Now THAT'S a house!!

[maelstrom0370]

Found this whilst perusing the intertubes.....

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

Sounds like some homeowners who spent their pennies wisely!

[Ferret]

Depends if there is flood damage inside or not, and how high up. If so it might have to come down anyway.
Ferret

[Lord Dragonspyre]

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.

[Blushing]

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.

[Sir William Marcus]

What a rebuild! That contractor did good!!!