living in southern Louisiana i can say that the worst thing is flooding our houses are steady , but water can get 10+ feet high during a storm so it destroyes houses from the inside out
I love live oaks and I so wanted this video to be true, but I can't find any source to back up anything they are saying about the tree's structure, leaves, or roots. Are there sources to back up this information?
Granted current hurricane building codes could use an overhaul (make things more stiff vs wind shedding or flexible), but this smells like a lot of BS. First - lots of those trees in the clip were missing their leaves and I missed how this could be used to help a home - redesign shingles?; Second - intertwining the foundations of buildings does nothing against the storm surge/flooding damage and would cost a hell of a lot to build and God help you if you have to repair anything post construction; Third - a tree protects itself with the ability to remain flexible and to sway in the wind - if your house does that then kiss your interior goodbye - everything will crack and/or end up in a heap on the floor where the flood will destroy it. I'd like to see a practical application of the video's subject.
Exactly. Sorry I don't buy it. On the surface it sounds good (like a radical environmentalists wet dream), but the roots of a tree are totally different than a building foundation (and the house or building on top of it). A hurricane or tornado, doesn't care about the foundation or "intertwined" structures underneath. It just destroys whatever is on top of the foundation. A house doesn't have roots that go deep underground to support it. Wind and rain can flow through a tree with little resistance. Not so for a large solid structure.
Interesting concept. One question though, I know this doesn't happen often but what happens when someone's moves the house, the intertwined system becomes less useful?
My double-wide in central Florida has a taproot-like foundation made of large steel screws. It's not some sissy monolithic pad with concrete blocks and rebar stacked all the way up to strapped down trusses like they build in Miami. No sir, my house has roots!
I've never heard of hurricanes causing building foundation problems. Earthquakes can but not hurricanes. I've seen coverage of many devastating hurricanes such as Camille and Andrew and in the very worst cases, the foundation is the only thing left ! Whoever produced this is not very scientific. I used to read Wired magazine for the science but now I am really wondering about that.
Totally false. Live Oaks blow down like a house of cards in the hurricane because they only have one tap root going down about 3-5 feet. The soil at that depth is completely saturated in a hurricane, and will not support the enormous height and weight of the tree above ground. The rest of the roots are just a few inches below the surface and do nothing to support the tree in wind storms.
Thank You Mr. Sims, you are absolutely 100% CORRECT, I live in St Tammy Parish and live oaks and pine trees are the first to go, and then go on top of your house or neighbors house. Yeah, that bucket is full of holes, hahaha. But we'll stated to FACTS. Peace.
This info is a " Bucket Full Of Holes " no way they fall like dominoes, then get water logged and snap off later. Don't stand under one after a heavy rain for a few days, "CRACK & CRASH " seen it too many times. Live in St. TAMMANY PARISH, need I say more, hahaha. PEACE.
living in southern Louisiana i can say that the worst thing is flooding our houses are steady , but water can get 10+ feet high during a storm so it destroyes houses from the inside out
Climb the Tree, hahaha, or make a treehouse, BAM !!!
We must all start thinking like trees, in order to continue on this beautiful planet
Usually the roof rips off, not the foundation ripping out of the ground.
If too much water gets into the ground the foundation can be lifted
I love live oaks and I so wanted this video to be true, but I can't find any source to back up anything they are saying about the tree's structure, leaves, or roots. Are there sources to back up this information?
Wow this is amazing. Thank you for sharing
Granted current hurricane building codes could use an overhaul (make things more stiff vs wind shedding or flexible), but this smells like a lot of BS. First - lots of those trees in the clip were missing their leaves and I missed how this could be used to help a home - redesign shingles?; Second - intertwining the foundations of buildings does nothing against the storm surge/flooding damage and would cost a hell of a lot to build and God help you if you have to repair anything post construction; Third - a tree protects itself with the ability to remain flexible and to sway in the wind - if your house does that then kiss your interior goodbye - everything will crack and/or end up in a heap on the floor where the flood will destroy it. I'd like to see a practical application of the video's subject.
Exactly. Sorry I don't buy it. On the surface it sounds good (like a radical environmentalists wet dream), but the roots of a tree are totally different than a building foundation (and the house or building on top of it). A hurricane or tornado, doesn't care about the foundation or "intertwined" structures underneath. It just destroys whatever is on top of the foundation. A house doesn't have roots that go deep underground to support it. Wind and rain can flow through a tree with little resistance. Not so for a large solid structure.
@1:01 That foundation looks fine to me. It just needed to be 30 or 40 feet in the air with house on top of it.
Interesting concept. One question though, I know this doesn't happen often but what happens when someone's moves the house, the intertwined system becomes less useful?
My double-wide in central Florida has a taproot-like foundation made of large steel screws. It's not some sissy monolithic pad with concrete blocks and rebar stacked all the way up to strapped down trusses like they build in Miami. No sir, my house has roots!
Wow, this was interesting. Hope some concrete measures are taken henceforth in this regard.
it's been eight years since you posted this, but
i see what you did there
How fast do they grow?
Maybe you should build steady houses and not in drywall..
I've never heard of hurricanes causing building foundation problems. Earthquakes can but not hurricanes. I've seen coverage of many devastating hurricanes such as Camille and Andrew and in the very worst cases, the foundation is the only thing left ! Whoever produced this is not very scientific. I used to read Wired magazine for the science but now I am really wondering about that.
Totally false. Live Oaks blow down like a house of cards in the hurricane because they only have one tap root going down about 3-5 feet. The soil at that depth is completely saturated in a hurricane, and will not support the enormous height and weight of the tree above ground. The rest of the roots are just a few inches below the surface and do nothing to support the tree in wind storms.
Thank You Mr. Sims, you are absolutely 100% CORRECT, I live in St Tammy Parish and live oaks and pine trees are the first to go, and then go on top of your house or neighbors house. Yeah, that bucket is full of holes, hahaha. But we'll stated to FACTS. Peace.
Sounds smart
Building codes would have to conform.
If you were a tree, what type of tree would you be? :) .
Birch
Cheem Qweas
:) .
In a hurricane? A Palm tree
Clint Ronnow
:) .
MARIJUANA SATIVA (10+ FEET) a tree right ? haha
How about PALM TREES? How do they survive?
Palm trees are actually grass
Patent absurdity
Literally a radical leftist environmentalist's wet dream (with no basis in science or engineering).
This sounds like more eco-idiocy to me.
It is so patently absurd it would be hilarious if it wasn't borderline pathological eco-insanity.
This info is a " Bucket Full Of Holes " no way they fall like dominoes, then get water logged and snap off later. Don't stand under one after a heavy rain for a few days, "CRACK & CRASH " seen it too many times. Live in St. TAMMANY PARISH, need I say more, hahaha. PEACE.
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