Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-217 days agoWould wrapping a house in giant Saran wrap to prepare for a hurricane be a really good idea, or a really bad one?message-squaremessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squareWould wrapping a house in giant Saran wrap to prepare for a hurricane be a really good idea, or a really bad one?Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-217 days agomessage-square41linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareradiofreebc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up52·17 days agoI grew up in Jamaica and our house didn’t actually have solid outer walls. Our house had decorative brick that allowed wind to blow through the house…without blowing it down. Our house is still standing today, and has survived multiple hurricanes.
minus-squareSimulation6@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·17 days agoIs it really a house if it doesn’t stop the wind or rain?
minus-squareradiofreebc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·17 days agoIt has a roof…and interior walls, but no exterior walls.
minus-squarenullify3112@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·17 days agoSo it’s more of a cubicle than a house then?
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up15·17 days agoSimilar to the portion of the wall here closest to the house? https://cdn.designrulz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/outdoor-brick-wall-design.jpg
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·17 days agoThank you for clarifying, because while I had a vague idea, I wasn’t sure.
I grew up in Jamaica and our house didn’t actually have solid outer walls. Our house had decorative brick that allowed wind to blow through the house…without blowing it down. Our house is still standing today, and has survived multiple hurricanes.
Is it really a house if it doesn’t stop the wind or rain?
It has a roof…and interior walls, but no exterior walls.
So it’s more of a cubicle than a house then?
Similar to the portion of the wall here closest to the house? https://cdn.designrulz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/outdoor-brick-wall-design.jpg
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Thank you for clarifying, because while I had a vague idea, I wasn’t sure.
So you live in a gazebo.