If you're in SW FL (I am), make sure your exterior doors open outwards for wind protection.
Make sure you're above base flood level
Make sure you have enough wind tie downs from roof to walls.
Best roof for SW Fl is a hipped roof again for wind protection.
Here is my list of best suggestions:
The best houses orient the public rooms towards the south for the best passive solar heating and cooling.
The best houses are L, U, T, H, or I shaped.
The best houses are only one to two rooms deep. And covered lanai, porches, garages, etc count as rooms in this case.
The best houses make sure kitchens have natural light, meaning windows so one doesn't have to have lighting 24/7 to use the kitchen. (And no, dining areas with windows 10' or more from the kitchen will not allow for natural light.)
The best houses make sure all public rooms and bedrooms have windows on at least two walls.
The best houses do not if possible put mechanical rooms, pantries or closets on outside walls
The best houses keep public and private spaces separate.
The best houses do not have you walk through the work zone of the kitchen to bring laundry to the laundry room.
The best houses do not have the mudroom go through any of the work zones of the kitchen.
The best houses do not use the kitchen as a hallway to any other rooms.
The best houses do not put toilets or toilet rooms up against bedroom walls or dining areas.
The best houses do not have walk in closets too small to stand inside.
The best houses have an organizing “spine” so it’s easy to determine how to get from room to room in the house and what makes sense.
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