The only holdouts are the contractors. Every single home buyer that I talked to would rather pay the so-called \’extra expense\’ and get a better-built house rather than having to deal with damages.
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6-19-2006
The current (2006) cost to build a hurricane resistant home is approximately 5% greater than standard construction costs.
5%!
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/webspecials02/andrew/day2/story1.shtml
Is the potential for saving just one life in a severe weather volatile area well worth the investment?
Isn\’t the potential for saving many lives over the next 2+ decades of expected severe weather events worth the investment?
rogerpoegc@yahoo.com
In Japan, the houses are concrete because of the Typhoons. I don\’t know why Americans can\’t follow suit.
The only holdouts are the contractors. Every single home buyer that I talked to would rather pay the so-called \’extra expense\’ and get a better-built house rather than having to deal with damages.