How to raise up my parked car when water moves through

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you buy a house knowing that it will flood frequently?

It's a beach house. Comes with the territory, literally.

Yes. I'll repeat my question, why would you buy a house that floods regularly?

Throwing money down the drain.

Most civilized beach houses don't need special equipment to keep a car from flooding.

[Anonymous]

The house is up on stilts
But the parking is at ground level.

If you have any ideas about how to raise the car up, I am all ears. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

If the flooding is going to be that bad, get in the car and drive yourself to higher ground until the water recedes.

[Anonymous]

Just make sure you have good insurance. Or invest in having a raised parking platform built. It seems crazy expensive but maybe you could find one of those parking lists they use in NYC to fit more cars into a small lot

[Anonymous]

Here’s one of those car lift things. Seems like overkill to me but you do you, OP

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

ignore my prior jack stand suggestion for tidal flow. just get a cheap beater car to leave parked down there. if it floats away, ah well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For what you want and the price point, something like the Rhino ramps are probably the best bet. However, that will only be good for a very small amount of water. Running water is incredibly powerful, and will float a car, if the water reaches above the frame. I have a friend whose suburban floated and turned sideways INSIDE their garage during a hurricane storm surge. We live in hurricane territory, and most people who are concerned move their cars to an open parking lot on higher ground or, better yet, a parking garage. The biggest danger in our neighborhood is falling trees, and, even if your car isn't damaged, it may be while before the trees are removed from the road so you can get out.

This is exactly what we used to do — move our car to higher ground and in a protected area — or had someone move it for us if we weren’t there. We had a whole checklist for hurricanes if evacuations were ordered. Inside a regular home garage not a good place, because most garage doors are a weak point. We also had to move the car early, because there was only one good, well-built parking garage on high ground that afforded protection, and everyone knew about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For what you want and the price point, something like the Rhino ramps are probably the best bet. However, that will only be good for a very small amount of water. Running water is incredibly powerful, and will float a car, if the water reaches above the frame. I have a friend whose suburban floated and turned sideways INSIDE their garage during a hurricane storm surge. We live in hurricane territory, and most people who are concerned move their cars to an open parking lot on higher ground or, better yet, a parking garage. The biggest danger in our neighborhood is falling trees, and, even if your car isn't damaged, it may be while before the trees are removed from the road so you can get out.

This is exactly what we used to do — move our car to higher ground and in a protected area — or had someone move it for us if we weren’t there. We had a whole checklist for hurricanes if evacuations were ordered. Inside a regular home garage not a good place, because most garage doors are a weak point. We also had to move the car early, because there was only one good, well-built parking garage on high ground that afforded protection, and everyone knew about it.

Holy cow. How on earth could this possibly be worth all this aggravation??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For what you want and the price point, something like the Rhino ramps are probably the best bet. However, that will only be good for a very small amount of water. Running water is incredibly powerful, and will float a car, if the water reaches above the frame. I have a friend whose suburban floated and turned sideways INSIDE their garage during a hurricane storm surge. We live in hurricane territory, and most people who are concerned move their cars to an open parking lot on higher ground or, better yet, a parking garage. The biggest danger in our neighborhood is falling trees, and, even if your car isn't damaged, it may be while before the trees are removed from the road so you can get out.

This is exactly what we used to do — move our car to higher ground and in a protected area — or had someone move it for us if we weren’t there. We had a whole checklist for hurricanes if evacuations were ordered. Inside a regular home garage not a good place, because most garage doors are a weak point. We also had to move the car early, because there was only one good, well-built parking garage on high ground that afforded protection, and everyone knew about it.

Holy cow. How on earth could this possibly be worth all this aggravation??

1st pp — We’ve lived here for three years and we’ve had to do this once. We live in a beautiful town on the water and we don’t have ice storms, earthquakes or fires. Moving the car and taking in the patio furniture once every few years isn’t a big deal. I had a huge oak tree fall on my house in the derecho in DC, and our power was out for 10 days after hurricane Isabel. Sh*t happens pretty much everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For what you want and the price point, something like the Rhino ramps are probably the best bet. However, that will only be good for a very small amount of water. Running water is incredibly powerful, and will float a car, if the water reaches above the frame. I have a friend whose suburban floated and turned sideways INSIDE their garage during a hurricane storm surge. We live in hurricane territory, and most people who are concerned move their cars to an open parking lot on higher ground or, better yet, a parking garage. The biggest danger in our neighborhood is falling trees, and, even if your car isn't damaged, it may be while before the trees are removed from the road so you can get out.

This is exactly what we used to do — move our car to higher ground and in a protected area — or had someone move it for us if we weren’t there. We had a whole checklist for hurricanes if evacuations were ordered. Inside a regular home garage not a good place, because most garage doors are a weak point. We also had to move the car early, because there was only one good, well-built parking garage on high ground that afforded protection, and everyone knew about it.

Holy cow. How on earth could this possibly be worth all this aggravation??

