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"Monolithic has a smooth curve like an egg which makes it naturally many times stronger " said ounder David South Building Material elevision ndustry See more topics » Maps Exmore VA USA Asheville NC USA "We have had hundreds o hits by hurricanes with no damage and we have had many hit by tornadoes with impressively small amounts o damage usually cosmetic " Despite their construction di erences their wind-resistance principles remain much the same he absence o a box-style structure provides no flat barriers to wind nstead the shapes o hurricane-resistant houses provide an aerodynamic e ect allowing wind to pass over and around the dome with ar less resistance than a traditional two-story or rancher-style houses with sharp corners and large flat exterior walls House on the bay n Exmore on the Eastern Shore Carol Crockett and om Waller recently moved into their Deltec home having lived next door where they firsthand saw damaging winds rom storms hey are located on a creek called Johnson Cove a stone s throw rom the Chesapeake Bay " he property we built on is a pie-shaped lot and our home is in the middle o the pie so we were able to capitalize on the amazing views and with a smaller ootprint and rounded shape the house is much more tolerant o wind and storms " she said " he widest flat sur ace that would get blasted by wind is only 8 eet wide and beyond that it just flows around the house so the wind energy is dispersed without doing the damage o the wind blowing on a 50- oot-wide flat wall " Today’s Flyers A ter seeing a Deltec magazine ad the couple attended a three-day open house and seminar in January 2011 hey also visited the manu acturing site where they saw computerized cuts pre-installed windows and siding and pre-cut ceilings all bundled and numbered Crockett said hey ordered the house in May 2011 and it arrived that all t all came bundled in three tractor-trailer loads including 20 panels per level floor and ceiling joists and ra ters subflooring roofing and precut pine ceiling boards " t s all so precise " she said o the process " t was amazing to watch which did rom right next door every day " heir house is three stories that total 6 300 square eet with an aluminum shingle roo concrete slab that was given a decorative covering he first floor is a raised Target This Week Only Advance Auto Parts Valid until Jun 25 See more flyers >> "Since there are no load-bearing walls we were able to create the open floor plan we wanted " she said Space and cost n addition to six bedrooms and 41/2 baths the home includes several living room areas as well as a gym and an o fice or studio or each o them to work rom home You travel rom floor to floor using either a pneumatic vacuum elevator that looks like a glass tube or an open stair case Marvin ntegrity high-wind tempered windows provide water ront views everywhere "We had so much glass that the engineering department at Deltec told us we have to remove two windows rom our plans or structure integrity " she said he couple hired Jim Schneider a nearby Deltec-certified contractor to supervise the home s assembly and finish the interior with Sheetrock and plumbing/mechanical and the exterior with Hardiplank hey moved in in June 2013 although the house $1 3 million minus land cost was finished six months earlier contribute Ride to Recovery The Ride 2 Recovery Program helps speed up the recovery and … 2 hours ago by: Mtonka Novice he builder s words o advice? " he biggest challenge when building a Deltec house is definitely the mechanicals mostly plumbing and HVAC – there is little space or both so it requires close coordination " Schneider said " hat said the engineering o the round house is a huge help it a per ect wind-resistant house " Assignments: Backyard wildlife, Military … he shape causes it to push against itsel making More examples n Cape Charles Mike and Deb Dziubinski built a Deltec house three floors with 1 500 square eet per floor and a garage in the lower level Having been through several storms including nor easters and one hurricane they said they ve noted no problems "We determined it s the best value or the dollar given the strength o design and quality o materials " Mike said n Smithfield Mary and Herb DeGro t moved into their 2 000-square- oot Deltec home in 2005 a ter having tired o watching hurricanes sabel and Floyd topple trees behind their two-story house " t has been a very good experience " Herb DeGro t said o the house "As have told olks we should have lived in a round house all our married li e – 50 years in December 2013 " he said " t really is a very unctional layout com ortable supremely energy e ficient substantially slippery in windy conditions and minimal maintenance " 5,000 houses n business or 46 years Deltec is building its 5 000th house in June according to Joseph Schlenk director o sales and marketing Over the years it s created homes as small as 300 square eet and as large has 10 000 square eet with prices ranging rom $150 to $200 per square eet or the finished product "We engage the builder early in the process to amiliarize them with the design and components " he said "We allow or placement o the mechanicals in each home as part o the planning process so it s pretty much the same process as any home Since we use open-web trusses in the floor and ceiling installing water lines drains heating and cooling ducts is just like any home " he company is constantly analyzing its designs and looking or improvements in sa ety and e ficiency he said but the basic structure has remained virtually unchanged Go to the company s website at http://www.deltechomes.com to see additional house designs floor plans and sizes We have never lost a home to high winds o any kind since Deltec began in 1968 " he said " his includes the entire East and Gul coasts Caribbean and Central America " Schlenk said "Our homes have survived every hurricane since 1968 including Hugo Fran van Katrina and more recently [Super Storm Sandy " Contact Kathy at [email protected] 2 of 4 6/2/14 10:25 AM
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