Print
EmailNew standards will make New Jersey beach homes more resistant, more expensive to build
State to adopt recently released federal advisory base flood elevation maps
New Jersey will adopt the recently released Federal Emergency Management Agency advisory base flood elevation maps as part of its building standard. The new maps mean much stricter building standards with some beach community homes mandated to be built much higher. Masonry foundations and traditional garages will be unlawful. Pilings and breakaway walls will be a must, making home construction more costly.
More like this
- Realtors Association president says home loans will become more difficult to get
- New Jersey files suit against home improvement contracting firms
- Half of New Jersey’s $1.83 billion federal Sandy relief fund will go to homeowners, businesses
- Label for building products will have ‘global warming number’
- Home builders say proposed changes to Minn. building code will shrink market
Comments on: "New standards will make New Jersey beach homes more resistant, more expensive to build"
RELATED ARTICLES
The 2012 NAHB study “What Home Buyers Really Want” shows a decided preference for crown moldings. Sixty-two percent of respondents rated crown moldings the third most...
Seattle architect Ross Chapin knows all about designing smaller, smarter homes. Chapin, principal of Ross Chapin Architects, Langley, Wash., has long been a proponent of...
In Florida, one of the states hardest hit by foreclosures, scheduled foreclosure auctions were up 55 percent in April versus a year ago. In New Jersey, they increased 91...
Search Our Buyer's Guide
Reference Library
Professional Remodeler’s annual Market Leaders list, which identifies the top...
With demand for custom design, remodeling, and renovations at its highest level since 2005, ...
Normandy Remodeling converts confined kitchen into sprawling galley.
Each year, the National Kitchen and Bath Association surveys its members to identify the latest...
Each year, the National Kitchen and Bath Association surveys its members to identify the latest...
