Interested in purchasing a property but need additional information regarding a property's risk with regard to flooding? Existing FEMA flood zones help guide homeowners and alert them to a properties flood risk potential for a 100-year storm event. However, these maps may be outdated or worse have missed areas that can flood due to nearby development changes or lack of detailed engineering analysis and refined data sets at the time the original FEMA study was completed. Sometimes the results aren't clear and you would like additional information or have the flood risk clearly explained to you. Perhaps you are interested in knowing if your streets or electrical equipment will flood in a king tide or a rainstorm with a 25-, 50-, or 100-year storm event? This is where the engineers with Flood and Coast Engineering can help by providing a Flood Risk Assessment!
Flood and Coast Engineering (FCE) is an experienced engineering firm capable of quantifying and assessing a properties susceptibility to flooding including any impacts to existing (or proposed) structures. A flood risk assessment is an engineering document that describes the potential flooding effects on a given property or structure, for either coastal (Gulf or Atlantic) or riverine (rainfall) storm events or in some instances, both. Our flood risk assessments can also include a comparable or comp assessment of neighboring properties as well to provide you with an understanding of how your property might or might not flood relative to your neighbors. This can also include assessing finish floor elevations (FFE) for existing and neighboring structures and comparing it to existing land development codes. Important information needed to determine if the future value of your home or property could be impacted as building ordinances and codes are updated. Flood mitigation solutions can also be suggested if an existing structure or property is vulnerable to flooding. Understanding your existing or future property's flood risk is critical knowledge that enables a property owner or a potential buyer to make an informed decision with respect to flooding and provides additional due diligence that may have initially been overlooked for anyone looking to purchase property.
For additional information, Flood and Coast Engineering can be contacted at +1 850-904-0788 or send us a message here (Contact Us). Flood and Coast Engineering can provide flood risk assessment services for all of the coastal States within the southeastern United States.
