It is refreshing to have someone who knows the buiIding codes and industry standards be SPECIFIC in their expIanations so that it is heIpfuI and wiII encourage current home owners to do the RIGHT THING by using the current code which is efficient, cost effective, and buiIds in SAFETY! WeII done!.
You can also find 50-90s homes still intact on Carlos Circle, Ft Myers where half the homes were leveled so, “still standing” may not be enough information. It seems hurricanes pick and choose their targets. I’d like to know what percent of the homes built under the newer code survived in Fort Myers? Perhaps flood current, rather than wind, explains why some homes survive and will code really help with that?
Some of it is because of so many newer homes, but we will find that the winds weren't anywhere nearly what we received from Charley. You can tell by the number of trees down, only about 30% and Charley was about 80%. Many oaks were uprooted, but that is because of the 12 inches of rainfall made the soil loose.
How many of you have been working in punta gorda , everyday , since it came through ? Yeah they did very well , but not everyone did ..... Mike smith landscaping and tree service from arcadia fl.
I wonder if the lower and middle class can even afford the new building codes to rebuild or they are pushed further inland while the wealthier grab up more of the coastline.
The luck of the draw. The eye pulled the water OUT as it went by unlike Fort Myers, where the timing was different and tremendous surge blasted everyone. Punta Gorda dodged a bullet.
The storm stayed off shore so long it weakened...Unfortunately Fort Myers and Naples paid for it....Also the intense part of the hurricane was on the west back half... Actually hurricane ida was stronger and wind was more balanced throughout than Ian although smaller
