Why a Family Left Their House Designed for Category 5 Storm
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- A Florida family is evacuating due to Hurricane Milton even though they live in a house designed to withstand a Category 5 storm. Their home is constructed with special modifications. The fixtures hold down the roof under extraordinary wind conditions. The most unique hurricane-resistant feature is the rounded design from the walls to the roof. However, Pilates instructor Deborah Rodriguez says her family is taking no chances.
I'd love to see how it is after the storm, I hope they revisit. If it does well it should bring awareness to better building standards for coastlines.
What if the only thing left of the house is a small piece of glass from one of the windows?
I just watched an interview with another guy who has a home and a business built this way. One is seventeen feet up and the other was fifteen I think. His has been standing for decades, thru like five of the big named ones. The biggest surge being Irma he'd said.
Me too!!!!
Me too 😂
Same thing I was thinking!
I admire this lady for evacuating, regardless of how the house was built. Peace of mind when caring for children is more than worth the inconvenience of packing up.
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Also smart because if the neighborhood turns into a disaster area they might have trouble with running errands or with water supply and so on despite their home still standing.
Superb structure. I hear that millions of people evacuated the area but couldn't buy gas. I noticed many houses were damaged by fallen trees. In America, people have trees very, very close to their homes. A risk in high winds and a long-term risk due to roots extending to the base of the house.
I wish you all well in this catastrophic situation.
Greetings from the Scottish Highlands.
Stay safe.❤
very smart
@@c0rnichon No power alone is miserable because it means no air conditioning and no fridge.
This deserves a post-storm update!
If anyone can find a print or video update on this, please send me a link! 🙏
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We need to know. I hope it's there.
Agreed
@@msmewiththat7532I agree 100%!
Exactly what I was thinking
She knew they'd leave, miss the worst of it, and come back to a house that was probably fine. Smart lady.
Except often depending on area damage they won't let you back in for weeks and by that time your property could be looted or have some minor damage that now in your absence is a major issue. So no smart or easy answers and I've done both.
@@thud9797I partially agree with you. Even if there is damage or if it's been looted, that is better than staying and putting your life in danger.
When your rich enough to own a home like that you can leave whenever you want probably...
Smart lady or rich lady? Lol. I'm sure the house was not her personal design. She had someone sell it to her. Would be crazy if we found out that it collapsed and it was all just a marketing ploy.
@@thud9797I'd rather risk having my things looted than lose my loved ones or my life. But that's just me.
Beautiful choice, home, and a great example of people who truly value their life and their children (and first responders) enough not to risk it. 🙏🏼
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Just because I have a bulletproof vest doesn't mean I want to personally test it... 🤨
Exactly, a hurricane-proof house should be to protect the stuff inside of it and a last resort option in case an evacuation is not possible. But if you can evacuate, you should do it.
Saw a vid with a guy who built one of these years ago. Its been standing thru five or six named storms, I think Irma was the highest surge marked on his pylons. Never lost anything on the pylons, but his was up seventeen feet.
Exactly. Even if my house was nuclear proof...I am not going to wait around to find out.
The Pope is testing the Popemobile's bulletproof glass and armour plating that is supposed to withstand explosives...
Then why pay more for it?
I’m glad she’s evacuating. I hope her home doesn’t get much damage.
We pray for all the people to safety evacuate, especially those who have transportation issues to be able to still evacuate in Jesus’s name. We pray for no unnecessary damage, but instead only nature healing the land with its natural rhythms. We pray that they may have peace in the storm and neighbors will help neighbors and the government will be wise and nothing stands in the way of safety. Amen
If it does she need to get a refund!
This storm is going be a border line Cat 6 and they down playing this storm. It’s getting stronger as it get closer to them. When that storm hit that heat pressure it’s over
same. finally a Floridian with some common sense lol
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Smart family. You can see how successful the house is for yourself when you get back.
Indeed.
Normally this would hold up but Milton is unlike anything we have ever witnessed
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Exactly. The house might survive but the occupants mught be hurt. Or stranded, why risk it lol
Yes please do a follow up! What an interesting design. The family is wise to abandon ship- no house is worth your life.
Awesome house, built smartly. All coastal homes should have this sturdy design. ❤
That's a pricey house.
