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Ask HN: How can we prevent flooding in houses using technology?
1/ Waterproof wall or dyke that shields the house.
2/ Waterproof doors and windows.
3/ Vent-like holes in the floor at the entrances that suck water and reroute it out of the house through a pump.
4/ Spray-on substance that can be used to seal doors and windows temporarily.
5/ Structural frame below the house that can lift it.
6/ House is mobile home which can be lifted by a crane.
7/ House is a house boat which can be untethered from the ground so it floats.
Do these sound workable? Any other ideas?
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- chmaynard 5y agoDon't build a house on a flood plain.
- a3n 5y agoAnd don't build a house inside a reservoir. How One Houston Suburb Ended Up in a Reservoir https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/22/us/houston-harvey-flooding-reservoir.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/22/us/houston-ha...
- slater 5y agoStilts.
- aurizon 5y agoSome people saved their houses with soil berms 3-4 feet high, fronted by plastic and a pump inside to remove infiltration. https://www.google.com/search?q=save+home+from+flood&rlz=1C1CHBF_enCA924CA924&sxsrf=AOaemvI0RqqIMMawOa2sb35D8TPxbfj4ag:1630883761739&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiP46a6--jyAhUGmuAKHaJxCxkQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1097&bih=571 https://www.google.com/search?q=save+home+from+flood&rlz=1C1...
- FiggyPudding 5y agoMight need to worry about crane or boat house exploding against the neighbors