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Posted by on October 27, 2007, 4:25 pm
Excellent!
Had to use:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=safe+protecting%2Bhouses%2Bfrom%2Bbushfire&btnG=Search
Most of us do not even have a clue as to what is involved.
Thanks
m
On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:00:44 +0000 (UTC), Troppo
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>> Just how practical and costly would a near fireproof res. really be -
>> compared to standard stucco and wood frame?
>>
>> Did a google and found next to nothing.
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>Try Google Australia eg
>
>http://www.google.com.au/search?
>hl=en&safe=off&q=protecting+houses+from+bushfire+&btnG=Search&meta=cr%
>3DcountryAU
>
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>> [...]
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>> First there is no such thing as fireproof - only near fireproof.
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>Correct - steel, concrete, timber houses all burn. Lightweight structural
>steel looses strength rapidly. Heavy timber structures have good
>resistance and may stay up, but the charring can't be fixed afterwards.
>Yes, glass is very vulnerable.
>
>> .... the construction would need to be near air tight in order to keep
>> out fire.
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>Almost impossible, and there is a massive fuel load inside the house, so
>hoses are needed inside as well.
>
>Australian recommendations include blocking downpipes and filling
>gutters, good firebreak all round the property. But all part of a
>complete strategy, which includes the decision (if allowed) to stay and
>fight, or secure as well as possible and get out, type of clothing,
>vehicle movement strategies etc.
>
>We have some remarkable success stories and many tragedies with
>bushfires. Firestorms are something else entirely ...
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