[lurk]

The lesson that every furniture maker knows already: screws are better than nails.

[V_TWIN]

and when it comes to hurricanes concrete is better than 2x4s and plywood. having said that even if this was my house i would still have evacuated.

[Mastador1]

The house, built of reinforced concrete, is elevated on tall pilings to allow a storm surge to pass underneath with little damage.

Ya, think this may have had a bit more to do with it than which more or less brittle screw they chose?