Lava-survivable construction

[Rob Tucker]

My house may be as safe for lava as one can get. It will handle 2,000 degree heat without burning. My intention was not to withstand lava... by intention was to withstand a much more conventional threat - fire.

There are no towns in the country with a lava department. Every town has a fire department. All of us are at risk every day from common house fires. Mine will structurally survive a house fire. Most won't. But if lava surrounds my home I am screwed.