A True Hurricane-Proof Home(PRWEB) December 5, 2005 -- With the terrible hurricane season of 2005 now behind us, many coastal residents are either thinking about rebuilding or trying to find a true hurricane proof house.
Many are searching for any alternative to help increase the possiblility of their home surviving the destructive wind and water forces a hurricane can bring.
Can an affordable house be built that is truly hurricane proof?
Sure, a home can be constructed to withstand the high, 130+ mph winds, a category 4 hurricane can bring, but what about the flooding that can follow it?
We watched as many homes that survived the hurricane winds in New Orleans suddenly were faced with the new threat of flooding and the aftermath of mold from simple water damage.
Not only does a home have to stand up to terrible winds but it must also be water proof as well.
Can the average consumer afford such a house?
Strong but expensive steel and concrete homes can offer protection and withstand hurricane force winds but they are not water or mold proof. Many hurricane proof homes constructed with steel and concrete quickly move out of the cost range of the average home buyer.
Even a steel frame house is simply just that. A steel frame. Many other materials are used in the construction that cannot withstand a hurricane. The frame of your house may still be there but everything else you call home can be destroyed.
A new company, Custom Super Homes, claims to have recently invented a contruction material that not only can withstand a category 4 hurricane but also includes the ability to be water proof, mold proof, fire proof, sound proof, super insulated and enviromentally friendly.
All at about the same cost as a regular home.
Their proprietary building material is made from recycled products consisting of coal ash and waste wood.
Coal ash, which is a coal combustion byproduct (fly ash), is a fine powdery material that is recovered from electrical power plants and other coal fired industries. Waste wood is any type of wood that is land filled or piled up, such as waste pallets, chips, and sawdust.
The proprietary matrix or mix is formed into interlocking and non-interlocking building components such as panels, blocks, tilt-wall and other shapes. The building components are then used to replace what would have been concrete, brick, adobe, wood and steel frame walls in typical construction.
You can form, cast, or pour this material into any type of form, similar to casting concrete. Professionals introduced to the system come to the conclusion that it is "a perfect marriage between the solidness of concrete and the flexibility of wood". The superiority of this new material is perfect for any type of real estate, residential, commercial and industrial.
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