"To: NautiNurse
Just a note on flooding and homes.
A flood will soak a house down but after a period of drying out, it can be rebuilt or repaired rather handily. This applies if thee is no current or wave action to move a building off its foundation. So most of the
buildings in NO will be repaired without much trouble, as there doesn't seem to be much flow through city streets. They will probably limit boats to those that are small and have pilots that know how to pilot
through flooded areas.
I know it looks bad, but it is a thoroughly doable situation to get NO back to normal after a drying out period. "
True, with limitations. If you have spare money to invest, companies that make pink fiberglass and sheetrock look good to me.
If they sit under water too long, the studs and sill plates will get beyond salvage...that means a new frame, with only the foundation worth saving.
"Too long" means, what, a month?
"True, with limitations. If you have spare money to invest, companies that make pink fiberglass and sheetrock look good to me.
If they sit under water too long, the studs and sill plates will get beyond salvage...that means a new frame, with only the foundation worth saving."
That has been my experience. The best situation is a quick flood with waters disappearing quickly. Some of the framing always has to be replaced as it simply cannot be recovered.
We had a good number people sandbag their homes, not to keep them from flooding, but to eliminate the current and it seemed to work pretty well.
For those of you who think these are small things indeed, you tend to get real practical, real fast when the waters begin lapping at your home.