▲ 321 ▼ A new house being built down the street from me (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by MrJameGumb@lemmy.world to c/pics@lemmy.world 134 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] schmidtster@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Exteriors are wood too, hurricane straps. Basically metal connectors connect everything from ground across the roof to the ground again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] naonintendois@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What part of Florida? I know there's different wind speed ratings depending on how far north you're building. In South Florida I only ever saw cinder block or full concrete exteriors. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] schmidtster@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It should be compliant everywhere, maybe a particular municipality has specific restrictions though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ours@lemmy.film 1 point 2 years ago Same in the Caribbean. Houses and buildings made of concrete to survive hurricanes. Windows may blow out but the walls stay firm. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] naonintendois@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What part of Florida? I know there's different wind speed ratings depending on how far north you're building. In South Florida I only ever saw cinder block or full concrete exteriors. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] schmidtster@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It should be compliant everywhere, maybe a particular municipality has specific restrictions though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ours@lemmy.film 1 point 2 years ago Same in the Caribbean. Houses and buildings made of concrete to survive hurricanes. Windows may blow out but the walls stay firm. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] schmidtster@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It should be compliant everywhere, maybe a particular municipality has specific restrictions though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ours@lemmy.film 1 point 2 years ago Same in the Caribbean. Houses and buildings made of concrete to survive hurricanes. Windows may blow out but the walls stay firm. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ours@lemmy.film 1 point 2 years ago Same in the Caribbean. Houses and buildings made of concrete to survive hurricanes. Windows may blow out but the walls stay firm. permalink fedilink source parent
