NEW SERENITY

Message from Marty

With Serenity Retreat (my house) nearing completion, I have created a separate site with the current updates so it isn't cumbersome to download. These are the early photos, primarily site development and cottage construction.

First there was Hurricane Frances, then Jeanne threatened twice, but by the end of September, both structures were up, with roofs dried in. Several photos show the progress...including shots at Sampson Cay during Hurricane Frances. Note all the hurricane straps...the structures are tied together from the roof to the tie beam below, plus every place in-between. There was no damage whatever to the structures, although I did have some water damage on cabinets and flooring material that was triple-tarped along on the road. Here's a comment from the insurance adjuster:

I was very impressed with the flooring/roofing system.  It looks like that can take a Cat 5!  This building is as "tight as a tick".   The engineering seems to have been done by someone who had their house "blown away" before.  Really, really impressive!

Notice the green foliage before and the brown after the storm. Thanks to my son, I lived in comfort aboard "Gang Run," his 43-foot Hatteras at Serenity dock until I could move ashore.

Here's the progress so far:

Click this next link to see photos to date on the house.

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