Raise your garden walls and get flood protection for the front gate. Then move in 2 or 3 years time when the floods have hopefully become a distant memory and prices are normal again. Your new flood protection should then also help to sell your house if buyers are still nervous.
You could get flood panels for your doors and low windows and such. You only have to have the brackets mounted, then you attach the panels when needed. This way you don't have to build a permanent wall.
Renting out, you’re gonna face the same problem if it floods again Jon. And you’d probably have to fund alternative accommodation for your tenants too! Many vulnerable house in England have now installed flood gates. These are like steel channelling around 40-60cm in height, screws to the threshold and sides of the external door frames. If there’s a risk of flooding, the owner can simply slide a solid board into the channelling. I guess the board could have rubber strips on the edges so it fits snug in the channels and seals. These could be made very easily in Chiang Mai …. Pretty easy and cheap solution for you to think about Jon.
We moved straight after the flood, were in Nong Hoi, in a Soi that was supposedly immune to flooding. First flood didn't touch us, the second one very much did. It was a rental and (fortunately) our lease was up a few days later so all out stuff was in boxes, we moved them upstairs, jumped in the pick up and drove away, were lucky to be able to get out as the roads were impassable the next day. If we'd owned that house in Nong Hoi I would also be keen to sell it and get somewhere that doesn't flood
Jon that “drain” that you showed where you thought the water may have originated is probably an access lid to your septic tank. Ours looks just like that. If water was coming out of that, then you had more problems than you realized at the time 😮
You won't believe this because you're still young, but possessions are a burden. You think you own stuff, but it owns you. You have to find a spot for it, dust it, send your brother-in-law to rescue it if there is a flood, and worry about what will happen to it if you move. Do you want to pay an extra 300,000 baht for a condo so you have room for your drum kit? Less stuff means less stress.
Build a proper solid front fence and install a sliding steel gate.....sandbag any leaks..... I would raise those side fences for privacy let alone flooding ....
EXACTLY! Creativity rules when it comes to flood-proofing. Folks use sand bags, concrete bags, earth bags, etc. as fencing. UA-cam is filled with ideas. I've watched these topics for over a decade. Use the resources and get creative!
How does renting it out help your concern? Wouldn’t you still be responsible for your house and potentially on top of that a place to live for your tenant? The tenant isn’t going to be responsible for natural disasters and will not fix your house. He may leave and demand the deposit back, or at the very least he would expect you to do the cleanup.
Absolutely correct, if I rented a place that was prone to flooding I'd expect the landlord to clean up and if any of my possessions were ruined, they'd compensate me.
2 options - if you are very worried and not too bothered about staying in the house then move. Other option is look at some flood barriers that you can purchase. There are a lot available
After living in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast, Australia and seeing the effects of major flooding on Real Estate prices the best thing is stay put for the next few years, cross your fingers and hope for no flooding. People soon forget over time and when they do put your house back on the market. Right now a smart investor will be making a killing buying up minor flood damaged properties off the back of seller anguish.
We are in the same area and situation. First of all it has been over 100 years where the flood has never been higher than the first flood. So lets hope it will not be that high for the next many years. Anyway if it going to happen again we will know it at least 24 hours before your house will be flooded where you can move and save your stuff. Actually they warned us a few days before but no-one in this area understood what was going to happen. Our old rented house in Nong Hoi had flood a few times except for the first flood we made brick walls at the door an port in to the property as well as the drain wad blocked and we pumped out the littel water that seeped into the grounds, it worked find. We removed the wall again after as we always know in good time before the next flood are coming. so you ask what I want to do in the future. I'm not considering moving. but have 2 choices. make a wall at all entrances and pump out the bit of water that gets in (which I had good experience with in our previous house) or will I have enough time to move all our stuff upstairs. in addition to all the work by it, it will still be a problem for example, the doors etc so if it happens again I will probably spend the day before the flood building a walls
Cheapest option is to stay. You'll lose more selling it at devalued prices than another flood would cost you. You also have the option of flood proofing it. Also next time you won't leave flood warnings to chance and move the car and everything upstairs.
The house looks brilliant,just stay put,I remember my wife’s mums house flooding in nonthaburi 39 years ago,not as high as your water level,39 years later family members still live in the house,back then people never had so much stuff like we do now
Build another level off the ground with vertical concrete stilts. You did say waste high so that will be the increase you should have to your ground flood. Create a nice drainage system underneath. Needing to move is a bit OTT.
