Ill never understand why Americans build paper houses and then complain when they fly away all the time ... Might move to the US and and start a company that builds “European” houses, where you can’t puncture the walls with a toothpick ..
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It would be really useful for people everywhere if you were to analyze the construction methods of the buildings left intact vs. the buildings that were destroyed.
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@snarton They have done that & will continue to do that. Lots of efforts are dedicated to understanding building Hurricane safe homes. The simple fact is: most of the homes in Mexico Beach were built long before current FL Hurricane codes. (50s/60s). Houses still standing are... -
...likely up to current code. Many of these homes have been in the same family for decades. They could not afford to bring up to code—super expensive to retroactively do to these older homes and would often mean tearing the house down and starting over because there is no way...
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And while that was going on, our President held a back patting rally in PA. Nero fiddles...
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They should have named the hurricane Donald, because it went straight for the Mexican part of Florida.pic.twitter.com/c1CDGj5jvW
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I feel bad for the local residents, the ones who have a 2nd or 3rd home right on the beach, not as much. You can't put a wooden structure on a beach where hurricanes happen and not expect eventual destruction.
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Oh my. That is horrific.
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Wind v water - insurers will be fighting claims for years and years....
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Not really: a lot of these folks had no flood insurance or home insurance period. So many of these structures were paid for: no mortgage frequently means no insurance.
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Well obviously if there is no insurance there won’t be an argument over insurance. If you look at Realtor app you will see Mexico City had 500k plus new condos which I bet had mortgages and which had insurance....and arguments will ensue
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