A Floodproof House When You Live In A Floodplain
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You hear a lot about these cyclone proof houses that are first on the computer and then moved to the storm to see if they are of worth or (more likely since not costing millions) concrete that has been proven to labor well in places like the Philippines, storm after storm they say. And you hear of earthquake proof houses. But what about flood proof houses? It costs millions of put up walls and sandbags are not so much fun. Actually there is already a type of flood proof house that's been in use for years, deluge after deluge, a house boat! (CLICK HERE for a bit of RV humor.) Actually, if the house could be made with large emergency pontoons and also anchored to not sail away in the flood it could be much cheaper than losing all the possessions in the Noah's arch! It might seem to be good just to make all the new houses houseboats and add lines to hold it steady in the flood, they would tug at the anchor and wouldn't be as stable. Better might be to dig pipes down into the earth that would be with the house just raised up in the flood so it wouldn't sail away but be well anchored by the pipes that would stop lateral motion even when the pontoons make the general motion higher. The force maximum could be easily calculated and known if safe before hand, the only thing that wouldn't save itself would be the family mouser or Lexus, varoom, you would return to the house later and off you both go up the superhighway to dry land, this might turn out where the people in the flood with proven houseboat science wouldn't even have to evacuate, the Lexus would go up as the ship would too, a rich blessing. The lines to the land below the house would be used as a second level safety plan to save the house if the main pontoons broke. With more experience about the flood risk of this type of architecture, it would be known how safe it was to actually ride out the storm of what type in the room. You wouldn't have to yell out for lunch, the fishing would be good this time of the month. Stilt houses were such a prevalent feature along the shores of Lake Maracaibo in S.A that Amerigo Vespucci was inspired to name the region "Venezuela" (like Venice).. Finally a realtor's promotion with a real swimming pool!
Another possibility is a sort of accordion type wall that fits in a 3 inch plate that's deep enough to hold the accordion and that goes 20 feet sideways on the wall of the house if a 20 feet continuous line exists of linear wall, if it's just 3 feet of the wall like around a sidewalk, the accordion wall that fits in the foundation of the house for a watertight fit is just 3 feet for a snug fit around the rooms here too. With any line of the wall an accordion wall container would be 3 inches and the breadth of the wall. This could be retrofit to any house in a floodplain, and it might be a real bestseller to any home or business owner after a flood without it. I used to live by a new mall, and it started to rain, the next day I paddled by a station and the mall had a lot to sail. I'm sure this was a sad day for about 30 of the businesses of the mall. The accordion would have strong reinforcing wires and could even be motorised on rails up the sides of the house. The walls would have to be made strong enough to withstand the weight of the water, but actually the strong wires of the flood wall would be a major reinforcement since most floods aren't so high, the inventor says height may be no limit because conceivably the reinforcing wires could be strong since they are geometrical. To go around like sidewalks in front of a porch, the sidewalk would have the same 3 inch breadth so the accordion type wall would fit in here and all the way around the rooms. This is the same as no leaks from your clothes machine by a water tight box around and below the machine so if it leaks the box fills and the holding company then flows to the water perhaps! They say this could be used for sofas and other most valuable possessions for flood plain dwellers, or all the cushions and treasures could be put on pontoons like the houseboat and world's most waterproof RV motif, above. This could at least save the most cherished stuff by just a watertight connection that is already under the sofa, if the flood is coming, these could be raised higher and zipped tight so watertight. These accordion boxes around the base of each sofa or TV in the room would be higher price per unit saved, but of higher worth than no protection, they might be good if automatic with floats on top as are already in the IP or for fireproofing combined. Part of the material expands on heating, and it's buoyant, so they say it's combined fire and flood protection for just a years insurance, and better than a safe because you always have access to your stuff, the room is much larger than a safe for the same value. It's thought that sofas and other stuff could be built with built in accordion walls around where the sofa reaches the floor that are beautious on the outside, especially for people who live or own businesses in floodplains.
The first of these plans for a houseboat or large retaining walls outside the house may seem expensive, but more and more houses are going to be built on floodplains and they may save all the dweller owns at a much cheaper rate than just watching the house sail away, so in the years ahead there may be more financial worth to those who hope to save their house before a flood.