This is a Deltec. My friend, way inland has his house 18 feet above ground. All wide open between the posts. He climbs these stairs a few times a day to tend to the farm. It is not as strong as a Monolithic Concrete Dome which can withstand much higher winds than 199 mph.
Very realistic lady. I hope the home makes it, but glad they aren't taking any chances. God Bless the people in the path of this storm and hope there is not too much damage.
If I am that confident about something I ain't leaving 😊
The entire area around her might be destroyed, so it makes sense to leave.
and if everything around it is destroyed, how do you get around? buy groceries, etc.?
@@SenorJuan2023 The same way people did after Andrew, Harvey and countless other hurricanes....
@@dmc3489 Suffer for weeks when there is no reason to? This is where critical thinking skills come into play.
We gotta see this house next week!!
Yes! And hope it is still standing with no major structural damage.
The company that constructed it hopes to see it in one piece as well.
I think it’ll be 50/50. It’s timber and plywood, not stone and brick.
@@spaceskipster4412 I would be MUCH more confident if the home was stone and brick.
I agree
This lady is be smart. Very sensible. Your family is the most important thing in the world. They cannot be replaced but your house can.
And very wealthy. The way she acts as if it's so easy and obviously the right thing to evacuate is dripping with privilege. That's a home worth well over a million dollars.
It build to withstand a storm wind. But what about debris of fishing ship ram to that house? What is cat5 storm resistant means?
it's easy when you have the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$, wouldn't be surprised they took a private jet
@@joefran619 True
I am glad they left and I hope you do a follow-up after the storm. Not just of her house, but other things such as the surrounding roads, power, etc., that they would havè been affected by if they had stayed.
Those little metal “hurricane straps” they showed between the walls and roof and have been so significant in keeping roofs from ripping off houses and to overall integrity of the house. If you live in Florida and don’t have them, see if you can get some installed, it’s literally just a piece of metal with a 90 degree bend screwed into the foundation of the wall and roof
Please revisit this story. I wanna see how the house looks afterwards. Im so glad theyre evacuating.
I mean it would be protected from the wind, but that wont stop a boat from slamming into it
Me to I wanna know the outcome
Top floor is gone!
I mean isn't it obvious. The point of building a house that can withstand a Category 5 storm is to make sure your house is strong enough that it doesn't get damaged as much. It's not for protecting yourself and your family. Stay safe
To the contrary, I would argue that is precisely why you build a house of that calibre, to protect yourself and your family. "Please note: Your multi-million dollar, CAT 5 proof house wasn't designed to protect occupants in the event of an actual CAT 5 Storm." Great sales brochure in the making.
@@dmc3489 Well that's not what's being claimed at all. This house is probably safe to reside in during most other storms and should indeed be CAT 5 proof but when your life is at stake it is always better to take the safer route instead of putting yourself in danger so you can prove a point. If the house is still there after the storm, that already means it basically did its job and not having to rebuild your home after every hurricane is for sure a big plus in the long run.
@@maximilianfunk3983 What exactly is being claimed then?
@@dmc3489 what if the house survives but they drown? Idiotic comment
@@dmc3489 The ability to survive a cat 5 storm is only in theory, its probably has to do with the winds it can handle but that doesn't account for debris and other things that come with a hurricane. Like I saw another comment say, just because you're wearing a bullet-proof vest doesn't mean you want to test it.
SMART WOMAN!!!! 👏🏽👏🏽 Praying everyone who actually wants to leave has the means/resources to do so. Praying for FLORIDA! 🙏🏽🤎✨
Very smart! She does everything in her power to keep family safe!
I Think That House is Awesome and Beautiful!! God Bless That Family!! And everyone else in the City!! 🙏💜🙋
I guess the Pilates industry is good.
😂 you beat me to it! Lol I was going to comment the same thing
@@app13s33d I got in the wrong profession!
Or she married well! 😁
"Woman with rich husband and pilates as a hobby" should have been a more honest introduction
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Beautiful home too. I hope it does what it was designed to do.
Safety to all!
You don’t find it weird that she is a “Pilates “ instructor and has a multimillion dollar home?
@@Jon-p4g That’s what I was thinking. lol. But, people in Florida do like to look good! She probably is great at her job and/or her hubby has a great job, too. Either way, I hope their home does what it was designed to do.