In 2011 when it flooded in my city it was bit unprecedented, it had flooded before but 50 years prior. Two years later guess what.. It happened again! You're wise to be thinking ahead and planning accordingly, these events are becoming more common.
This doesn't help but the old homes were built off the ground for a reason, been there done that - back in the 80's brought a tiny house on stumps for a song, moved in 3 weeks later heavy rain and 2 feet of flood water inside, so i got the house jacked up a meter, big job but it was done in 8 working days, never got flooded again, the lesson is NEVER buy in a potential flood zone, find out the previous highest levels then move or build above that level. Personally i would sell and move to higher ground, Murphy's Law will kick in if you stay. End of the day its just a house.
I feel ya bro. My wifey is in real estate here and it’s devilish hard to sell a house here, then you add the flood history on the house. Easy to sell and rent houses that are out of the flood zone. You own the place and if you choose to stay put, you gotta think about hardening it against future floods. I’d extend the walls around the place as much as practical, with a mind to some sort of sandbag wall at the entrance. I guess your idea of a concrete floor was to keep water from welling up through the soil. And remember, traditional Thai homes are built on stilts to that things on the ground floor are either expendable or portable. Good luck!
Listen to the people. You can't hide from the world. You are going to lose lots of money. Be still and wait. Relax because there are so many Thai people who have lost everything with no insurance. Everything will be fine. Relax, and if it happens again, then make a move. Don't let your fears and emotions overwhelm you. You got this.
I noticed the very low property dividing walls to each side of the house .I could not live with that .There is little or no privacy . Easy enough to fix but more money involved of course .
Jon my heart goes out to you and your family. My brother lives in chiang Mai and flooded as well. Power was out, water was intermittent and frankly you’re in a flood zone now. There are obviously two options to move and release the stress of every monsoon season potentially hurting your home or family or stay and deal with whatever happens. You won’t know of all you do to protect your home if any of it will work. By the way my brother had to escape his home due to running out of food and the waters almost took his life but fortunately was rescued by a Thai man with a raft.
Hi Jon. Hope it doesn't flood again or for a while. You clearly love the house and the area so stay. Build part walls and then have flood sheets you can just slide in place I.e in front of your main door etc if it comes in heavy again. Metal sheets which if aligned and fitted properly will do the job. Sand bag for any small gaps. Like your vids fella keep it up 😊
You're officially in a flood zone now. The house and surrounding estate has instantly been devalued, if it were me I'd just be accepting that fact then I'd be working out financially what's more cost effective for me and the family to do in the long run, going through another flood or cutting losses and moving well outside of the flood zone? I'd also seriously assess whether my family and I could mentally withstand another flood again or would the impending anxiety of every coming future wet season be too much to handle?
My situation is similar here in Chiang Rai, the house flooded 2 meters deep ,and to make things worse it a bungalow,so not easy to save items,but did save my car and motorcycles which are worth more to me , suspect not easy to sell when people know it’s in a flood area , lucky for me did not cost a lot 😅
With climate change being what it is , it is hard to know what is normal anymore. I live in a high set house in a flood prone area in Australia . The highest flood in recorded history in my town (1974) saw waist deep water under our house . In march 2024 my wife and i found ourselves sitting on the roof of our house with flood water lapping against the roof guttering. My advice is to stay put for the next couple of years . Selling now , with the floods fresh in everyone's memory, will result in a massive financial loss . Give it a few years and property values should be back to normal . In the mean time do not keep anything downstairs that can not be moved up stairs and have a flood plan for if floods threaten again. My wife and have a house block in San Pu Loei that thankfully didn't flood . We are hoping to build on it next year. Best of luck.
If it were mine of course I would sell once I realized I was living in a flood zone. No point in renting because the same flood results in the same problems. But like I mentioned back when you showed the damages you need to wait at least 2 years to sell for the memories to die down. There will be a glut of homes that were flooded all now flooding the market. To top it off the first question every potential buyer will ask you is did this house get flooded. So yes you need to wait at least two years & hope this is not now a yearly event...Unless of course your willing to sell at a price much much lower than anything similar. Good Luck! PS: 18k rental car per month is not bad. We paid 500 a day for a month in 2012. That it has only risen 100 baht a day is not too bad for 12 years
With CC we all have to live with the consequences. High Insurance/ No Insurance but ultimately find your inner happy peace. Enjoy your life with your nearest and dearest. My mate had so much millions of dollars but now dying of cancer. Just make sure family is taken care of.
