Make Your House Hurricane Proof (as seen on ABC's GMA)

[underpants]

Hurricane season?? ppffffttt no problem I got the place hurricane proofed

:eyes:


Make Your House Hurricane Proof
Hurricane season officially begins Friday. If you live in a hurricane zone, you can visit the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes Web site -- www.Flash.org -- for the latest innovations on building hurricane-proof homes.

The following Web sites also have information and products that can help homeowners make their homes hurricane proof:

www.PGTindustries.com

www.mercedeshomes.com

American Test Labs of Florida

www.strongtie.com
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3230207

[depakid]

1. I'm frequently reminded of the "3 little pigs."

People do stupid and or foolhardy things- like build or purchase houses (or trailers) that are woefully deficient based on the known risks.

And they'll keep doing so- irrespective of the lessons they ought to have learned from a simple nursery rhyme, unless there are responsible land use ordinances and building codes in place.

[smiley_glad_hands]

2. Concrete, lots and lots of concrete. eom

[leveymg]

3. There's only one kind of hurricane-proof house

Gun turret is for the looters.

[gratuitous]

4. Our house is totally hurricane proof

Of course, it's in Oregon so there are concerns about earthquakes and volcanoes, but by gum no hurricanes!

[depakid]

5. The Oregon coast has hurricane force winds every year!

almost without fail- and yet, while tress blow down, by in large houses don't get blown apart.

However- there's still a significant amount of unreinforced masonry -which will come down in a major quake.

[hedgehog]

6. There is a difference between wind resistant and hurricane proof.

Katrina should have taught everyone that the worst damage comes with the water, not the wind.

My sister boasted to me about how she bought windows that were tested by firing a 2X4 at them. I want to know; what happens when a. The second 2X4 hits the window or b. a 2X12 hits?

[Rick Myers]

7. I went thru Hurricane Andrew in South Fla!!!

Our condo was brand new and poured concrete. We didn't so much as lose an awning. 2 doors down another of the same design looked like it had been nuked. It was flying debris that did the damage. A friend worked in warehouse, so we parked all of our cars in there. It survived, but there was a 60' palm tree laying across the spot where my Acura would have been!

Hurricane-proof is alot like 'military intellegence' or 'jumbo shrimp.'