As people continue to rebuild in fire-prone areas like Napa and Sonoma Counties, one homeowner is taking the concept of 'home hardening' to a whole new level.
NAPA — As people continue to rebuild in fire-prone areas like Napa and Sonoma Counties, one homeowner is taking the concept of “home hardening” to a whole new level.
“Three, so far. One got me,” he said. On the night the Atlas Fire broke out, La Rochelle had just 5 minutes to abandon his home before it burned to the ground. So he’s rebuilding his house to be virtually impervious to fire. The entire structure of the 9,000 square-foot home will be concrete and steel beams, with the only combustible material being cabinets or furnishings, and even those will be protected by an interior sprinkler system. Outside, other sprinklers will spray a curtain of water to protect windows from super-heated air, and the water is supplied by the outdoor swimming pool and a 7,000-gallon cistern located in the basement garage.
“It just didn’t make sense to put something back up that, as you’re looking at it go up, you can visualize it burning down,” he said.
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