After a big renovation, an older elevation certificate can quietly fall out of date, and the owner rarely notices until a lender or an insurer asks for it. A beach house raised on pilings gets its flood standing from measured … Continue reading →
What are FEMA flood alps? FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) or just Flood Maps are provided after a flood risk assessment has been completed or updated for a community. This study is known as a Flood Insurance Study. The … Continue reading →
I get calls all the time from someone requesting an Elevation Certificate or Elevation Survey. Usually it’s because they’ve gotten a letter in the alil from their mortgage company telling them they have to get flood insurance. This leads them … Continue reading →