I grew up in Jamaica and our house didn’t actually have solid outer walls. Our house had decorative brick that allowed wind to blow through the house…without blowing it down. Our house is still standing today, and has survived multiple hurricanes.
I think this would depend on the house being designed for this in the first place. A long time back I recall reading about how non-flow-through houses would endure high winds in a hurricane or tornado until one of the windows broke, at which point the hole in the house allowed the wind to ram air in (or suck air out depending on which way the hole was facing) and the whole house would disintegrate.
If my recollection is correct then there might be a slight benefit in the house-wrapping idea in that it might do a bit to prevent a hole like that from being taken advantage of. But only a slight benefit. Probably better to just do the traditional nailing of plywood over windows and such.
I grew up in Jamaica and our house didn’t actually have solid outer walls. Our house had decorative brick that allowed wind to blow through the house…without blowing it down. Our house is still standing today, and has survived multiple hurricanes.
Is it really a house if it doesn’t stop the wind or rain?
It has a roof…and interior walls, but no exterior walls.
So it’s more of a cubicle than a house then?
So you live in a gazebo.
Similar to the portion of the wall here closest to the house? https://cdn.designrulz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/outdoor-brick-wall-design.jpg
Yeah…kind of like that.
Thank you for clarifying, because while I had a vague idea, I wasn’t sure.
I think this would depend on the house being designed for this in the first place. A long time back I recall reading about how non-flow-through houses would endure high winds in a hurricane or tornado until one of the windows broke, at which point the hole in the house allowed the wind to ram air in (or suck air out depending on which way the hole was facing) and the whole house would disintegrate.
If my recollection is correct then there might be a slight benefit in the house-wrapping idea in that it might do a bit to prevent a hole like that from being taken advantage of. But only a slight benefit. Probably better to just do the traditional nailing of plywood over windows and such.