Patent ID: 6862848

Claim:
A method to protect a habitable structure and its occupants against earthquake damage, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a design of the habitable structure resulting in a footprint pattern, obtaining a total weight and distribution of weight of the habitable structure based on the design of the habitable structure and its footprint pattern, obtaining a set of automobile tires to be used to protect the habitable structure based on the total weight and distribution of weight, whose load bearing per tire lies between 2,000 and 3,400 pounds/tire, placing the set of automobile tires on the ground in locations-appropriate for the distribution of weight of the habitable structure and the load bearing per tire, obtaining a collection of ¾ inch rock aggregate adequate to fill the set of automobile tires, filling the set of automobile tires with the collection of ¾ inch rock aggregate, and placing the habitable structure on top of the set of automobile tires filled with the collection of ¾ inch rock aggregate.