Went through hell after a flood from Hurricane Flo here in 2017. We ended up with about 6 feet of crested river outside our home. And a foot inside. Doesn't matter how much you water comes in. Once it is in you have to rip down all the wallboard. Anything touched by water is removed down to the studs and subflooring. All doors removed. You muck everything out wash it down and dry it out before you can rebuild.
We had 5 animals here at the time of the flood (4 cats and a dog) and we road it out at home on our second floor. It took three days for the river to crest here after Hurricane Flo blew through. We were rescued by boat the day after. Yes, the stress is real. Took us over a year to rebuild and get back.
We were in a local Baptist shelter here for 3 days then moved north after their rivers receded at a La Quinta Hotel. Ended up driving back and forth over 90 mins from there to our home after a week when the waters receded. Then once the Cape Fear River receded on route 40 we ended up in a efficiency hotel where we had two beds and a small kitchen in a room until we could finally get into a two bedroom apartment we leased for a year. Once I got there I shut down. I didn't want to go anywhere until I could decompress. Noone knows how it feels until it happens to you.
We didn't lose our whole home but it took quite a lot of work to get it back in shape. We lost all our landscaping, grass included from the flood and had to cut down 5 trees in the yard. Then you have to deal with shady people who come in and overcharge to fix homes up. Luckily we were able to hire our original builder.
Some of the people lost everything here from the flood as they were in single story homes and it flooded to their ceilings. We were one of the luckier ones and we also had FEMA insurance. But even that didn't completely cover our losses.
The people in Central Fl were hit as we were. Those on the Coast probably completely lost their homes completely In some ways building a new home might be easier than trying to piece together half a home. But one way or the other it will never be the same for these people. And they have a long, long road towards recovery.
You’ve been through so much, fren. God has given you strength, for sure. I’m sorry you had to go through it.
It’s really bad from Ian. I can’t stress that enough. I’m from Tampa but I’ve been going down to help. The media is bored with it already, but hundreds of people are unaccounted for. It’s abysmal for many and even street signals aren’t working still in some areas which is making it dangerous on a daily basis for everyone trying to get things done. The good news is that there are a lot of donations and supplies pouring in at distribution points. I think our Gov DeSantis is doing the best job possible.
Went through hell after a flood from Hurricane Flo here in 2017. We ended up with about 6 feet of crested river outside our home. And a foot inside. Doesn't matter how much you water comes in. Once it is in you have to rip down all the wallboard. Anything touched by water is removed down to the studs and subflooring. All doors removed. You muck everything out wash it down and dry it out before you can rebuild.
We had 5 animals here at the time of the flood (4 cats and a dog) and we road it out at home on our second floor. It took three days for the river to crest here after Hurricane Flo blew through. We were rescued by boat the day after. Yes, the stress is real. Took us over a year to rebuild and get back.
We were in a local Baptist shelter here for 3 days then moved north after their rivers receded at a La Quinta Hotel. Ended up driving back and forth over 90 mins from there to our home after a week when the waters receded. Then once the Cape Fear River receded on route 40 we ended up in a efficiency hotel where we had two beds and a small kitchen in a room until we could finally get into a two bedroom apartment we leased for a year. Once I got there I shut down. I didn't want to go anywhere until I could decompress. Noone knows how it feels until it happens to you.
We didn't lose our whole home but it took quite a lot of work to get it back in shape. We lost all our landscaping, grass included from the flood and had to cut down 5 trees in the yard. Then you have to deal with shady people who come in and overcharge to fix homes up. Luckily we were able to hire our original builder.
Some of the people lost everything here from the flood as they were in single story homes and it flooded to their ceilings. We were one of the luckier ones and we also had FEMA insurance. But even that didn't completely cover our losses.
The people in Central Fl were hit as we were. Those on the Coast probably completely lost their homes completely In some ways building a new home might be easier than trying to piece together half a home. But one way or the other it will never be the same for these people. And they have a long, long road towards recovery.
You’ve been through so much, fren. God has given you strength, for sure. I’m sorry you had to go through it.
It’s really bad from Ian. I can’t stress that enough. I’m from Tampa but I’ve been going down to help. The media is bored with it already, but hundreds of people are unaccounted for. It’s abysmal for many and even street signals aren’t working still in some areas which is making it dangerous on a daily basis for everyone trying to get things done. The good news is that there are a lot of donations and supplies pouring in at distribution points. I think our Gov DeSantis is doing the best job possible.