Before and After photos from Sandy . . . . . pretty sobering!

[Andy Sabisch]

Saw this on Weather.com . . . . . . pretty amazing when you look at these 10 photos to see what the shoreline experienced and what the local residents face as the winter weather is setting in.

http://www.weather.com/news/weather-hurricanes/before-after-images-sandy-20121102?pageno=1

Keep everyone dealing with this in your prayers - it will be a long road back!

Andy Sabisch

 

[JOE in MD]

That's amazing, the devastation it caused. We down here dodged the bullet and dodged it again today. Good luck to everyone up north.

 

[UtahRich]

Incredible to look at those before and after photos. It looks like it is going to takes months to clean up what can be cleaned up. Wonder if some areas will be rebuilt or not. Devastating to say the least.

Rich

 

[Finderskeeper]

They should not be allowed to build so close to the sea. I see so many homes being built right on shore especially around Kitty Hawk and all up and down the coast to Florida. Building right next to the ocean is a fools bet. We the taxpayers will probably have to pitch in and pay for the rebuilding and then it will all eventually get destroyed again and have to be rebuilt.

It just is not smart to build where it floods and storms.

 

[jim/wpb]

The NE needs to be prepared for what is about to happen. Hurricane Andrew gave insurance companies a license to steal. I payed $ 400 a yr in 1994 and now it is over $5,000. They made hurricane insurance a separate insurance that is no longer part of homeowners.

Look for states and local governments to start enforcing the International Building Code and look for building costs to escalate rapidly. Building Officials will be held liable with inspections so they will take it more seriously. I was a pioneer with hurricane impact windows in Florida and authored the code for windows and doors for the IBC. I travel the eastern seaboard from Texas to New York and the only State that takes it serious is Florida.

For example, Kiawah Island will grant a C.O. In a hurricane zone as long as you have a stack of 3/4" plywood at final inspection. However, truth be known, those people will not be insured during a hurricane if they don't put the plywood up in accordance with fastening constraints provided by the code.

I consult for insurance companies after storms and they do everything they can to not pay the claim. The aftermath of Sandy will wake up a lot of people not only for current claims, but also extensive future rate increases.

The entire eastern seaboard will now be part of the pool.