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unc70

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2. Not realistically. Still vulnerable to any breach

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Sun Sep 1, 2019, 09:59 PM

Sep 2019

Whether water washing away foundation, or wind opening up windows, walls, or roof sections -- it barely matters where your protection is breached, once that happens things get bad really fast. Not to mention getting 20+ ft storm surges on seasonal high tides. And winds are much faster up 5 or 10 stories.

I have personally seen hotel swimming pools go floating away, concrete pad and all. Everything on the ocean is temporary.

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Assuming a ground level site, is it possible to build a safe room/shelter inside an apartment? [View all] mahina Sep 2019 OP

There are such things but I wouldnt use cinder block. defacto7 Sep 2019 #1

Not realistically. Still vulnerable to any breach unc70 Sep 2019 #2

The surge is what kills. cwydro Sep 2019 #3

Holy Moses. mahina Sep 2019 #4

I lost my car in Georges, learned from that. cwydro Sep 2019 #5