To say it in a diplomatic way. If you build houses and put concrete everywhere with not one bit of nature, you are changing the dynamics of the land. The water can't go anywhere. Of course you will have a repeat in the future. Look around in your own street. There is not one square meter that is not concrete.
Like the US, you proudly drive your new car out of the dealership. Its instantly lost 20% (at least) in value. But that new car smell is worth the loss😂
High rise Condos the only way to go....wait six months and get it on the market. Honestly, after a few years of floods you will regret it. Sell it while it's in good condition. Good luck.
Not in an earthquake zone its not, i was on the 7th floor of the mae ping hotel in CM on 5th may 2014 when a 6.5 magnitude hit around 5pm, it was a scary thing to be running down stairs and wait outside for hours and then suffer aftershocks throughout the night,.
Yes it will flood again in the Chiang mia basin, may be a 1 in 10, 1in 20, 1in 50 , 1in 100 or 1in 1000 year event. Take a lesson from history look at the old city, and defend yourself with walls and gates. Look at traditional thia buildings and architecture they are built that way for a reason. Chin up, Soldier on. Best of luck.
You're over thinking the flooding. Live there. Enjoy. Building a short wall is stupid forcing you to step over it every time you come and go. Ridiculous solution. Rental seems a possibility.
I cannot believe you bought this house for 3.8 and your washing machine is outside. The kitchen must be tiny! I'm afraid your now stuck with this house unless you get someone to buy it who doesn't care if the house has a possibility to flood. I see renting as your only option and buy another house that isn't on a flood plain. You can build walls all you like, the water will just flow into the drainage system and up through the shower trays, septic tank and toilets. Luckily my new house, located in Saraphi, didn't flood. I must say I'm counting my lucky stars that I'm not in your predicament. I hope you make the right decision.
I would be more concerned about earthquakes than flooding,. One proper big one could happen at any time, flooding is only seasonal,.Car rental @£13 p/day is around what i used to pay at bkk airport a couple of years ago before i bought my own car, vios are around the second cheapest to hire, cheapest being small 2 door types,. Insurance should pay for the rental car i would have thought ? Sit tight i would say, thats a nice place you have there,.
I think you have to sell the house. Even with loss it is better then going to a similar nightmare again. That is the theoretical logic. I know in practice it is not so easy. Propably i would stay and hope..but knowing it is gambling.
Would it be possible to build a flood defence wall completely around the property and install one of those slatted alumimium defence gates in ? ua-cam.com/video/anqMoUhu4uo/v-deo.htmlsi=eUI4uWSC3Jtserlj
A house that was tethered but could float in floods wouldn't be such a bad idea in flood zones. A bit like the skyscrapers in Japan that are designed to sway in earthquakes. You can't fight nature.
Raise your garden walls and get flood protection for the front gate. Then move in 2 or 3 years time when the floods have hopefully become a distant memory and prices are normal again. Your new flood protection should then also help to sell your house if buyers are still nervous.
The drainage system around your housing estate might be blocked with mud from the last flood already.
You could get flood panels for your doors and low windows and such. You only have to have the brackets mounted, then you attach the panels when needed. This way you don't have to build a permanent wall.
Renting out, you’re gonna face the same problem if it floods again Jon. And you’d probably have to fund alternative accommodation for your tenants too!
Many vulnerable house in England have now installed flood gates. These are like steel channelling around 40-60cm in height, screws to the threshold and sides of the external door frames. If there’s a risk of flooding, the owner can simply slide a solid board into the channelling. I guess the board could have rubber strips on the edges so it fits snug in the channels and seals.
These could be made very easily in Chiang Mai …. Pretty easy and cheap solution for you to think about Jon.
seal all the walls to be watertight. the open fence and gate get above waist height flood panels and brackets to hold in place.
We moved straight after the flood, were in Nong Hoi, in a Soi that was supposedly immune to flooding. First flood didn't touch us, the second one very much did. It was a rental and (fortunately) our lease was up a few days later so all out stuff was in boxes, we moved them upstairs, jumped in the pick up and drove away, were lucky to be able to get out as the roads were impassable the next day. If we'd owned that house in Nong Hoi I would also be keen to sell it and get somewhere that doesn't flood
I rented an apartment in Nong Hoi during the big flood in 2005 , moved to Hang Dong Koolpuntville 9 no flooding there thank good
Who does one sell a house that floods to?
