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According to the article, the improvements they're balking at amount to raising houses with 6 feet of cribbing, and cost about $100k. So, yeah...

FireBeyond 1y ago
Versus the $500K+ it costs us taxpayers to rebuild their homes, sometimes twice in a decade. I'm not entirely sympathetic.
bluGill 1y ago
That is what you need to spend to fix the house correctly - at least according to those who will pay. If you don't like it either pay for it yourself without their help, or move elsewhere.
- mindslight 1y ago
  Sorry, I didn't meant to imply that either of things were prohibitive. In fact, quite the opposite. The article goes on about how compliant structures are "hulking" and "larger", with a quote even referencing "McMansions", but then shows a picture of the same type of small house just 6 feet in the air. And the assetized values in coastal communities have to be at least a half of a million dollars, right? So getting a $100k equity loan shouldn't really be hard, and if one really just bought the house (no equity) then declare it the bank's problem and move on. Although I'm wondering if the article is even describing these things correctly. It seems to be an emotional hit piece, the kind that plays loose with facts, drumming up support for some kind of bailout I'm sure. Cribbing is generally a temporary thing for the process of lifting, and I wouldn't think it would be very good at withstanding side hits from moving debris in rising flood waters. Also there are no stairs up to the entrance, making it seem like very much a work in progress.
  - bluGill 1y ago
    It is a NIMBY hit on any change at all. Perhaps I should have said BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone), but that is not as well know. In any case it is important to step back, ignore the emotion and see this for the disaster it really is.

FireBeyond 1y ago

Versus the $500K+ it costs us taxpayers to rebuild their homes, sometimes twice in a decade. I'm not entirely sympathetic.

bluGill 1y ago

That is what you need to spend to fix the house correctly - at least according to those who will pay. If you don't like it either pay for it yourself without their help, or move elsewhere.

mindslight 1y ago
Sorry, I didn't meant to imply that either of things were prohibitive. In fact, quite the opposite. The article goes on about how compliant structures are "hulking" and "larger", with a quote even referencing "McMansions", but then shows a picture of the same type of small house just 6 feet in the air. And the assetized values in coastal communities have to be at least a half of a million dollars, right? So getting a $100k equity loan shouldn't really be hard, and if one really just bought the house (no equity) then declare it the bank's problem and move on. Although I'm wondering if the article is even describing these things correctly. It seems to be an emotional hit piece, the kind that plays loose with facts, drumming up support for some kind of bailout I'm sure. Cribbing is generally a temporary thing for the process of lifting, and I wouldn't think it would be very good at withstanding side hits from moving debris in rising flood waters. Also there are no stairs up to the entrance, making it seem like very much a work in progress.
- bluGill 1y ago
  It is a NIMBY hit on any change at all. Perhaps I should have said BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone), but that is not as well know. In any case it is important to step back, ignore the emotion and see this for the disaster it really is.