Is a slab foundation more hurricane resistan than crawl space construction.?

Answer 1

I live in Central Florida, where there are thousands of examples of both. To directly answer your Q however, any damage from a hurricane won't happen to a slab, but in all cases it can happen to any structure, on a slab or otherwise.

Perhaps someone in a physics category might be better able, scientifically to guess?

It may be certainly that a house on a slab offers even more wind resistance, hence will recieve more damage? In all, there is no safety in a major storm, other than underground.

I suggest that any hurricane attaining a category 5 level,,, I'd be long gone, before my house was.

Steven Wolf

Answer 2

Most of the damage that come from hurricanes is not from the wind but from the flooding. Take this as what you may. However structurally I don't see a difference, after flooding the biggest area of concern is the construction of the structure sitting on the slab, specifically the connection between the wall and the roof. A prudent architect and contractor can design and build a home to withstand hurricane force winds. But after all of that you still have the flooding issues...