Prepare for your future home to protect for next hurriance, windstorm, etc.

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Interesting link of 26th May 2000

http://www.al.com/weather/hurricane/?preparehome.html


Yes, it´s very true. It´s very important to protect your future home and safety against hurriance, thunderstorm, windstorm, gailstroms, etc.


Build house with wood or cupboard are not acceptance in Germany. We build our house with bricks etc. Yes, it´s different story if there´re LARGE floods, storm etc. but it´s better than let the house whip away by any storms, floods etc.

I thought this information for everyone here is important to take care of your future home where there´re hurriance zones.

Think positive about your future.


Other building tips

Hurricane-smart building tips

http://www.hurricane.lsu.edu/_in_the_news/sept02_advocate.htm


Ask the builder
http://www.askthebuilder.com/Brick.shtml

Very important to read this
http://www.redcross.org/services/prepare/0,1082,0_188_,00.html
 
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in Guam, there are a lot of concentre houses because of the powerful typhoons (hurricanes) whip thru that area. Winds can go high as 200 mph in the area.

They need to save wood by building concentre houses where so many hurricanes and tropical storms pass by, i don't think flood will rot concentre houses, I believe.
 
Simple solution: Move to area where they don't have much natural disaster! I live in Nor'East and our natural disaster is just cute blizzard, and ice storm. They don't cause as much damages like these in Hurricane front and Tornado alleys!
 
Actually, you can build houses that have better chances of withstanding hurricanes.

In my school, they talked about "hurricane straps" a lot.
http://www.stormsurvival.homestead.com/Hurricane_Straps.html
http://www.flagleremergency.com/er/homeprotection_straps.asp

Here is a great link showing how to use these straps:
http://www.flash.org/activity.cfm?currentPeril=1&activityID=184

As for flooding,
in New Jersey, they built many houses on posts, to avoid the damages. I don't know if this is a good idea or not. Anyone knows?

http://www.seasiderentalsonline.net/
the house on right of the website is built on posts, just to show what I mean about flooding.
 
It's a good idea for flood plains like a river basin that floods a lot. In Geurnville, CA, there are many houses on posts (raised houses) to avoid flooding their houses during flooding winter storms.

As for flooding,
in New Jersey, they built many houses on posts, to avoid the damages. I don't know if this is a good idea or not. Anyone knows?
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Liebling:-))) said:
Interesting link of 26th May 2000

http://www.al.com/weather/hurricane/?preparehome.html
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Very good link. Thank you. :)


Build house with wood or cupboard are not acceptance in Germany. We build our house with bricks etc.
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I have seen a lot of brick houses with all their bricks peeled off. The wind gets behind the brick veneer, and pulls off all the bricks, one after another.

If someone is building a new house, brick might be a good idea, but many people can't afford them. Some older wooden houses cannot be changed to brick.

Hurricane straps are required here. We even built our shed with hurricane straps.

If only we had a way to prevent the trees from falling on our house. :)

Since residents in South Louisiana can’t build basements because of land below sea level, new home bathrooms or closets can easily be turned into shelters.
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That is true for us too. Houses here don't have basements. We have to use our interior laundry room or bathroom for shelter. Those are the only rooms without windows.
 
kuifje75 said:
As for flooding,
in New Jersey, they built many houses on posts, to avoid the damages. I don't know if this is a good idea or not. Anyone knows?

http://www.seasiderentalsonline.net/
the house on right of the website is built on posts, just to show what I mean about flooding.
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Yes, the beach houses here (SC) are required to be built "raised". The first level cannot be enclosed or used for living space. Only "break-out" panels or removable plugs are allowed. Many residents use that space for a carport, shed storage, laundry room, boat shed, etc. If the water floods, it just passes thru the open space instead of beating against walls. It is not perfect but much safer and stronger than without raising.

Some people who have older houses have the houses picked up and set onto new raised foundation. It looks a little weird but it works.

The weirdest looking ones here are the mobile homes. They actually set their mobile homes on 15-ft high platforms.
 
