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pfitz59

(11,356 posts) Thu Jan 9, 2025, 07:00 PM Jan 9

How To Build a Fireproof Home

"Building a fire-resistant home that withstands high temperatures and slows the spread of flames can provide more time for you and your family to evacuate safely. While no home is entirely invincible against fire, you can make your home more fire-resistant by using materials, such as concrete, steel, and specially treated wood products, incorporating strategic design, and installing advanced safety systems. In this guide, we’ll review the elements of fireproof home construction and explain how to build a safer environment for you and your family."

https://www.thisoldhouse.com/natural-disasters/21015405/how-to-build-a-fireproof-home

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How To Build a Fireproof Home (Original Post) pfitz59 Jan 9 OP

🔥 underpants Jan 9 #1

build underground Conjuay Jan 9 #2

No. intheflow Jan 9 #4

There's a lot they could do to make homes more resistant to tornadoes and hurricanes, too, tanyev Jan 9 #3

underpants

(189,234 posts)

1. 🔥

Reply to pfitz59 (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 07:03 PM

Jan 9

Looks interesting

Conjuay

(2,300 posts)

2. build underground

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Thu Jan 9, 2025, 07:04 PM

Jan 9

intheflow

(29,409 posts)

4. No.

Reply to Conjuay (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 08:14 PM

Jan 9

The most people who died in the Ludlow Massacre were in underground bunkers during a firestorm. They suffocated because of no exhaust. I mean, even if they had an exhaust pipe/fan, it would only extend a few feet, not out of the fire zone, and would just serve as another way for toxins to enter.

tanyev

(45,655 posts)

3. There's a lot they could do to make homes more resistant to tornadoes and hurricanes, too,

Reply to pfitz59 (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 07:14 PM

Jan 9

but then home builders couldn’t throw them up as quickly and sloppily as so many of them do.

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