsinghua University pointed out: “Some farmers have a competitive mentality when building houses, they pursue luxury and tallness, but their financial ability is limited. Therefore, they often cut corners in architectural design and selection of materials, hoping to spend as little money as possible. Build large enough houses. Some farmers transform their self-built houses for business purposes without authorization, often requiring more rooms or more space. This has increased the requirements for building quality, such as stronger beams and columns, and more planks. Firmness and so on. If you fail to keep up with this aspect, if you still use the original beams and columns to support a larger, higher-floor house, the safety hazards will become more prominent."
"Another reason is that for a long time, most of the rural self-built houses are self-occupied and residential. Some rural traditional masons are not good at constructing and transforming commercial buildings. Moreover, many traditional masons do not have professional skills and construction qualifications. Yes, work based on experience. This is also a shortcoming in the safety of rural operating houses." Luo Yin said.
In order to avoid the occurrence of safety accidents, Luode Yin suggested classifying and implementing policies and comprehensive management. For self-built houses that have been "reformed by residential and commercial enterprises," relevant departments should comprehensively investigate potential safety hazards and conduct house quality assessments. Once problems are found, they will be ordered to rectify immediately; for some Those who want to "result in housing reform" must establish a sound system and strict implementation. For example, they must register with the relevant departments and apply for business qualifications. After the house is renovated, the relevant departments should conduct door-to-door safety inspections on structure, quality, and fire protection. If necessary, an annual inspection system can be implemented to ensure normalization of supervision.
"In this regard, we can learn from the management methods of urban catering and hotels." Luo Yin said that we can also consider encouraging reporting systems and listing publicity systems, especially for self-built houses that have not been approved in accordance with the procedures and have been "reformed to business" without authorization. , Once found to be ordered to rectify, otherwise, the safety warning signs will be hung in a prominent position.
When everyone sees the warning signs, they will choose carefully.
Wang Chongen suggested that the safety precautions of rural self-built houses, especially "residential-to-commercial" houses, must be strengthened first to further strengthen the professional training of safety inspectors so that they can detect problems in time. "Considering the large base of rural self-built houses, To check the reality of weak power, we should focus on key areas and focus on those villages where rural tourism, farmhouses are established, and the development is fast."
"In addition to supervision during and after the event, we must also take precautions beforehand." Wang Chongen also suggested that relevant departments should take effective measures to provide timely guidance and assistance in the planning, design, construction and transformation of rural self-built houses, such as inviting designers In view of the reality of different regions, a number of strong and beautiful houses were designed for villagers to choose independently.
Our reporter Zhang Yang