Hurricane Resistant Homes Save Lives During Hurricanes in Coastal Areas

Deltec Homes Hurricane Resistant Homes Withstand Hurricane High Winds
ASHEVILLE, N.C.--(Business Wire)--
Deltec Homes hurricane resistant homes provide people who choose to live near
coastal areas a safe round home from high winds and water versus traditionally
built homes. As of June 2, 2009, the forecasters from Department of Atmospheric
Science at Colorado State University anticipate a slightly below average
probability of United States and Caribbean major hurricane landfall.

"In four decades, we have never lost a Deltec Home to a hurricane. Our
homeowners continue to tell their own real life stories of their hurricane
resistant homes so others may realize the hurricane resistant home benefits of
owning a Deltec Home" said Joseph Schlenk Marketing/Sales Director of Deltec
Homes.

Peter Levin lives in Miami, FL. His home, a Deltec round home, survived
Hurricane Andrew, a category 5 storm which destroyed areas in south Florida.
"The eye of Andrew passed over our home," he said. "All we lost were a few
shingles.

A few years later, Levin's hurricane resistant home endured Hurricanes Katrina
and Wilma in the same year. Homes around them were destroyed, but their Deltec
hurricane resistant round home was undamaged. He knows why. "It stood because of
the round shape. The wind has no place to hit it, so it just goes around. It's a
natural shape," he explained.

Three major hurricanes and a half dozen tropical storms haven't fazed Palmer
Dent's Deltec round home, built in 2000 on the bayside of Gulf Shores, AL. "Our
home is 16' above ground, and during Katrina we had about 10 ½ ' of water
underneath it. We lost three shingles; that was it," he said.

After spending decades in the insurance business, 20 years in claims, Dent knew
he wanted a wind resistant retirement home. He conducted extensive research
looking at several round homes and decided on a Deltec home.

"I'm convinced based on my years of insurance claim expertise that Deltec has
the best hurricane resistant homes on the market. It's the way they are
engineered, built, and the way they are tied down," said Dent.

Available to Interview:

Peter Levin- Miami, FL- 305-248-0860 or 305-245-6743

Palmer Dent- Gulf Shores, Alabama- 251-968-7187 or 251-752-3690

About Deltec Homes

Deltec Homes, located in Asheville, North Carolina, is a family run business
that has been building hurricane resistant homes for over 40 years.

Release Summary:

Deltec Homes Hurricane Resistant Homes provide people who choose to live near
coastal areas a safe home from high winds and water versus traditionally built
homes.

Keyword Tags:

circular home, deltec homes, hurricane resistant homes, round homes

Deltec Homes
Joseph Schlenk, Marketing/Sales Director, Cell: 828-777-8265;
Toll-free: 800-642-2508; O: 828-253-0483; Fax: 828-254-1880
jschlenk@deltechomes.com; www.deltechomes.com

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