@@longlegs2121 agreed! 👍
@@longlegs2121 yoga instructor isn't a good job and she's not even nothing to go to class for 😂
You have got to keep us updated on this family and their home.
Yes will be interesting to see how the house does.
Yes 😊
The house was a total loss, washed into the sea in a million pieces. A Pilates mat was all that was left.
I feel so helpless watching people go through this, please know that the world is watching & we see who is helping & who is not! Love & prayers from England.
Thank you for your prayers 🙏🏻and support there in England! 🏴
Smart lady! Designed a hurricane resistant home in case they got surprised and didn’t have time to leave but still leaves while they still can. Beautiful home!
The building company can now put their category 5 proof house to the test! If it survives with minimum damage or is still standing, that would be the greatest free advertising opportunity! I hope her house survives!
As a business owner, I am totally hearing you on that. If it's still standing and everything else is leveled after the storm passes that's free global coverage for months.
there way too many window for it to be a category 5 proof house
Well I really wouldn’t want to test it out! If it’s still there when they get back, that’s a WIN!
Indeed! She said it herself. She’s assuming there will be some damage. The house is designed to be hurricane resilient-not impervious. She’s doing the smart thing.
Nothing is stronger than Mother Nature.
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So much for knocking yourself out being a real teacher! u go girl!💪💅
Great lady. She did not put her faith in a house. When she and her family get back after the storm and the house is still standing, then thumbs up to the designers.
I sure hope there is a follow up on this beautiful home! That would be so interesting and informative!!
That family is SMART!! SMART in building and knowing when to leave ❤
I hope her house survives, but I'm really glad she's evacuating just in case.
I owned a Deltec home ,it was 12 sided like this one.. It survived 2 cat 5 hurricanes. I was one mile from Mexico Beach in 2018. The damages were the shingle roof was damaged maybe 1/4 gone. 3 of the sliding glass doors blew in. All of the windows were fine except the small windows in the exterior doors. I was about 200 ft from the Gulf of Mexico. So some rain water got in but even the vinyl flooring was okay. In Mexico Beach out of 2700 homes 2200 were completely destroyed the other 500 were very badly damaged. If you look you can see one of there homes it is lite orange color on the canal and it is the only house that survived on that street. I built beach houses for years in that area. And bought mine after that hurricane.
Would love to have an update on how this home fared! It's a beautiful home, reminds me of the round barns in the Midwest.
However, even tornadoes have been able to take those down.
Just the same it's a smart design, and makes for a lot of open floor space for family living.
Hurricanes, tornadoes, or not, I like the place.
Tornadoes have? You answered my question! Agreed it is a smart design
Please update us after the storm
If it still stands then it means the ones that build it gain more revenue.
It won't last
All right you better do a follow-up on this house after the hurricane! I want to see how well the home held up!!!
If the news crew can get around to the area to film it.
It may withstand the wind, but the power of water is incredible.
It might handle wind, it wont handle debris & water.
it looks like its on a raised foundation made entirely out of reinforced concrete. still the house is only as strong as the ground that it sits on. their smart, they even have the A/C raised off the ground. i bet it survives and is the only house left standing in the neighborhood
@@mostly_sunny yes, and the water will damage the electrical system sewage and water pipes that link the house to the rest of the town, so no electricity or running water unless they have a backup generator
@@KeniclesTheEpicWhich they probably do. That said, why take the risk if there’s no need to?
Funny thing is that I was going to put down 100k for a house in Florida in March this year but opted out and put it into forex which has actualized over 700k in profits so far and I just acquired my first house in California, happy I made that decision
I am very hopeful and sure that my retirement will be me in my country home around my farms and gardens 🪴 I will like to know more on this and how I can get into it also
I employ the expertise of a pro for that, Benjamin ravies because it isn't as easy as it seems
Lucky for me to see this exactly at this moment because I have some money saved and set aside for investing but have no idea how to do that, can you help me out
How can I get across to him
Benjamin ravies
That’s his gmal okay
Great job. This home should be the model for future homes in your area after the storm.
This reminds me of those people who go on HGTV’s house hunters where she is a Pilates instructor, and her husband is a butterfly collector and their budget is over $1 million for a modern and beautiful new construction house….😂…. All joking aside, I hope that the house will withstand the storm, and they will be able to come back to very minimal damage.