1st pp — We’ve lived here for three years and we’ve had to do this once. We live in a beautiful town on the water and we don’t have ice storms, earthquakes or fires. Moving the car and taking in the patio furniture once every few years isn’t a big deal. I had a huge oak tree fall on my house in the derecho in DC, and our power was out for 10 days after hurricane Isabel. Sh*t happens pretty much everywhere.

LOL - ending up underwater because of global warming really isn't equivalent to the derecho or "$hit happens pretty much everywhere" - your house, like the car you want to somehow elevate above a storm surge, is rapidly depreciating. Your car will eventually depreciate and be worthless but if you sell your house now you might find someone as dumb as you to buy it and recover some of your money which you can use to buy somewhere that doesn't flood so much you need to worry about this.

[Anonymous]

I lived in an area of Baltimore that floods occasionally. When flooding was predicted, I would park my car on the upper level of a public garage. It was worth it to me to increase the likelihood that my car would be fine — which increased my peace of mind. Perhaps you could identify some high ground options?

[Anonymous]

Install a lift and pull the car up when you’re concerned about flooding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For what you want and the price point, something like the Rhino ramps are probably the best bet. However, that will only be good for a very small amount of water. Running water is incredibly powerful, and will float a car, if the water reaches above the frame. I have a friend whose suburban floated and turned sideways INSIDE their garage during a hurricane storm surge. We live in hurricane territory, and most people who are concerned move their cars to an open parking lot on higher ground or, better yet, a parking garage. The biggest danger in our neighborhood is falling trees, and, even if your car isn't damaged, it may be while before the trees are removed from the road so you can get out.

This is exactly what we used to do — move our car to higher ground and in a protected area — or had someone move it for us if we weren’t there. We had a whole checklist for hurricanes if evacuations were ordered. Inside a regular home garage not a good place, because most garage doors are a weak point. We also had to move the car early, because there was only one good, well-built parking garage on high ground that afforded protection, and everyone knew about it.

Holy cow. How on earth could this possibly be worth all this aggravation??

1st pp — We’ve lived here for three years and we’ve had to do this once. We live in a beautiful town on the water and we don’t have ice storms, earthquakes or fires. Moving the car and taking in the patio furniture once every few years isn’t a big deal. I had a huge oak tree fall on my house in the derecho in DC, and our power was out for 10 days after hurricane Isabel. Sh*t happens pretty much everywhere.

LOL - ending up underwater because of global warming really isn't equivalent to the derecho or "$hit happens pretty much everywhere" - your house, like the car you want to somehow elevate above a storm surge, is rapidly depreciating. Your car will eventually depreciate and be worthless but if you sell your house now you might find someone as dumb as you to buy it and recover some of your money which you can use to buy somewhere that doesn't flood so much you need to worry about this.

Huh? I'm the pp that wrote that, and my waterfront house is 90 feet above sea level. If my house is flooded, then the entire DC area will be underwater. I personally wouldn't buy a house at sea level on a barrier island, but it has nothing to do with sea level rise due to climate change. Barrier islands are constantly moving, and are by their nature ephemeral. When you build on one, you're accepting the risk that a storm will accelerate that process.

There are so many misconceptions about sea level rise, as though there are going to be feet of water rushing in in the next few years. Hurricane storm surges are measured in multiple feet, and this has happened since the beginning of time. The IPCC predicts a sea level rise due to climate change will be 9.5 to 12 inches by 2065. If you know much about coastal areas, you know that areas that are less than a foot above sea level are otherwise known as "marsh" and are rarely occupied by buildings. A unusual "spring" tide can flood such an area today. Most maps you see that show large areas underwater due to climate change are either (a) assuming 5-7 feet of sea level rise, which is not a position accepted by most scientists, and/or (b) are including unoccupied areas that are already inundated by water on the regular. If you take those out (the Everglades, for example), the actual occupied areas at risk is relatively small. In any case, I don't know how old you are, but, if I'm alive in 2065, I'll be unlikely to know where I am, much less be hanging out at a beach house.

https://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/climate-change/#:~:text=The%20world's%20oceans%20will%20warm,even%20if%20emissions%20are%20stopped.

The world’s oceans will warm and ice melt will continue. Average sea level rise is predicted to be 24–30 cm by 2065 and 40–63 cm by 2100 relative to the reference period of 1986–2005.

[Anonymous]

This is the OP. Thank you for the constructive ideas. For reasons I won't get into here, My bet is I will be 6 feet under before my house is. I want to live the rest of my live on the water. It's been a life long dream and I am about to achieve it. I don't deny there will be difficulties and aggravations living there. Like here when I have to shovel out from snowpocalypse and my electricity goes out in my electrically heated home and it's 10 degrees outside! Or we get another storm of the century and the basement takes on water. Or derechos or whatever. So if I can find an affordable, reliable way to raise my car up at the beach house so I don't have to leave it somewhere else, that would be awesome. Thank you for the ideas!