Raising a house versus building a NEW one for the same cost!!!

My ex wife & I started over five years ago, helping people along our street apply for Goverment Grants, to elevate their homes above the flood plain.
My ex wife Elaine was a super factor initiating this process. But today, with more experience under my belt. I have come to see that it is a far better choice to build a whole NEW home for the same costs, on the footprint of their old home.
For most people ... why raise an old house with all its old bugs and glitches, when you can have a brand new & improved home, for almost the same cost as raising your old one??
Well, there are pros & cons to elevating. For example, one may have invested a lot of fine designs and decor therefore keeping the original house is a good idea. Each person's situation is different. I can help you make basic decisions if you call and ask before applying for the Grant.
Just call me TODAY 386-265-3831

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Worked on Permitting today ...

   All the maps are currently being changed, and everybody's insurance is fixin to go up.
    My surveyor had to find the high water mark this afternoon. He had to bring in a new benchmark because all the flood plains are being re-assessed.  Theres nothing you can really do about it, its all a part of FEMA.
   All this is required because the house has a septic tank.
   But ... all the bushes, trees and bamboo were cleared and hauled off in a dump trailer yesterday. Finished in two very large trips.
    Tropical storm Brett left our Tomoka River a little higher than usual. Super for launching the kayak right off the dock. But, you can see the waters creeping up against the coquina rocks.
   They were put there to help stop erosion on this point. Partially, boats not observing the Slow Speed, & NO WAKE signs, help erosion do its damage MUCH faster than it would do normally naturally.
   Building stops now until the Permit comes through. I am ordering the pilings right away, because they sometimes take a few weeks to arrive ... it's the same old story of Rushing, to wait!! Ha ha.
  

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