Turning your home into a safe haven

It was not so long ago, I was in Hawaii, and I noticed that some of the houses on the beach seemed a little barricades surf of the ocean. This makes sense because the properties are greater than $ 10 million, and there are bad storms occasionally. In the past, in this particular beach was a hurricane with a high storm surge, tsunami and a couple of scars. So it makes sense to do something more to protect your investment, if you have a house there. Speaking of the law?

It turns out, is also very good for property values, that is, if you decide to sell your home, your home will be worth a lot more, because still, we can say another property, without much fanfare. Some barricaded become such a blend with the landscape - it is logical, because I really do not want to live in a castle in paradise, if you have too. Well, in that case, you need to strengthen your humble abode.

Building your house on a firmer basis, and have a stone terrace with a view of a brick and had a very good strategy that is commonly used there. Therefore, sand piles or the first terrace, it seems quite natural, part of the beach, the atmosphere and the exotic surroundings of the island. The second and / or third house terrace slightly increasing, which is a magnificent, powerful, dominant, but all of the time beautiful architecture. However, this will happen to your property is worth a look before you spend money.

If your home is already there, it means that much of the ground lost the view, which is detrimental to the value of the house, although protection ensures that the residence or new customers feel safe with a high level of comfort - a sense of security. The question is; What do you do? Do you try to keep the mighty Pacific Ocean, good luck with that, or try to limit the damage from the strong flood occasional storm or prevent years of erosion high speed, and put the risk?

After answering these questions, why not take some photos and play with Photoshop, and try to visualize what it will look, and then select the type of brick and stone desired number on a budget for all this to happen, Please consider all this and think about it.

Lance Winslow has launched a new provocative series of books on innovation in America. Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a national franchise chain now.