A New Jersey family home bought in 1929 has survived generations of change, but rising flood risks eventually forced its owner to rethink how it could be preserved. Located on Cedar Bonnet Island beside Barnegat Bay, the house narrowly escaped damage during Superstorm Sandy in 2012 because it had been temporarily raised for construction work. That unexpected escape prompted Amanda Devecka-Rinear to take a closer look at the building's vulnerability. Rather than risk losing a property filled with family memories, she decided to raise it permanently.
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