We cannot have "raised houses" (or houses on "posts") here on the Oregon Coast because in the winter time we frequently have 100 mph wind gusts and if that wind get's under your house you might be another "Wizard of Oz" story!

We have evacuation routes, but it all depends on what causes the tsunami, an earth quake in Alaska or right here on the Coast. It is all very "iffy" and to tell you the truth if this giant wave does come, I doubt if alot of us would survive. We are 3 blocks from the ocean. It would be more luck than anything else. If your time is up, it's up!

Our house is a "daylight basement" type, with double garage underneath, along with 1 bedroom and laundry room. Our bedroom, kitchen, etc. is on the 2nd floor. There is a full bathroom on each floor.
 
kuifje75 said:
Actually, you can build houses that have better chances of withstanding hurricanes.

In my school, they talked about "hurricane straps" a lot.
http://www.stormsurvival.homestead.com/Hurricane_Straps.html
http://www.flagleremergency.com/er/homeprotection_straps.asp

Here is a great link showing how to use these straps:
http://www.flash.org/activity.cfm?currentPeril=1&activityID=184

As for flooding,
in New Jersey, they built many houses on posts, to avoid the damages. I don't know if this is a good idea or not. Anyone knows?

http://www.seasiderentalsonline.net/
the house on right of the website is built on posts, just to show what I mean about flooding.
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Yes, we have straps on roof to protect windstorms, gailstorms etc. It's obligation to have it on every houses accord insurance company's law. The building companies are obligate to do that on every houses. The building contracter will be in trouble if they found out that there're no scraps on my roof.

Yes, those beach house, you link is good to avoid flood. We have like this, too with the recommend from building company for our future safety. It's not cheap but worth. (there're no flood zones in my area but it's still make sure it's safety). There're obligation to build like this at flood zones since 2002 accord insurance company. They made more and more laws on that flood zones which it's expensive for the owners who live at flood zones. It's up to them either they want to live there or not.
 
DeafSCUBA98 said:
what's gailstorms? care to explain.. because i never heard of it.
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She probably meant hailstorm or gale(wind) storms, either way.
 
Reba said:
Very good link. Thank you. :)
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Welcome :)

I have seen a lot of brick houses with all their bricks peeled off. The wind gets behind the brick veneer, and pulls off all the bricks, one after another.
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Depend on different bricks what's good for protection.

Check this example: (Don't worry about German but see the picture)

This is an exactly brick with holes what they built my house. It's common to build with those brick to every houses with normal brick or double brick. This double brick, they built my house.

http://images.google.de/imgres?imgu...Ziegelstein&start=220&svnum=10&hl=de&lr=&sa=N

Don't worry about "blood" but see the sample of double brick what we have.

http://www.haustierforumonline.de/HTFO/Blutstein.jpg

See the example of brick - English link. (normal brick with holes which it's good for concerte to add it to protect windstorm, etc.) I beleive double brick with holes is useful for hurriance zones but I don't know either you have like this in your country.


http://images.google.de/imgres?imgu...ziegelstein&start=180&svnum=10&hl=de&lr=&sa=N


See the example:
http://images.google.de/images?svnum=10&hl=de&lr=&q=brick&btnG=Suche

I know that they have brick like this in England. Yes, we used to have like this until after WWII time. I think this brick is not 100% protection for hurriance zones.


If someone is building a new house, brick might be a good idea, but many people can't afford them. Some older wooden houses cannot be changed to brick.
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See above. Yes, I can understand that the people can't afford to have brick to build their houses but it's also expensive for them to lose their wood house to hurriance and then rebuild..... Use brick is worth & stay forever than let hurriance whip wooden houses, etc out. I beleive it's meanfuling for the people who can't afford bricks then move to other area where there're no hurriance, flood zones, etc. This is their decision.

Hurricane straps are required here. We even built our shed with hurricane straps.
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Yeah, check my response on K75's post.

If only we had a way to prevent the trees from falling on our house. :)
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The house owners are not allow to plant the trees close to house accord Insurance company rule since around 1985. They can't do anything when the owners already plant their trees close their houses before the law comes in around 1985 but they have choice... high tarif to insure or cut tree off.

