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Building outside the box can be rewarding experience: coast couple chooses the round house option to build hurricane-resistant structure.

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PERKINSTON -- Irv and Jan Eaton were traveling through Florida after a hurricane a few years back, and noticed something very interesting. There was a wide path of destruction where every house had been knocked down. A round house was the only thing left standing.

The Eatons, after later visiting some round houses made from prefabricated panels by Deltec Homes, were sold. They learned that not only are the round houses much better at shedding hurricane-force winds, they are also very spacious, feel airy and more connected to the outdoors, and are very energy efficient.

The Eatons are now in the process of finishing up construction of their own round house located on their farm near Perkinston.

"People want to live outside of the box, and that is what this is," Irv said. "It's not a box. It is round. It is very energy efficient and structurally sound. The quality of materials is much higher than you would get with a stick built home around here. And there is no mess or waste. You don't even need a saw to put it together, only a hammer."

The Eaton's "house in a box" arrived in a 53-foot enclosed trailer. The concrete foundation had already been laid. They hired a consultant experienced...

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