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Insurances dropped fire coverage months before LA fires (files.catbox.moe)
posted 1 year ago by Conspirologist on scored.co (+0 / -0 / +31Score on mirror )
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GloboHomoErectus on scored.co
1 year ago 2 points (+0 / -0 / +2Score on mirror ) 2 children
I heard it was 10-40k per year depending on property value, at that cost I would just invest in a deep as fuck pool holding as much water as possible with a fire suppression system. You are gonna need some massive pumps to create that wall of mist that will prevent spontaneous combustion.
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Vlad_The_Impaler on scored.co
1 year ago 4 points (+0 / -0 / +4Score on mirror ) 1 child
Or you could reduce the requirement for pumps by building your own water tower. Of course, you're not actually allowed to build anything useful on your own property in CA
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HEXEN on scored.co
1 year ago 0 points (+0 / -0 ) 1 child
Fire bunkers could work. I know the soil in CA isn't great for basements, but you could still probably build one.
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Vlad_The_Impaler on scored.co
1 year ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror ) 2 children
Also just building out of materials that are less flammable. Or coating materials with some kind of fire retardant that isn't too toxic. I'm thinking that there are ingenious ways to construct homes and buildings in areas with fire hazards, but codes and regulations and permits and government intervention prevents innovation and new ideas.

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KyleIsThisTall on scored.co
1 year ago 0 points (+0 / -0 )
Adobe
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HEXEN on scored.co
1 year ago 0 points (+0 / -0 )
> I'm thinking that there are ingenious ways to construct homes and buildings in areas with fire hazards

Simple clay plaster with additives has been used for centuries. It's not 100% protection, but it's cheap and will hold up to small scale stuff. A burning ember won't catch your entire house on fire, for example.

Alternatively, like you mentioned, coatings can be applied and you can use chemical processes to impregnate wood to increase its fire resistant capability. But under intense heat and sustained burns, these things will fail/melt away.

I want to build my entire house out of rubberized concrete and rebar into the side of a hill.
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KyleIsThisTall on scored.co
1 year ago 0 points (+0 / -0 )
California law prevent you from hoarding water. Good luck getting a permit for a "swimming pool" or a fire supression system in your residential property.
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