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Title: Now THAT'S a house!!
Post by: maelstrom0370 on September 19, 2008, 12:32:09 PM
Found this whilst perusing the intertubes.....

http://www.ireport.com/blogs/ireport-blog/2008/09/18/the-last-house-standing?updated (http://www.ireport.com/blogs/ireport-blog/2008/09/18/the-last-house-standing?updated)

Sounds like some homeowners who spent their pennies wisely!
Title: Re: Now THAT'S a house!!
Post by: Ferret on September 19, 2008, 01:05:23 PM
Depends if there is flood damage inside or not, and how high up. If so it might have to come down anyway.
Ferret
Title: Re: Now THAT'S a house!!
Post by: Lord Dragonspyre on September 19, 2008, 01:10:24 PM
Well, it was built to withstand a Cat 5 hurricane, so even if it flooded, it's still fundamentally a strong structure. Might require some minor interior repairs and shoring up of the foundation, but the basic skeleton is essentially intact. I doubt it'll have to come down.
Title: Re: Now THAT'S a house!!
Post by: Blushing on September 19, 2008, 01:49:22 PM
CNN has a full, regular story about it.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/18/ike.last.house.standing/index.html

It sounds as if the decidiond to fix up the home may have more to do with decisions by the authorities for that town than anything else.  But it would be creepy to live there, knowing so much as just flattened.
Title: Re: Now THAT'S a house!!
Post by: Sir William Marcus on September 19, 2008, 08:13:32 PM
What a rebuild! That contractor did good!!! (http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i231/LittleCasino/Smileys/notworthy.gif)