Amazing progress Don. How is the water level around you, is it receding?
Glad to see that repairs are progressing. My aunt's house looked much worse after the hurricane Andrew. It was flooded and lost a roof. They lived in a hotel for almost 8 months.
Glad to read that everyone is safe, including the 4-legged members of the family.
Yeah, that's not going to happen. My house, like about half the houses or more in Louisiana are built on concrete slab foundations. That would require destruction of my current house and bring in several tons of earth and then a complete rebuild. Even then two feet of elevation would not have saved my house.Glad you and the family are safe. I was reading yesterday that FEMA has or may mandate that all houses to be rebuilt are to be raised 2 feet. I know this was a requirement in NJ after Hurricane Sandy.
Great progress, Don. So I gather you don't have to replace wiring..just the outlets? If so, that's awesome..lot less work.
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I agree about having a certified contractor do the work. It puts the onus on the contractor and not you should there be a problem later and it gives the buyer an extra level of comfort to know it was done professionally.
While you may be able to do the repairs as well as any contractor (and likely better than most), they have the license and liability insurance which you don't have should something crop up later.
Spend money now to save money later. The money spent on the contractor would likely be far less than lawyers later if a buyer should sue you.
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While you may be able to do the repairs as well as any contractor (and likely better than most)
Sorry for the obtuse question, I've never seen red 2x4's is that a special treatment. We have pale green treated up here in Ohio, but they gas off so can't be used indoors. Are these the inside the house equivalent?
Oh I wish. I could use a beer right now. Unfortunately those are just empty bottles.... and your Grolsch!