When an Elevation Certificate Is Needed After Finished Construction

When an Elevation Certificate Is Needed After Finished Construction An elevation certificate proves how high your building sits above flood level. It’s needed at several points after construction ends. It’s not just needed before you break ground. Many Tuscaloosa builders think this paper only matters at the permit stage. That’s not true. Here’s when you […]

Can Engineering Flood Study Help Your Neighborhood?

Can an Engineering Flood Study Help Your Neighborhood? A recent article in the Allied News in Grove City, Pennsylvania reminded me of the Engineering Flood Studies that I have completed over the years and how these have helped the neighborhoods adjacent to the streams that were studied. “FEMA says it does allow the municipalities to pay for their own […]

How To Find Your Home On FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps

How To Find Your Home On FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps Posted on July 28, 2017 by TuscaloosaSurveyor What are FEMA flood maps? FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) or just Flood Maps are provided after a flood risk assessment has been completed or updated for a community.  This study is known as a Flood Insurance Study.  The FIRM gives […]

Difference in FEMA Elevation Certificate and LOMA

Difference in FEMA Elevation Certificate and LOMA Posted on March 6, 2017 by TuscaloosaSurveyor I get calls all the time from someone requesting an Elevation Certificate or Elevation Survey. Usually it’s because they’ve gotten a letter in the mail from their mortgage company telling them they have to get flood insurance. This leads them to contact their insurance company and that […]