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Old 04-15-2016, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jimbo2012 View Post
hard to live in home without the roof and everything else sucked out of it.

Also I read that those block walls have cracks after such an event, so they me be standing but compromised.



show me a house that was sprayed?

even if it was that lasts only 5 years, you can't do it again unless you remove all the insulation........

Bottom line either house is a rebuild for the insurance companies.


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Alive vs dead? Tornados in Florida are usually on the small side f1 or f2s. If if come over either house good change you will die ( small or not) But, IMO changes are greater you might live in concrete/ block structure. Hence safe room built out of concrete/cinder blocks.


Agreed, Who cares about the roof., house going to be total loss anyway. At least you have walls for some protection. Slab built frame houses are gone, nothing left except slab. When direct hit by strong tornado.

According to Massey sprayed attic come with life time guarantee.

I personally like frame home better. Easier to make changes or modifications with wood structure. Concrete you have to have masonry bit to just hang or mount something on the exterior walls.