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>>You can trade off future maintenance by spending more initially, or vice versa > Umm is that really true ? Maybe not universally, but often, yes. E.g., you
by setrofim_ 10y ago
>>You can trade off future maintenance by spending more initially, or vice versa
> Umm is that really true ?
Maybe not universally, but often, yes. E.g., you can build using more expensive materials that will last longer/are more resistant to environmental decay.
- jfoutz 10y agoasphalt vs concrete roads are a good example. of course, if you want maintain stuff under the roads, concrete is a real bear.
- falcolas 10y agoAnd when concrete roads fall into disrepair, they get to be really nasty to drive on. I feel like I'm going to shake my car apart driving on some roads in Iowa. I can't say that asphalt roads in disrepair are much better, but potholes tend to be more quickly fixed than slightly mis-aligned sections of concrete roads.