On my T-Bird forum a member in La. has been raising his home 10ft. 2ft above flood plain this is a Hi-Ranch type home ,he added steel beams ,pilings for columns and a ton of interior work due to the lift.Everything is complete except interior work. He's just been notifyed by FEMA n national flood ins. his house has to be raised 2ft. more to meet the NEW standards which overide the 2012 ones.