Earthquakes and Mfg homes
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:27 pm
In the wake of all the Haiti earthquake news, those of us in the Pacific NW (and I'm sure elsewhere) keep hearing that we're due anytime for the "big" one!
It does make me a little nervous when I think about my home, seemingly balanced on cement blocks like a college student's bookshelf... Is there anything that can be done underneath a double-wide to make it a bit more stable in an earthquake? If so, is it majorly expensive work?
Since mine's a 1993, it obviously survived 2 quakes here before I bought it. But what could happen in the event of a dreadful 5-min long, 9-point earthquake? That's the vision local news stations are entertaining us with these days. 8-\
Thanks! I love this forum. Though I'm mostly a lurker, I've read and learned so much here!
Elise
Troutdale, Ore.
It does make me a little nervous when I think about my home, seemingly balanced on cement blocks like a college student's bookshelf... Is there anything that can be done underneath a double-wide to make it a bit more stable in an earthquake? If so, is it majorly expensive work?
Since mine's a 1993, it obviously survived 2 quakes here before I bought it. But what could happen in the event of a dreadful 5-min long, 9-point earthquake? That's the vision local news stations are entertaining us with these days. 8-\
Thanks! I love this forum. Though I'm mostly a lurker, I've read and learned so much here!
Elise
Troutdale, Ore.