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To: TimF who wrote (108635)	4/10/2005 4:52:27 PM
From: haqihana	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793917

Tim, I can easily see that a concrete dome will withstand a lot of weather, but who really wants to live in a dome. The shape of a dome restricts the use of the space within. I do think that a concrete block home, with the proper bracing is also a good choice to withstand storms. I have always thought that there should be some way to inject a foam type material into the holes of the blocks that would provide very good insulation from both extremes of temperatures. With a concrete slab on unstable ground, piers of concrete with rebar support can solve that problem in many areas, but with southern Florida, it is all sand, and one cannot find a suitable rock level, or hard clay and dirt, on which to anchor these piers. That is a problem for anyone that lives in those areas. These days, areas that are prone to flooding are mapped out, and, if a builder, or buyer, has any sense, they will not build, or buy, a home in a flood plain. They are just asking for problems. They now make some windows that have the reputation of never having any windows blown out by wind. They cost more, but would be worth it if that is where one feels they must live. There are also those motorized, steel, curtains, that can be lowered in the path of a storm to prevent that kind of damage. Again, they will pinch the wallet a great deal. The major problems in Florida, are mobile homes, and those that are not constructed properly. At this time, we are in a concrete block home, but it is 15 miles from the coast, and is on the highest point of Hillsborough county. All of 40 feet above sea level. Even so, we will be moving by the middle of next year to an area in western NC, eastern TN, or in northern Alabama, where there are still some of the Blue Ridge Mountains.