Growing up in Wisconsin everyone had basements and they were used all the time (Wisconsin has tornadoes just like NC). Here in North Carolina, because of the water level, most basements flood during heavy rains anyway but pretty much all of them will flood during a hurricane!
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>Embrace your plumbing as soon as it shows up.
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>Dig a basement really fast.
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>Start thinking of using reinforced concrete framing for the new house.
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