That is true for us too. Houses here don't have basements. We have to use our interior laundry room or bathroom for shelter. Those are the only rooms without windows.
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Yes, I can understand why the houses in hurriance zones don't have basement. I began notice that they build houses without basement since 2002 at some flood zones.
 
DeafSCUBA98 said:
what's gailstorms? care to explain.. because i never heard of it.
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http://gallery.hoyhoy.org/albums/20050325_hailstorm/IMG_2545.jpg

http://gallery.hoyhoy.org/albums/20050325_hailstorm/IMG_2553.jpg

including windstorm which it could damage the houses & window, also cars, too. That's why we have garage to protect our cars and also have special to protect every houses.... It's not 100% protection but it's better than worst.


Sorry for my wrong spelling... It should be hailstorm, not gailstorm... :Oops:

Sequias is correct...
 
oh we do get hailstorm.. hate when they happen.. they normally happen just before a tornado came!
 
We Aussie have our own weather problem is Bushfires at this end too, and I can understand we tried our best to protest to look after houses during the bushfires.

People who lives near trees pay extra insurance to protest their homes, as its always burn into black ashes, to zero, zilch, but the Government will help them to re-build all over again in the same areas.

We have mild windy storm here but not thats strong as American's. Mostly I see is trees knock down on the house roof during the storm.

Every spring/summer we were told to remove loose leaves from the roof cutters and watering our yards etc to protest the house.

http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/health/aemf/HDS/chapter_2.html

http://www.warangers.asn.au/fire_control.htm
 
Reba, that's interesting you state that it is more expensive to build houses from brick rather than wood. That is not the case in the West, such as Utah. We have no trees, so it's actually cheaper to make bricks from clay and to build from it, rather than to transport a lot of wood to this area. Some of the original houses here in Utah are made from brick. I think it has a lot to do with local climate, local landscape, etc...
 
DeafSCUBA98 said:
oh we do get hailstorm.. hate when they happen.. they normally happen just before a tornado came!
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They have a wonderful way of redecorating your car's appearance. All pockedmarked or worst a lousy paintjob.
 
sr171soars said:
They have a wonderful way of redecorating your car's appearance. All pockedmarked or worst a lousy paintjob.
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yeah.. in case that happens.. i'm gonna brawl to my insurance! but all they cover is the serious ones... o'well.. my car's roof have some dents from hail.. but it's not that bad enough for insurance approval. i'm sure more than 50% of cars here in minnesota have hail dents on roof of car.
 
DeafSCUBA98 said:
yeah.. in case that happens.. i'm gonna brawl to my insurance! but all they cover is the serious ones... o'well.. my car's roof have some dents from hail.. but it's not that bad enough for insurance approval. i'm sure more than 50% of cars here in minnesota have hail dents on roof of car.
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So, one of the drawbacks of living in MN is a car that looks like the "bumps" and of course the absolutely frigged winters you guys get. Freezing my bogonies off....

Well, here in NC nearer the coast we get the cyclones (er...hurricanes) from time to time (like right now!!!) and hot and humid summers. About that hurricane, we are asking for a hit just to get the rain... ;)

Ummm...let me compute this...I still say I got it better...I don't mind the heat as much as I mind the cold...burrr!!! :mrgreen:
 
kuifje75 said:
Reba, that's interesting you state that it is more expensive to build houses from brick rather than wood. That is not the case in the West, such as Utah. We have no trees, so it's actually cheaper to make bricks from clay and to build from it, rather than to transport a lot of wood to this area. Some of the original houses here in Utah are made from brick. I think it has a lot to do with local climate, local landscape, etc...
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Interesting, I have American co-workers who told me that it's cheaper to build with wood or cupboard (I'm not sure it's English correct word - check picture on the link http://www.knauf-bauprodukte.de/Bilder/anwb/026.jpg ) on the house than build with brick.

Most of Aussies build their houses with "cupboard" (gipsplatte) than build with brick in Australia. I was told that build with "cupboard" are cheapest than build with brick. There're no problem for Aussies to build with cupboard or wood because of climate weather.
 
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