Posted by VaTom on May 12, 2015 at 17:41:34 from (70.32.193.66):
In Reply to: Re: Safe rooms posted by roy prins on May 12, 2015 at 17:06:06:
Roy, virtually any design can be constructed poorly. My place has been through 2 earthquakes, they caused substantial damage elsewhere. I suffered 2 cracked windows, 1 per quake. In tornado country, only reasonable to make sure the engineering of exposed walls was rated for expected winds. That apparently wasn't the case in Chandler, unless the house was sound and the owners simply didn't like living there enough to bother to clean up. Glass will break, why the Bloomington house is getting steel covers.
I know of an underground house in Oregon that was abandoned, though structurally sound. It had severe water problems, leakage AND condensation. Poor design.
My head building inspector warned me about building a concrete house. Said they were always wet. Condensation or leakage? He didn't know, just always wet. Visited me after we'd been here several years and was shocked. No water problems. Now he suggests interested folks give me a call to make sure they get it right. Pretty simple really, avoiding both condensation and leakage.
We like a fire, so long as it isn't a chore. We burn under a cord/year (20,000 cu ft house), our only active heat source. While a nearby friend with a similar sized house cuts 4 1/2 cords/year of oak here. We also have no need of air conditioning, unheard of around here. Annual Heat Storage is the design I followed, and the other houses I mentioned use, or will use. Cheaper to build, and works better. Not to mention never needing a re-roof.
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