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Sarasota/Bradenton is a long way from the Panhandle--they should befine.
Sarasota/Bradenton is a long way from the Panhandle--they should befine.
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Just a few rain squalls, but the storm was so fast-moving that even they didn't last more than just a few minutes each.
Yes, such heavy devastation in Mexico Beach__entire blocks nearly razed completely, yet leaving some homes still standing with what looked like minimal (or no) damage.
Construction minimum standards changed a lot after Hurricane Andrew (8/24/1992) taking a major improvement for all houses built since 2002. After the 2004-2005 hurricane seasons with four (4) and six (6), respectively__with more lessons learned__resulted further upgrades to construction building codes implemented for 2007.
Before we committed to new construction, we looked for two (2) years at buying an existing home (it was a buyer's market 2009-2011) but only considered those built after 2007. Irma last year (9/10/2017) proved how effective those tightened building standards are when insurance studies revealed an approximate 72% reduction in damage (compared to Andrew).
Mother Nature is always going to have the upper hand, but compared to other places I've lived where there are tornadoes and earthquakes, I'm quite happy with the risk of hurricanes. At least they give you 4 or 5 days to leave town if you want to! Note, I can't speak about forest fires or volcanoes, never having firsthand experience with them (and I hope to keep it that way).
Thank you Keoke, for asking!
Just a few rain squalls, but the storm was so fast-moving that even they didn't last more than just a few minutes each.
Yes, such heavy devastation in Mexico Beach__entire blocks nearly razed completely, yet leaving some homes still standing with what looked like minimal (or no) damage.
Construction minimum standards changed a lot after Hurricane Andrew (8/24/1992) taking a major improvement for all houses built since 2002. After the 2004-2005 hurricane seasons with four (4) and six (6), respectively__with more lessons learned__resulted further upgrades to construction building codes implemented for 2007.
Before we committed to new construction, we looked for two (2) years at buying an existing home (it was a buyer's market 2009-2011) but only considered those built after 2007. Irma last year (9/10/2017) proved how effective those tightened building standards are when insurance studies revealed an approximate 72% reduction in damage (compared to Andrew).
Mother Nature is always going to have the upper hand, but compared to other places I've lived where there are tornadoes and earthquakes, I'm quite happy with the risk of hurricanes. At least they give you 4 or 5 days to leave town if you want to! Note, I can't speak about forest fires or volcanoes, never having firsthand experience with them (and I hope to keep it that way).
Thank you Keoke, for asking!
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If I am not mistaken the South Florida Building Code became the Gold Standard and though the requirements of the SFBC have always been rigorous they became more-so over the years, esp. after 1992's catastrophic Hurricane Andrew. At that time I was still living in Miami and the amount of devastation, particularly in the Homestead to Cutler Ridge area was unbelievable.
On homes constructed during the boom years of 1970's-1980' a gable-roof was far and away the most common form of construction and once wind gets under an edge the entire roof simply peels away. Due in part to lax enforcement on the part of Building Inspectors during those years thousands upon thousands of roofs blew away and homes were then effectively destroyed. After Andrew, and for a number of years to follow, Miami became a sea of blue roofs as many contractors preferred to do new (replacement) construction to less profitable repair.
Building codes notwithstanding, so long as underwriters are willing to issue insurance coverage banks will continue to lend the money and folks will continue to live in areas that are always going to be vulnerable to destruction/devastation.
If I am not mistaken the South Florida Building Code became the Gold Standard and though the requirements of the SFBC have always been rigorous they became more-so over the years, esp. after 1992's catastrophic Hurricane Andrew. At that time I was still living in Miami and the amount of devastation, particularly in the Homestead to Cutler Ridge area was unbelievable.
On homes constructed during the boom years of 1970's-1980' a gable-roof was far and away the most common form of construction and once wind gets under an edge the entire roof simply peels away. Due in part to lax enforcement on the part of Building Inspectors during those years thousands upon thousands of roofs blew away and homes were then effectively destroyed. After Andrew, and for a number of years to follow, Miami became a sea of blue roofs as many contractors preferred to do new (replacement) construction to less profitable repair.
Building codes notwithstanding, so long as underwriters are willing to issue insurance coverage banks will continue to lend the money and folks will continue to live in areas that are always going to be vulnerable to destruction/devastation.
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A terrible disaster has taken place in western Florida. Since I was asked about, I can report that we didn't even get rain where we live just southwest of Jacksonville before, during or after the hurricane that has devastated the other side of the state. We can be grateful for that, as the event was catastrophic. Given the flooding issues a few weeks earlier in the Carolinas, the demand for dry wall in the nation's southeast is going to be pretty astounding. That's after the mess is cleaned up, something that will require hauling aways thousands of truckloads of damaged property. Since I'm on here, I want report that the annual Brit car show (sponsored this year by the TR folks) will be held at The Pub on U.S. 1 just north of St. Augustine on Saturday, Oct. 20. I suppose it again has a date conflict for the terrific Brit car show held down in the Tampa area annually. If so, that continues to be an issue for us, as we LOVE the Tampa-area show and some of our members still manage to attend it despite the date conflict. I hope I haven't violated forum rules with this topic diversion.
A terrible disaster has taken place in western Florida. Since I was asked about, I can report that we didn't even get rain where we live just southwest of Jacksonville before, during or after the hurricane that has devastated the other side of the state. We can be grateful for that, as the event was catastrophic. Given the flooding issues a few weeks earlier in the Carolinas, the demand for dry wall in the nation's southeast is going to be pretty astounding. That's after the mess is cleaned up, something that will require hauling aways thousands of truckloads of damaged property. Since I'm on here, I want report that the annual Brit car show (sponsored this year by the TR folks) will be held at The Pub on U.S. 1 just north of St. Augustine on Saturday, Oct. 20. I suppose it again has a date conflict for the terrific Brit car show held down in the Tampa area annually. If so, that continues to be an issue for us, as we LOVE the Tampa-area show and some of our members still manage to attend it despite the date conflict. I hope I haven't violated forum rules with this topic diversion.