Jon that “drain” that you showed where you thought the water may have originated is probably an access lid to your septic tank. Ours looks just like that. If water was coming out of that, then you had more problems than you realized at the time 😮
Yes, it's definitely the septic tank. The blue vent pipe is visible by the wall next to it.
yup
You won't believe this because you're still young, but possessions are a burden. You think you own stuff, but it owns you. You have to find a spot for it, dust it, send your brother-in-law to rescue it if there is a flood, and worry about what will happen to it if you move. Do you want to pay an extra 300,000 baht for a condo so you have room for your drum kit? Less stuff means less stress.
can be a burden if you let them be... great point... any property I purchase is in my wife's name.. takes off some of the burden
That's why i am going to a Minimalist lifestyle, it does my head having too much gear, i am selling 93.75% of it.
The less stuff you have the happier you are 😊
Happiness is, "wanting what you have, not having what you want".
Build a proper solid front fence and install a sliding steel gate.....sandbag any leaks..... I would raise those side fences for privacy let alone flooding ....
EXACTLY! Creativity rules when it comes to flood-proofing. Folks use sand bags, concrete bags, earth bags, etc. as fencing. UA-cam is filled with ideas. I've watched these topics for over a decade. Use the resources and get creative!
How does renting it out help your concern? Wouldn’t you still be responsible for your house and potentially on top of that a place to live for your tenant? The tenant isn’t going to be responsible for natural disasters and will not fix your house. He may leave and demand the deposit back, or at the very least he would expect you to do the cleanup.
Absolutely correct, if I rented a place that was prone to flooding I'd expect the landlord to clean up and if any of my possessions were ruined, they'd compensate me.
@@stevejohnson2130not in Thailand
2 options - if you are very worried and not too bothered about staying in the house then move. Other option is look at some flood barriers that you can purchase. There are a lot available
After living in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast, Australia and seeing the effects of major flooding on Real Estate prices the best thing is stay put for the next few years, cross your fingers and hope for no flooding. People soon forget over time and when they do put your house back on the market. Right now a smart investor will be making a killing buying up minor flood damaged properties off the back of seller anguish.
We are in the same area and situation.
First of all it has been over 100 years where the flood has never been higher than the first flood. So lets hope it will not be that high for the next many years.
Anyway if it going to happen again we will know it at least 24 hours before your house will be flooded where you can move and save your stuff. Actually they warned us a few days before but no-one in this area understood what was going to happen.
Our old rented house in Nong Hoi had flood a few times except for the first flood we made brick walls at the door an port in to the property as well as the drain wad blocked and we pumped out the littel water that seeped into the grounds, it worked find. We removed the wall again after as we always know in good time before the next flood are coming.
so you ask what I want to do in the future. I'm not considering moving. but have 2 choices.
make a wall at all entrances and pump out the bit of water that gets in (which I had good experience with in our previous house) or will I have enough time to move all our stuff upstairs. in addition to all the work by it, it will still be a problem for example, the doors etc
so if it happens again I will probably spend the day before the flood building a walls
Cheapest option is to stay. You'll lose more selling it at devalued prices than another flood would cost you. You also have the option of flood proofing it. Also next time you won't leave flood warnings to chance and move the car and everything upstairs.
Drainage, drainage, drainage
The house looks brilliant,just stay put,I remember my wife’s mums house flooding in nonthaburi 39 years ago,not as high as your water level,39 years later family members still live in the house,back then people never had so much stuff like we do now
I would get a pump and have a plan on how to sandbag and deploy the pump to prevent water ingress.
Build another level off the ground with vertical concrete stilts. You did say waste high so that will be the increase you should have to your ground flood. Create a nice drainage system underneath. Needing to move is a bit OTT.
In 2011 when it flooded in my city it was bit unprecedented, it had flooded before but 50 years prior. Two years later guess what.. It happened again! You're wise to be thinking ahead and planning accordingly, these events are becoming more common.
