How to raise up my parked car when water moves through

[Anonymous]

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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.

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Where do you think all the flood cars at auction come from? You guessed it, North Carolina.

[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.

It does, and I get it, but you would never be able to give me, for free, any house on a barrier island. Any other beach is fine, as far as I am concerned. See above re: barrier islands.

[Anonymous]

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

Houses are designed for this. They sit on pilings to stay several feet above the typical floodwater level. The water comes up, property gets covered for a day or so, water goes back down, life goes on, no issues and no damage.

Have you literally NOT been to a beach before? I’m perplexed by your incredibly stupid question.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Maybe in Malibu or NH or Maine.

But from NJ all the way to TX, there’s a noticeable shortage of mountains that extend all the way to the beach!

Have you examined a map?

[Anonymous]

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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.

If the oceans were REALLY going to rise that much, that quickly, the Obama’s wouldn’t have spent $15,000,000 on a house in Martha’s Vinyard that’s 9 feet above sea level.

Are you accusing Obama of being stupid?

Because that’s pretty racist.

[Anonymous]

Late to the discussion... but cinder blocks would work well. buy a bunch. at $1.50 each more or less, it is a bargain. Jack up the car and slide them under. You could pile them up 2-4 rows up. Hold them together with ratchet straps and plywood if you think you will get wave action.