High Tides & Big Waves

When we were having our house built in Troncones it did not involve seismic engineers. I did the design. A local gringo was the project manager. We talked about the rebar and concrete.

I told him:

I know it is is a hurricane zone. I want it built to withstand the strongest hurricane we have had.

I know it is an earthquake zone. I want it built to withstand the strongest earthquake.

Then I said, “And if the earthquake happens during the hurricane, I want my hiuse to be standing.”

He loaded up the rebar and the concrete.

About half way through the construction, a structural engineer happened to visit Troncones. The project manager took him to the site and told him what I had said. He was disappointed when the engineer told him that he was not building for a hurricane or earthquake. Then there project manager was relieved when the engineer told him, “You are building to survive a nuclear bomb.”

Have the large waves and extreme tides affected your property?