This doesn't help but the old homes were built off the ground for a reason, been there done that - back in the 80's brought a tiny house on stumps for a song, moved in 3 weeks later heavy rain and 2 feet of flood water inside, so i got the house jacked up a meter, big job but it was done in 8 working days, never got flooded again, the lesson is NEVER buy in a potential flood zone, find out the previous highest levels then move or build above that level. Personally i would sell and move to higher ground, Murphy's Law will kick in if you stay. End of the day its just a house.
18.000 Baht for 1 month ( 30 days ) is €16,50 per day....??
Nothing wrong with that price.
I feel ya bro. My wifey is in real estate here and it’s devilish hard to sell a house here, then you add the flood history on the house. Easy to sell and rent houses that are out of the flood zone. You own the place and if you choose to stay put, you gotta think about hardening it against future floods. I’d extend the walls around the place as much as practical, with a mind to some sort of sandbag wall at the entrance. I guess your idea of a concrete floor was to keep water from welling up through the soil. And remember, traditional Thai homes are built on stilts to that things on the ground floor are either expendable or portable. Good luck!
I live in MaeJo. No flooding anywhere! Move north.
Turn it into a public swimming pool
Put it up for sale and it takes as long as it takes to sell
Could be years if ever in Thailand. Even in a desirable area selling a second hand house is difficult.
Listen to the people. You can't hide from the world. You are going to lose lots of money. Be still and wait. Relax because there are so many Thai people who have lost everything with no insurance. Everything will be fine. Relax, and if it happens again, then make a move. Don't let your fears and emotions overwhelm you. You got this.
If you have a mortgage you have to have insurance
I noticed the very low property dividing walls to each side of the house .I could not live with that .There is little or no privacy . Easy enough to fix but more money involved of course .
Why would you rent ? This makes no sense what's so ever.
Jon my heart goes out to you and your family. My brother lives in chiang Mai and flooded as well. Power was out, water was intermittent and frankly you’re in a flood zone now. There are obviously two options to move and release the stress of every monsoon season potentially hurting your home or family or stay and deal with whatever happens. You won’t know of all you do to protect your home if any of it will work. By the way my brother had to escape his home due to running out of food and the waters almost took his life but fortunately was rescued by a Thai man with a raft.
Feels like most of thailand is built on flood zones, most of bangkok at least?
Hi Jon. Hope it doesn't flood again or for a while. You clearly love the house and the area so stay. Build part walls and then have flood sheets you can just slide in place I.e in front of your main door etc if it comes in heavy again. Metal sheets which if aligned and fitted properly will do the job. Sand bag for any small gaps. Like your vids fella keep it up 😊
I wouldn't rent it out. If you get flood damage again but with tenants in situ it will be an even worse situation? Cut your loses and sell?
You're officially in a flood zone now. The house and surrounding estate has instantly been devalued, if it were me I'd just be accepting that fact then I'd be working out financially what's more cost effective for me and the family to do in the long run, going through another flood or cutting losses and moving well outside of the flood zone? I'd also seriously assess whether my family and I could mentally withstand another flood again or would the impending anxiety of every coming future wet season be too much to handle?
My situation is similar here in Chiang Rai, the house flooded 2 meters deep ,and to make things worse it a bungalow,so not easy to save items,but did save my car and motorcycles which are worth more to me , suspect not easy to sell when people know it’s in a flood area , lucky for me did not cost a lot 😅
It’s clearly going to be a concern going forward. Attempt to sell and see what happens. Explore options by doing
With climate change being what it is , it is hard to know what is normal anymore.
I live in a high set house in a flood prone area in Australia . The highest flood in recorded history in my town (1974) saw waist deep water under our house . In march 2024 my wife and i found ourselves sitting on the roof of our house with flood water lapping against the roof guttering.
My advice is to stay put for the next couple of years . Selling now , with the floods fresh in everyone's memory, will result in a massive financial loss . Give it a few years and property values should be back to normal . In the mean time do not keep anything downstairs that can not be moved up stairs and have a flood plan for if floods threaten again.
My wife and have a house block in San Pu Loei that thankfully didn't flood . We are hoping to build on it next year.
Best of luck.
If it were mine of course I would sell once I realized I was living in a flood zone. No point in renting because the same flood results in the same problems. But like I mentioned back when you showed the damages you need to wait at least 2 years to sell for the memories to die down. There will be a glut of homes that were flooded all now flooding the market. To top it off the first question every potential buyer will ask you is did this house get flooded. So yes you need to wait at least two years & hope this is not now a yearly event...Unless of course your willing to sell at a price much much lower than anything similar. Good Luck! PS: 18k rental car per month is not bad. We paid 500 a day for a month in 2012. That it has only risen 100 baht a day is not too bad for 12 years
Move higher up the mountain. Less people, less floods.
