Hurricane Irma Aftermath
Well, what can you say...after a week of 24/7 news coverage, endless doomsday pontifications, mass evacuations, and great hysteria...the storm is gone. Lots of regional flooding, downed trees and pow...
Forum Discussion
Veebyes wrote:
Choosing to live in a hurricane prone area is one thing. Choosing not to build to withstand even a cat 2 storm then complaining when you lose your house is something else.
You've repeated this statement, but it creates a false impression. For more than the last 20 years, if you build a house in FL, it is designed to withstand at least a CAT 2 hurricane. That only accounts for the least likely areas. As you move closer to the coast and south FL, the requirements become more stringent. So really, you have NO CHOICE but to build to those standards. Your statement suggests that you do have the choice and have chosen to ignore it. But that means little when your home gets pounded by a 10' storm surge, or when the surge runs a yacht through your roof.
