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High Wind

“This past spring two tornados came through West Tennessee destroying life and property. One was a half mile south of us; one was three and a half North. When the power went off I went to bed and enjoyed a good night’s sleep. I was amazed the next day surveying the death and destruction through which I had slept, unaware, protected by my Deltec.”

Bill B.
Dyer, TN

“By the way during the storm we did campout in the house and I felt very safe. Our Trailer was doing a song and dance that I did not like. I told Larry that he could stay in it, but that I was going to the round house!!!!  We had 100 – 120 + mile an hour winds. We watched trees bending to the ground and snapping all around us we never heard the wind whistle around the house. The house did not shutter or creek in any way.”

Elva E.
Star, MS

“Two years ago in June we a bad storm, it was like a cyclone where you have wind coming in sideways - our neighbors, including my brother in law lost garages, shingles and had major damage, the town had to be cleaned up for 2 weeks. We lost huge trees, some 36" in diameter, they all came down and were close to the Deltec. But, we had no damage to our home, lost only one shingle!”

Forrest and Debbie B.
Gifford, IL

“In the winter the winds reach 85 MPH during the snowstorms (semi trucks blow over), but I have yet to have a problem with my place. The worlds largest wind turbines are about 10 miles away.”

Kathleen S.
Medicine Bow, WY

“We’ve been through major rain and windstorms, hail, and this winter, two weeks of deep snow with ice on top of ft. The Deltec is snug and quiet inside. You hardly know the wind is blowing or its pouring rain. It feels very safe and comfortable.”

Rich and Stacy L.
Beavercreek, OR

“We had no damage to the structure; only a few loose shingles. We watched the modular home next to us totally collapse.”

Barney and Jayne P.
Crawfordville, FL

“Our 2000 square foot two story Deltec home built in 1982 has survived plenty of hurricane force winds in the twelve years we have lived here, but nothing prepared this area for the devastation that Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Jeanne dealt in September of 2004. Living in Florida, I was used to the strange whistling sound that strong winds made during storm season as winds whip around the octagonal sides of the Deltec home-this home has thirteen sides and huge floor to ceiling windows and sliders all around. The morning of Hurricane Frances was the most dangerous forecast for the Treasure Coast ever, but we never boarded up this house and did not board-up for the storm. The weather was terrible-power lines burned and trees came down, we lost shingles and truly feared for our lives. The storm beat up the area for thirteen hours as it became stationary over the area. The Deltec home proved to survive beautifully. Many of our neighbors lost siding, roofs, ceilings and shingles. We were so relieved that his home survived, as it is the only two story in the neighborhood. Several weeks passed and Hurricane Jeanne was predicted. The forecast was for 125 plus mph winds so this time we did board up all of the large windows. We needed to evacuate to Boca Raton for the evening, but when we returned we could not believe that the house was absolutely perfect. Hurricane Jeanne was a direct hit to our town - many lost homes and the beach area was devastated. Our neighbors love our home, but many commented that they imagined it would not survive the storms because of the shape, height and frame construction. We have large wrap around decks and a pool enclosure that also were not damaged. True to Deltec's claim this home fared far better than many-the structure sustained no damage. I am enclosing a photo of the home and a picture of our family who is happy that we were able to survive these terrible storms and still have a house that made it through the storms!”

Doug and Lisa N.
Port St. Lucie, FL

“Everything around us was destroyed as the eye of the hurricane passed directly over our home. We are 100 miles north of Mobile. Damage around us was unbelievable. Our family stayed in the home during the hurricane. There weren’t even any shingles gone from the roof, but the trees outside were completely twisted apart. The contractor who built the house, came by the day after Ivan hit and was amazed.”