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I built one of these Deltec homes for someone at my church. It was extremely well built and was easy to lay out. Cost wise it was about 40% more and I feel well worth the investment.
More Money than the insurance company will probably never pay out in the end anyway. I think at that point you have to pay the cost
I sincerely hope the home stays sound through the storm. Stronger architecture is going to be a need for the future. A lot will be learned from this outcome. Please provide us with an follow up report. Thanks and safe wishes to all.
I'm from the Philippines, we have hurricanes all the time. That house was built with wooden composite material and will not withstand strong hurricanes. A strong wind can also lift that roof up, the wind won't just 'pass over' the roof like it showed on the simulation. I've seen many roofs fly during typhoons lol. .... You need a cement house if you want to survive a typhoon.
Love to see an update and see how it handled the storm. Smart building for the region.
Storm surge is the dangerous part. I'm curious to see how this fares.
Kudos for building with the storms in mind.
Needs to be a standard in Florida
Yeah but it probably is like 6 million lol
@@Minecraft_Mob66 saw one where they guy said it added about forty dollars per square foot, and that was about a decade ago. So for his house, it was like an additional eighty thousand more than a normal home built with the same footage.
Too many windows
I don’t normally like round houses but this one is quite beautiful. But as someone who’s state is often hit by hurricanes. We usually leave even for a Category 2, and sometimes a 1, even though we have a sturdy home, we don’t want to spend any time hearing the fierce winds all day or all night long. If you haven’t lived through it, you can’t imagine it. We just make the best of it by heading out towards somewhere we may have never been before, and do something fun and interesting, but inexpensive, while there, “making lemonade out of lemons”🍋 Thankfully where we live seems to be a pocket that doesn’t get hit quite as hard as surrounding areas, even though we’ve had damage, it’s not major. My heart goes out to the people of Florida and North Carolina now!
Our United Cajun Navy is there now. Thank God for all volunteers from any state!
I love that house. And it’s a perfect size.
We lived in a two story round house and we loved it’s design.
Fingers crossed. This reminds me of a house on the west coast built by a Latino man that designed it to survive wild fires. The entire neighbourhood burned down but his house was untouched. I hope this woman’s home survives just as well. A follow up story is needed.
It's not the wind folks, it's the storm surge that is deadly. 40 year Florida resident.
Then you also know that many times if you leave, you can't get back in after the storm to check your home or pull wet drywall out. Always better to protect your life, of course.
Beautiful house. Debra made it a home for the family.
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I hope her home isn't damaged when they return. Keep our fellow Americans in our prayers.
The windows will likely be all blown off/in and rain, wind or flying debris will wreck the inside of the structure. But the house itself may still be standing. Who knows how long it will take for people to fix their homes even if they do withstand the hurricane. The roads may be impassable for awhile. Materials will be hard to get trucked in and the prices will likely skyrocket. I hope people have $ saved up to rebuild.
That's one SMART LADY!!...
Wise move! Hey the titanic was supposed to be "unsinkable".
Nobody said it was. I don't know where that myth came from.
@Jace-Briand You’re nitpicking now. The shipbuilders claimed it was practically unsinkable, which suggested it could endure a collision with an iceberg. That’s why it serves as a fitting comparison in this context. Yes, this home is meant to withstand a hurricane; however, it’s a wise decision not to put it to the test.
@@Jace-Briand Were you like born yesterday? It was on newspapers back then lmfao common knowledge.
@@AnHonestEgg (To my knowledge) Nobody said it officially, that would obviously be untrue
@@AnHonestEgg Someone said it was practically unsinkable and people took that as fact that it was 100% unsinkable
She is actually smart for that ☺️🙏
Beautiful home. I hope it will survive 💙
me too❤❤
I love their house. Looks really cool and nice. I hope it holds up
And how does a Pilates instructor afford all of this?
@@Jon-p4gwho cares
It's a very pretty house! Hope it makes it out ok! Smart woman not to take chances with her family though!!! 👍🏻👍🏻
Especially with kids totally understand not taking a chance and it's the right move.
A house designed for a CAT5 storm doesn't mean it's okay stay but rather for the home to still be there after the storm with minimal damage.
Smart lady. That's a good person to have in charge of an important situation.
Genius architectural design 🤯🤯🔥🔥💜
This will be the perfect test for a structure like this!!!
