Build on a rock. Mathew 7:24-27 NIV
Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27T he rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.
The Hurricane Resistant Homes I am promoting are essentially bunkers. Bunker is a term used by the armed forces to distinguish themselves from ordinary structures. Bunkers can with stand artillery bombardment as well as high winds, torrential rains, fires and floods. These are proven design structures that have been created to with stand enemy attacks, both natural and man made.
Two Basic Structure types:
There are essentially two methods for building concrete edifices. The first system that I am going to show you includes both cinder block and formed concrete. The ( ICF) insulated concrete foam system falls into the type two formed concrete method. Some commercial designs include ICF, insulated concrete foam and steel for framing. There are many different ways of putting it all together. However, it all boils down to these two basic methods.
I will be using photos as well as video to illustrate this cinder block and concrete method. Both cinder block and formed concrete are the standard for building homes in the Caribbean. In fact, banks (Lenders) do not finance wooden homes in the Caribbean at all. Nor do they finance concrete structures with wooden roofs. Banks (Lenders) know through experience that wooden homes are not a sound investment, especially in the hurricane prone Caribbean.
Choose Your Design:
There are 12 basic designs on our H.R.H. CD to choose from, small, medium and large. There are four basic designs in each category so as to accommodate your budget. You can use the (ICF) insulated concrete foam method for any one of these designs. We can create any design that you may choose and finish it in 3D. Each design comes with a set of blue prints as well as take offs that will help you determine how much you will need to spend on materials.
We have given an estimated cost of labor for each plan. However, you should get quotes from your local contractor. Labor costs may vary from state to state. We have lists of concrete contractors in your area that we can provide you with. We are assuming that you want to save money by building it your self. You can save between 30-50% of the over all cost by building your own home. That is a lot of savings.
What You Will Need to Get Started:
I recommend using a "lead guy: to help you complete the entire project. A good lead guy can be a "jack of all trades and a master of none". Another good " lead guy" has 5-10 years experience forming concrete knows how to read plans and can run a crew. 2) You should employ at least one skill full carpenter, one cinder block layer and two laborers for mixing concrete. Every employee must have his own tools, no exceptions.
Due Diligence:
You will need to go and do some due diligence on your part before you attempt to get your plans approved by the buildings department. Concrete homes are very heavy. The soil of your lot needs to be tested for density or foot pounds. Go to the buildings department in your area and find out the local requirements for foot pounds to support concrete homes. The standard is 2600 foot pounds per square foot. There are environmental services that can verify how many foot pounds per square foot your soil can support.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm-bN4CC5Iw
or http://www.hurricaneresistanthomes.blogspot.com
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