“I hope so many benefit”

Hurricane Helene was it deadliest storm to hit the East Coast for nearly two decades, killing hundreds of people and destroying many homes. As everyone was still recovering, Hurricane Milton swept through. However, the damage was less pronounced for some coastal homeowners with funds to spare the hurricane-proof their house.

One such homeowner, who runs a TikTok account called East Coast DIY (@eastcoastdiy), made a video assessing the minimal damage to their oceanfront house.

@eastcoastdiy Making our home the hurricane proof #disastertodreamhome ♬ Original Sound – East Coast DIY

“You guys, we did it with much, much less damage,” East Coast DIY said. “Our goal was to have a house that didn’t flood, and to raise it as high as we did, it ended up being two years worth of hard work and tears.”

They explained that they lost some of the land between their house and the water and were considering extending their custom seawall as a result.

Of course like extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and more intense – largely a result of our reliance on pollution creation dirty energy sources such as gas and oil — not everyone will be able to buy their way out of the crisis. Many Florida residents already exist priced by the government as insurance premiums skyrocket or coverage is denied altogether, and many who have insurance have had their carriers simply refuse to pay in.

For those with both the desire to stay in the Sunshine State and the ability to do so, however hurricane insurance is likely to become much more popular. The comments section of the video revealed that many people took inspiration from his work.

“I hope so many benefit from your work. Congratulations!!! And thank you for sharing,” wrote one such commenter.

“We need to patent this drawing… I’ve learned so much from you,” said another.

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