General Tropical Storm/Hurricane Dorian

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Rambo John J

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I bet some criminals are taking advantage of the slow approach to plan crimes
 

jason73

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not a leaf left on anything but a palm tree...and the place lookes bombed

damn that thing pounded on that area
i think grand bahama island is going to get it even worse. it is pretty much just siting on top of them and not moving
 

Chief

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i think grand bahama island is going to get it even worse. it is pretty much just siting on top of them and not moving
Last time I went to Freeport, (2013) they looked like they had given up rebuilding everything after getting pounded annually.
 

jason73

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Last time I went to Freeport, (2013) they looked like they had given up rebuilding everything after getting pounded annually.
i dont know why they dont live in concrete bunkers if this happens every year
 

Chief

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i dont know why they dont live in concrete bunkers if this happens every year
Yeah. Most of the old houses in North Florida are brick or concrete block, but the new houses are stuccoed unless you pay a lot more. The stucco doesn't hold up as well and requires more maintenance over the years, but is the economical option. Any kind of wood exterior is just asking for a headache.
 

lueVelvet

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We have a block house and workshop. I’m never afraid of being here during big storms save for fear of shit flying through the windows. Unfortunately I’ve found no easy way to add shutters but I’m almost hoping the windows break since they’re so old it would be nice to get some replacements.
 

Rambo John J

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probably not much. concrete is fairly cheap
worth it
block with rebar both ways, filled with concrete + a good seal...heavy gauge metal roof

can last a very long time and withstand fire and extreme wind

a bit more expensive but has less maintenance and a vastly longer life

That is how I will build for my mountain stronghold...just the same as they make ranger stations here in the west
 

jason73

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worth it
block with rebar both ways, filled with concrete + a good seal...heavy gauge metal roof

can last a very long time and withstand fire and extreme wind

a bit more expensive but has less maintenance and a vastly longer life

That is how I will build for my mountain stronghold...just the same as they make ranger stations here in the west
you are only going to have to build it once instead of rebuild every year or so
 

Rambo John J

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you are only going to have to build it once instead of rebuild every year or so
Yep
I have no idea what is going on down there(SW USA) construction wise...

Many parts of the west use that type of construction and it is durable as it gets.

I helped build a few buildings in that style and they are still basically in mint condition basically after 10 years of decent winters and extreme winds(buildings are on a ridge overlooking valley so gusts hit 100mph)

Flooding is the thing I know nothing about...I shit my pants when my water heater fucked up 30 square feet of my floor...flooding looks horrible