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You hear a lot about these cyclone proof houses that are first on the computer and then moved to the storm to see if they are of worth or (more likely since not costing millions) concrete that has been proven to labor well in places like the Philippines, storm after storm they say. And you hear of earthquake proof houses. But what about flood proof houses? It costs millions of put up walls and sandbags are not so much fun. Actually there is already a type of flood proof house that's been in use for years, deluge after deluge, a house boat! (CLICK HERE for a bit of RV humor.) Actually, if the house could be made with large emergency pontoons and also anchored to not sail away in the flood it could be much cheaper than losing all the possessions in the Noah's arch! It might seem to be good just to make all the new houses houseboats and add lines to hold it steady in the flood, they would tug at the anchor and wouldn't be as stable. Better might be to dig pipes down into the earth that would be with the house just raised up in the flood so it wouldn't sail away but be well anchored by the pipes that would stop lateral motion even when the pontoons make the general motion higher. The force maximum could be easily calculated and known if safe before hand, the only thing that wouldn't save itself would be the family mouser or Lexus, varoom, you would return to the house later and off you both go up the superhighway to dry land, this might turn out where the people in the flood with proven houseboat science wouldn't even have to evacuate, the Lexus would go up as the ship would too, a rich blessing. The lines to the land below the house would be used as a second level safety plan to save the house if the main pontoons broke. With more experience about the flood risk of this type of architecture, it would be known how safe it was to actually ride out the storm of what type in the room. You wouldn't have to yell out for lunch, the fishing would be good this time of the month. Stilt houses were such a prevalent feature along the shores of Lake Maracaibo in S.A that Amerigo Vespucci was inspired to name the region "Venezuela" (like Venice).. Finally a realtor's promotion with a real swimming pool!
Another possibility is a sort of accordion type wall that fits in a 3 inch plate that's deep enough to hold the accordion and that goes 20 feet sideways on the wall of the house if a 20 feet continuous line exists of linear wall, if it's just 3 feet of the wall like around a sidewalk, the accordion wall that fits in the foundation of the house for a watertight fit is just 3 feet for a snug fit around the rooms here too. With any line of the wall an accordion wall container would be 3 inches and the breadth of the wall. This could be retrofit to any house in a floodplain, and it might be a real bestseller to any home or business owner after a flood without it. I used to live by a new mall, and it started to rain, the next day I paddled by a station and the mall had a lot to sail. I'm sure this was a sad day for about 30 of the businesses of the mall. The accordion would have strong reinforcing wires and could even be motorised on rails up the sides of the house. The walls would have to be made strong enough to withstand the weight of the water, but actually the strong wires of the flood wall would be a major reinforcement since most floods aren't so high, the inventor says height may be no limit because conceivably the reinforcing wires could be strong since they are geometrical. To go around like sidewalks in front of a porch, the sidewalk would have the same 3 inch breadth so the accordion type wall would fit in here and all the way around the rooms. This is the same as no leaks from your clothes machine by a water tight box around and below the machine so if it leaks the box fills and the holding company then flows to the water perhaps! They say this could be used for sofas and other most valuable possessions for flood plain dwellers, or all the cushions and treasures could be put on pontoons like the houseboat and world's most waterproof RV motif, above. This could at least save the most cherished stuff by just a watertight connection that is already under the sofa, if the flood is coming, these could be raised higher and zipped tight so watertight. These accordion boxes around the base of each sofa or TV in the room would be higher price per unit saved, but of higher worth than no protection, they might be good if automatic with floats on top as are already in the IP or for fireproofing combined. Part of the material expands on heating, and it's buoyant, so they say it's combined fire and flood protection for just a years insurance, and better than a safe because you always have access to your stuff, the room is much larger than a safe for the same value. It's thought that sofas and other stuff could be built with built in accordion walls around where the sofa reaches the floor that are beautious on the outside, especially for people who live or own businesses in floodplains.
The first of these plans for a houseboat or large retaining walls outside the house may seem expensive, but more and more houses are going to be built on floodplains and they may save all the dweller owns at a much cheaper rate than just watching the house sail away, so in the years ahead there may be more financial worth to those who hope to save their house before a flood.
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