Or just build your houses out of bricks, you cheap fuckers.
We don't even have natural disasters here and ALL of our houses are made from bricks and concrete.
Know what wouldve happened if that tornado hit my house?
It'd knock the roof tiles off...
In short; read about the three little pigs and stop building your houses from matchsticks.
like all building materials brick has it's own drawbacks.
and most brick construction will not withstand a tornado or hurricare simply by being made of brick. you have to build it right, and that includes the roof.
most buildings, even wood frame houses fail as a result of the roof getting torn off, then the whole structure gets ripped apart, hence the invention of tornado reistant roof designs which, instead of lifting up like a huge sail under the wind, instead create a low pressure zone inside the house that pulls the roof downward, onto its supporting walls, making the structure harder to rip apart even under severe winds.
a traditional roof is a broad angled plane designed for a low weight to it's overall area, with vents under the soffits to allow air to move under it and into the attic
as a result, the roof becomes a huge sail, with a high pressure area beneath it in the attic, and low pressure above, then it flies away like a pretty little butterfly made of wood and shingles, and the rest of the house gets ripped apart, no matter what it's now unsupported walls are made of.
a hurricane/tornado resistant roof has a rubber membrane over the sheathing but under the shingles, and vents above the roof, with NONE below, so as the wind moves over the roof, it creates a low pressure zone within the house sucking the roof down more securely onto the walls.
this sort of roof can withstand considerable winds, making it largely impervious to all but the most devastating hurricanes and anything but a direct hit from a very strong tornado.
plus who living in "Tornado Alley" doesnt have a fucking storm cellar?
