Tiny Homes and Hurricanes

Started by ocheresada, December 09, 2018, 08:56:45 PM

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ocheresada

 
HI everyone,

I am dying to find out more and more about how to build my own tiny home. My neighbor seemed worried that a hurricane could
topple it over. Is this so? I live in the state of Georgia so I don't believe many hurricanes come this way however what are your thoughts
about safety and stability of tiny homes.

Thank you,

M.

Don_P

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In wind, things I think of, you would consider bracing, uplift, sliding and overturning.
It gets stickier from there but from memory the prescriptive, regular building code, is good up to an aspect ratio of 2:1, mean roof height to least width dimension. That would be a conventional full perimeter foundation with anchor bolts on correct spacing tied to floor diaphragm, braced wall panels and roof, built and appropriately connected to code. What is termed a continuous load path. When you step outside any of that it should be designed with an engineer. Remember "not many" is a little different than "any time in the life of the building", there is a big difference in running to shelter and running from it!