With CC we all have to live with the consequences. High Insurance/ No Insurance but ultimately find your inner happy peace. Enjoy your life with your nearest and dearest. My mate had so much millions of dollars but now dying of cancer. Just make sure family is taken care of.
We are in the same situation and without a clue. 😅
Think through very carefully and take the best decision
To say it in a diplomatic way. If you build houses and put concrete everywhere with not one bit of nature, you are changing the dynamics of the land. The water can't go anywhere. Of course you will have a repeat in the future. Look around in your own street. There is not one square meter that is not concrete.
Like the US, you proudly drive your new car out of the dealership. Its instantly lost 20% (at least) in value. But that new car smell is worth the loss😂
Shouldn't your car insurance cover the car hire costs?
High rise Condos the only way to go....wait six months and get it on the market. Honestly, after a few years of floods you will regret it. Sell it while it's in good condition. Good luck.
Not in an earthquake zone its not, i was on the 7th floor of the mae ping hotel in CM on 5th may 2014 when a 6.5 magnitude hit around 5pm, it was a scary thing to be running down stairs and wait outside for hours and then suffer aftershocks throughout the night,.
make a house from scratch so that there's no living areas downstairs - make everything upstairs only
If your thinking of renting out, I could be interested, from around Feb or March + for 1 year +. Do you have a throw away email?
you'll make the best decision mate
Yes it will flood again in the Chiang mia basin, may be a 1 in 10, 1in 20, 1in 50 , 1in 100 or 1in 1000 year event. Take a lesson from history look at the old city, and defend yourself with walls and gates. Look at traditional thia buildings and architecture they are built that way for a reason.
Chin up, Soldier on.
Best of luck.
I would do research before i buy🤷
You're over thinking the flooding. Live there. Enjoy. Building a short wall is stupid forcing you to step over it every time you come and go. Ridiculous solution. Rental seems a possibility.
I cannot believe you bought this house for 3.8 and your washing machine is outside. The kitchen must be tiny! I'm afraid your now stuck with this house unless you get someone to buy it who doesn't care if the house has a possibility to flood. I see renting as your only option and buy another house that isn't on a flood plain. You can build walls all you like, the water will just flow into the drainage system and up through the shower trays, septic tank and toilets. Luckily my new house, located in Saraphi, didn't flood. I must say I'm counting my lucky stars that I'm not in your predicament. I hope you make the right decision.
I would be more concerned about earthquakes than flooding,. One proper big one could happen at any time, flooding is only seasonal,.Car rental @£13 p/day is around what i used to pay at bkk airport a couple of years ago before i bought my own car, vios are around the second cheapest to hire, cheapest being small 2 door types,. Insurance should pay for the rental car i would have thought ? Sit tight i would say, thats a nice place you have there,.
I think you have to sell the house. Even with loss it is better then going to a similar nightmare again. That is the theoretical logic. I know in practice it is not so easy. Propably i would stay and hope..but knowing it is gambling.
Will it food again?
Would it be possible to build a flood defence wall completely around the property and install one of those slatted alumimium defence gates in ?
ua-cam.com/video/anqMoUhu4uo/v-deo.htmlsi=eUI4uWSC3Jtserlj
In Thailand so ez to buy. Selling it? not so ez
STAY WHERE YOU ARE!! YOU WON'T FIND A SIMILAR PLACE YOU LIKE!
Your home is now in a flood zone, of course it’s going to flood again. Weather is changing world wide.
If you are not a climate change denier you know that floods will be stronger and more frequent. I would move.
Put it up for sale and rent while you're waiting, win/win. But i'd see what the wife wants to do first. 😆
Buy a house boat.
A house that was tethered but could float in floods wouldn't be such a bad idea in flood zones. A bit like the skyscrapers in Japan that are designed to sway in earthquakes. You can't fight nature.
What does your wife want to do?
Sell now.
Sell me. I will buy it from you
live Elon Musk style, sell the house and move to the condo
I can buy it off you for £50 if you like?
Flood is a deluge of flowing water
Food is what humans use as sustenance