Gregg H.
Butler, AL

“After purchasing a piece of property in the Northern Bahamas on Green Turtle Cay overlooking the Sea of Abaco and the Atlantic Ocean and knowing exactly the type of home I wished to erect on the site to take full advantage of the spectacular views, I contacted Deltec Homes in the summer of 1995 and placed an order for the "Shenandoah" model with two optional attached wings providing me with a total of approx. 2,300 sq.ft. of living space under roof.
Erection of the building began in late Fall of 1995 and was completed, including all decking and interior work, by mid March, 1996. Since I had built in a hurricane-prone area, I also installed accordion-type aluminum shutters on all sliding doors and windows. In the Fall of 1999, my Deltec home was put to its first test against nature's wrath. Hurricane Dennis came through the Abacos as a category 2 storm on September 1st and hung around for some 12 hours. Although quite a few of my neighbors and friends suffered extensive roof and water damage to their homes, my Deltec Home came through unscathed. Some 10 days later the Bahamas were hit by a category 4 hurricane called Floyd. Floyd's eye passed directly over Green Turtle Cay bringing with it torrential rains and sustained winds of over 130 mph with gusts estimated to reach as high as 180 mph. After over 18 hours of pounding fury the stalled tempest finally headed for the southern coast of the United States but not before unleashing unimaginable amount of destruction to the islands of the Abacos including Green Turtle Cay. Once the airport serving Great Abaco and Green Turtle Cay was reopened, I chartered a plane and flew from my residence in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to the Bahamas to survey the damage to my home. The fly-over above Green Turtle Cay gave me a unique opportunity to fully absorb the extent of destruction to the island. After a brief aerial surveillance of my home, which I thought for sure would be severely damaged if not destroyed all together, I was relieved to see it still intact with no appreciable damage. Once arriving to my home and after performing a comprehensive survey of the exterior and interior , I was overjoyed that no damage was sustained and that the structure was not compromised in anyway. Five years later in middle August, 2004 Green Turtle Cay was hit again with category 1 hurricane by the name of Jeanne. With the exception of heavy rains and gusty hurricane-force winds, most of the homes only suffered minor roof and water damage but no damage whatsoever was caused to my home. However, several weeks late Hurricane Frances arrived with devastating force, a strong category 4 and, perhaps, a category 5. Even though Frances' fury lasted less than 12 hours, the destruction was complete. As with Hurricane Floyd, once the airport on Great Abaco was reopened, I was able to return to Green Turtle Cay with the thought that my home must have suffered serious damage as I was informed earlier that innumerable amount of homes and businesses were either severely damaged or destroyed. Once I arrived to my property, I was enormously relieved to see my house standing and in one piece. Again, my Deltec Home stood up to another one of nature's onslaught with absolutely no damage. Having experienced four hurricanes in a period of five years of which two were category 4 or more, I can truly attest to the quality of engineering and structural integrity of a Deltec Home. Should future hurricanes take aim at Green Turtle Cay, I am reassured that my home will withstand the tremendous forces of wind and rain.”

James S.
Abaco, Bahamas

“We are proud to mention that our 21 year old Deltec 1200 home just survived Hurricane Frances in Melbourne Beach, Florida. We were hit with 105 mph winds for 18 hours as this hurricane moved achingly slowly at 5 mph and pummeled the neighborhood for nearly a day and a half. Our total damage was three ridge cap shingles and not one drop of water or damage anywhere. Our cupolas stayed firmly affixed to our two roofs (1200 two story main house and 1 story detached round garage, while the two adjacent regular houses all lost their ridge cap vents and were flooded. our house and garage were fully shuttered with roll down shutters and not a single drop of water penetrated our house. Our house was hit with the northeast quadrant of the storm (the worst wind), we evacuated but apparently didn't have to do so. VIVA LA DELTECS !!!”

Ken and Judy F.
Melbourne Beach, FL

“As you know, we have just moved our 1200 Deltec Home from one location to another on Gasparilla Island,  Boca Grande, Florida. You built it for us 18 years ago. We are told this is the first Deltec to be moved. In fact, the final hurricane ties were secured on our house on the Tuesday before Friday August 13 when hurricane “Charley” came across our island with winds around 140 miles per hour. On the following Sunday, we drove down to check on our vacation Deltec house. We found the “Sand Dollar” to be high and dry. There was not a drop of water inside, nothing blown apart, just a few shingles came loose. We have been telling friends for years that Deltec builds them strong enough to withstand strong winds. Now we have proof! We are so satisfied; we can not wait for the new 500 and connector that we have ordered to be added to the 1200. Of course, that may be delayed a couple of weeks due to “Charley”. Our most sincere thanks to the Deltec family for creating and marketing such a superior product.”

Paul and Erma D.
Boca Grande, FL