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To: haqihana who wrote (108449)	4/10/2005 3:52:17 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793895

True but solid concrete domes are very resistant to such damage. The main problems are 1 - The one you mentioned damage to the foundation, if your on soft or sandy ground with a strong storm surge. 2 - Flooding. Even if your house is really solid it might not be leakproof, and even if it somehow doesn't leak the whole area getting flooded will impact you. 3 - Windows. Presumably you want to let some natural light in to your house. If you have windows they can break just from the wind if its strong enough, and they can certainly break from objects moved by the wind or thrown up by the storm surge. Still these house have a pretty good track record. It not best to put even one of these directly on a hurricane prone beach but just a bit inland they will do much better than conventional houses. I don't think I would get one in VA. Even though a couple of tornados did come real close to my house last September. Tim