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<br />~.r. John R. Sh..affcr
<br />l~." University of Ch"'ago
<br />TheC"nt"t:'orL"rhanStuai"s
<br />S84~ S. U"Lvcrsily 1\v"nue
<br />Chicago, Illincls
<br />rk.1rMr. Sheaffer;
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<br />Fortunat..ly, we hav.. only had one chanc.. to tcst
<br />the walls aCld th.. gat..s, and they worked perfecl.
<br />ly. ~e "..ater began to rise while 1 was on"
<br />business triptol'.."..York,but my wife anca
<br />neighbor were able toinstatl the gat"s ,<uic:'ly.
<br />Anc, althoug~. the ...at..r rose to at l..ast t..." fe..t
<br />aho'"" our flonr lev..i, the int..rior of the ~.nus..
<br />r..maine<l cn"'pbtely dry. Sinec the villag.. se.."-
<br />lngly solv..d the flondprohlcmbycl..aningilndre-
<br />pdi rin~ th.. storm s.......r;, it has bee" many y<,ars
<br />stnce",..hav..ev..nput inth..gates. But "'''sllll
<br />hav..thL"".
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<br />lJN<lv. '66
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<br />I aT.ple"sed to pass on tnsOl':leon.....ilh ,i",ilar
<br />pr"hlems any infuru,ation con~e.nlni\ "'y flood
<br />p.ocfing techniques. I i<no'W ':lc", Ups<'lttn~ it
<br />can be to see one's hou... flood<,d. -
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<br />Our ho"",' i. e. one sto.y br;ck h"'us,,, huilt ~n
<br />a co"cr~t" siab. It ha. r"e"sst'd front ana
<br />back porch"s and a
<br />:~~~g~~or near th~ ~_______ __
<br />n,"" c, . .C",," I ~-r.n=-tJ ---
<br />eoc,-jr.l:h..front, _ I~'/
<br />but th",.~ .or" t"o s,-ls --
<br />of frenc~_ doors leaJing :.-~.- _______ L~
<br />l"t!lehatkp".ch.
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<br />In addition, we have a sump pump to drain any s~ep-
<br />age int" the ",,,II to ,,"'hich the hot air cucts ,..e
<br />conn"ctecl, Th" du~t8 .un und..r the c"ncree.. slab
<br />to the r..gi5t~rs In th.. ",ails. Obviously, there
<br />is ~""pal'.e Into th" ,,",..11 during 11 fl('oc that ia'ls
<br />s"v,'.alh"urs.
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<br />;,'e, of course, had ttoehous..car..fullychecked for
<br />any cracks or openings b..twee~ th~ brio:' ""'III Is ana
<br />th~ concrete base.
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<br />During "''' first none, 1 foune thnt <lLn 5hovel-
<br />L'd [nfront ufm,.doorscida!ai.Jobofl1nl,:.
<br />ingbackaiiblltas"<lll e.,-,ountof",ater. But
<br />that ,,"'1IS .0 tetlporary '>J<p~die"t whieh ie.,d to the
<br />f<or~ p"rr:JunE'nt LlWnS\lr"5 c"scdbeJ b..l('w.
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<br />The 'Whale installati",,,cust les. than $1000. Al-
<br />thou~h I hav.. nev"r had a rr.on..tary los8 becaLJs" of
<br />,.,..y i"s"rancc, this d<.>vicc has brougH pea_c" of mind
<br />...orthitscost. Iwoui<:l liketoadcth.H,be<.>ause
<br />I am an artist ane deeply conc~rn"d nbnut th.. ap-
<br />PL'i1r.1n<:e of th.. ho"s" , the addition ,,! the walh
<br />ana gat..shas "at detract<,d frornthe beauty nf the
<br />ho'-'se in any way.
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<br />F1nt, ,,"'e b"ill" 2 il2 bot hi~h, r"lnf",rc..d,
<br />brick ...all acr"S5 th.. l..",;ths "f t~." f.('nl .~ncl
<br />back p~rch",s. A J foot ~'ice gap '..as l~ft fo. a
<br />~ate Ln the fronl ",all. 1\ flang.. ,,"'>Is then ceTTK.'nt-
<br />ec to the w>li 1 0" each sid~ uf the ""t.ancc gav.
<br />n,,, gat.. Is e. I inch thick slab of ah;minucr, 'With
<br />4 easy to tight""
<br />h",llsplltthrough ____
<br />~~e f~~t~a~~,-,~~~g ---_________='
<br />~}"~r,:>;bOl';~e.,,~;~cs ~ l
<br />fll(',: down to atl -- t r: I
<br />dllptical shape"" that
<br />thec""ldbctn5ert",atnloth"flange",___
<br />turned, and caught. 1\lt!lou,,~. the .';ate I ._
<br />,,"'eight" ab"ut 70 pounds, its in5talin- -- .~./
<br />tioniso<lttooharc ~ ~
<br /><~nd takes only a f,,~' ~~... =.J- ---,'----
<br />"inutcs. Th.. back o,POflJ~.~ .L. .---____
<br />eoorha.a<lLJplic"lc~"f"'T<:
<br />~~~-ft~":~~c-~;,,t~:~_ ~ --:c::~~
<br />t"ned ei.ectly to the -1.1-- 5<>1h1<1km~_'-~_______
<br />doorfrae,,,. I ~ ----II
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<br />I h(lve "0 photograph~ of th" installation. But,
<br />if yo" fe"l it "'ollld help you, I '~n<lla be glad to
<br />take some fo.yo>.:,
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<br />Lclnc """'"if I Can b..of anY:n()... help to YOIl.
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<br />Figure 13.-Letter from E. Lee Stanley. This letter from Mr. Stanley outlines the flood
<br />proofing measures he undertook, their cost, their success, and the peace of mind he now
<br />enjoys. The insert is a photograph of his house as flood proofed.
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