Must be nice to have so much money to buy such a nice reinforced beach house and then have a second home to run off to when there’s bad weather at your first house.
Some HOA probably hates the design of that house.
House Aesthetics Fine: $2000
Failure to fix House: $1000 a week
Time HOA spent thinking about Failure: $500
Failure to pay HOA time spent thinking about Failure: $100 a week
Failure to pay Failure fines will result in parking privilege revocation and foreclosure proceedings initiated
So true😂
ALL of em hate it
GREAT IDEA TO LEAVE. YOU CAN ALWAYS REPLACE YOUR HOUSE. BEAUTIFUL HOME.
I had a round home. It was awesome. No hurricane damage...ever. It was in Oklahoma, no hurricanes there. But...tornadoes...now thats another level. Only prayers helped that
Finally, some people understand to "get out of dodge"
I hope it makes it, but if 15 feet of water surges up against it, I'm betting on water winning. I too hope that we get an update after the storm as this will be a real test of the tech.
Not true! We have hurricane resistant windows. They withstand waves 10-15 feet high smashing against them during hurricanes and keep the surge out.
Very smart. Leave the house and come back to it after the storm. Take no chances.
Beautiful home. I would have evacuated too. I’d rather test the house out without me in it. I’d like an update on how the house weathered the hurricane.
Wow that's a beautiful home. Love it
I'd love to see a post hurricane follow up - to see how the house faired.
God bless and protect everyone being affected by these storms.
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Come back to the house after the hurricane would like to see the follow up.
As an architect with experience designing homes that have effortlessly withstood Category 4 hurricanes, I can assure you that a circular shape isn’t necessary to withstand the wind energy of a Category 5 storm.
this house can withstand a category 5 hurricanes, your out of you element buddy.
@@masterroshi8812 well it seems english may be out of your element, because he didn't say it wouldn't. Buddy.
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That isn’t what he said at all. He said the shape isn’t necessary.
He didn’t say whether or not the shape was indeed beneficial or not.
He just alluded to their being other options.
@@moonshoes11 Ah man, what is this UA-cam poop of a comment section?
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I wonder if a stone pyramid would be good too. ;)
A man once decided to stay in the basement of his house which was made with a metal door in the floor to keep out fire if it ever came through their property. He heard the raging sound of the fire, looking up and seeing the metal glowing red, and now now lives with PTSD. She made the right decision even if the house is safe.
Round homes look very nice!
Please make sure you do an update on this home for us curious consumers.
NOW WE NEED A POST STORM UPDATE! DID THE HOUSE SURVIVE?
They’ll be absolutely fine. It’s the other 98% if American homes built literally of wood chip and foam
I still wouldn’t take the chance with my life or the life of my loved ones I would still pack up and leave. A home can be rebuilt a life cannot.
Love the design of the home.
She's a smart one she invested into her home being safe with all the fixing to protect her family from such storms unlike others they continue to rebuild with the same material and during the next seasons of the storms each year it gets blown away again some needs to consider just relocating period
a round home doesn't stop storm surge
Wisdom over Arrogance unlike the Titanic 🎉
Wow America is great, a pilates instructor can afford a $5 million dollar home
She’s got a sugar daddy paying for this.
You never know. She might have inherited money or her partner could be rich.
How the heck does it cost so much when it's mostly wood? The cost of a house built with cement and steel must be truly heart stopping 😱
Its fl on the water 4-5 mill easy @Gandrewjm
@@aidenmartin6674how're Sugar daddy's & Rich partners different?
Just saw this video and had to find out what happened to the house, Here is an update from Deltec which I found on a Facebok post " Update October 11th - the Rodriguez family is safe and back home, no damage to home with the exception of a balcony ceiling fan." Don't know how accurate this is.
She’s smart! Good for her !!
It’s beautiful 😊
Before and After Milton pics would be interesting.
Aaaand of course there is no after storm information. Good job. Elemenetry journalism at its finest.
A Very Lovely House!! I hope it lives up to what they say re the structure etc.
Please keep us updated. Glad y'all getting out
Please show us what happened in the house after the storm. Hopefully it’s intact.
@Inside Addition we would love a post-Milton update on this home.
Every home in Florida should be built like that.
I agree
No.
Sounds like a smart lady she’s not willing to roll the dice!!!!!❤
Smart and sensible woman.
Please do a follow up after the storm!