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Answers (5)
- Fort Lauderdale Luxury, "Fort Lauderdale Lux"
- Contributions:23
Contact your area realtor, since, as was mentioned below, this is a relatively new type of construction in Florida. If you are interested in Fort Lauderdale Area, feel free to contact us!
- Bill Hoyle, "AccordingToHoyle"
- Contributions:63
I have seen a few with the solid poured walls however it is a special build in most cases. I'm Licensed in FL and up north where we have solid poured basement walls however most of our homes here in Charlote County (Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte) are block construction with a stucco finish. They hold up well. We had a major storm here in Charlotte Couty in 2004 called Charlie that damaged several homes. Most of them were older builds with little or no hurricane features. Most of our homes now have shutters and one house I owned had hurricane windows, although expensive to install.Believe it or not, our downtown Punta Gorda area (Old fishing village years ago/very quaint and attractive) has historic old wood frame homes and they did very well for the most part. The biggest problem I noticed was roofs. Our wind-load code is 130 MPH.
We are pretty much fortified now. It had been years (over 40) since a storm that strong passed through this area.
I agree that building the home might be your best bet if money is no problem. As I mentioned, I've seen a few but not many. You may want to explore the block construction method. Some of them were re-barred roof to foundation/stem-wall and even filed. They are pretty strorm-ready but not much can stand winds over 150 MPH. The debris blowing is what causes much of the damage.
From what I'm seeing, we're as safe here as any place in the US or on earth as far as that goes. Like they say, Mother Nature is stronger and decides what she's going to do. (Check out Alabama etc.)
If you'd like to look in our area (SW FL/Charlotte Harbor) let me know.
Thanks and I hope this helped a little bit.
Bill Hoyle
AARE CAI
The According To Hoyle Group
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We are pretty much fortified now. It had been years (over 40) since a storm that strong passed through this area.
I agree that building the home might be your best bet if money is no problem. As I mentioned, I've seen a few but not many. You may want to explore the block construction method. Some of them were re-barred roof to foundation/stem-wall and even filed. They are pretty strorm-ready but not much can stand winds over 150 MPH. The debris blowing is what causes much of the damage.
From what I'm seeing, we're as safe here as any place in the US or on earth as far as that goes. Like they say, Mother Nature is stronger and decides what she's going to do. (Check out Alabama etc.)
If you'd like to look in our area (SW FL/Charlotte Harbor) let me know.
Thanks and I hope this helped a little bit.
Bill Hoyle
AARE CAI
The According To Hoyle Group
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- Hamp Yonce, "Zilluminati"
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That is a relatively new methodology in residential construction. You may have better luck getting one built, than trying to find an existing one for sale. If you search listings in the areas you like, the houses that are built this way should certainly be identified in the listing details.
- fancy3530
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St Cloud Kissimmee Lake Nona Near the VA Hosp
- Brian Teyssier, "Brian Teyssier GRI"
- Contributions:964
Where exactly in FLA are you interested in?
I would like to only look for homes in florida that are made with solid poured concrete walls.
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