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<br />by <br /> <br /> <br />, <br />f <br />r <br />~;'. <br />l.~ <br />{) <br /> <br />,; <br />, <br />! <br />r <br />t <br /> <br />A nOODPROOFING SUCCESS STORY <br /> <br />Conrad Battreall <br />and <br />Gary House' <br /> <br />t <br />! <br />l <br />f <br />t <br />~ <br />r <br />, <br /> <br />ABSTRACT <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Elevating buildings to reduce slJsceptibility to flood damages is well recognized as a floodproofing <br />technique. The Nashville Di:;trict Corps of Engineers raised 19 homes along Dry Creek at <br />Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Th'~se homes were brick veneer construction with crawl spaces. The <br />structures ranged from 1,000 to 1,474 square feet and were raised from 2 to 6 feet to accomplish <br />the floodproofing. There were no new house raising or construction techniques utilized in the <br />process. <br /> <br />r" <br />, <br />I <br />! <br />~ <br />, <br /> <br />I <br />i <br /> <br />However, a unique administra.tive process was used by the Nashville District throughout the <br />project. A straight forward agreement was developed with the home owners to ensure the <br />floodproofing objectives of th~, project were accomplished. The home owners were allowed to <br />select the contractor of their choice and make decisions while working with himlher to accomplish <br />the work. <br /> <br />f-- <br />, <br />f <br />( <br /> <br />In addition, a cost-estimating equation was derived for raising one story, brick veneer homes with <br />crawl spaces and in sound structural condition. <br /> <br />Comad Battreal, Corps of Engineers, National Floodproofing Committee, Post Office Box 867, Little <br />Rock, Arkansas 72203-0867, Tel. <br /> <br />Gary House <br />