Description

Interior finish includes the gypsum board, drywall, plaster, or paneling that makes up the wall surfaces. It also includes trim around door baseboards, casings, chair rails, and ceiling moldings.

Materials include low-grade wood/plastic composites, soft woods, and hard woods. Finishes include paint, stain, or varnish.This item also covers any exterior and interior painted surfaces.

This includes all interior painted surfaces, but not the building or repairs of the underlying surfaces. This also includes those exterior siding materials (and trim work) that need to be painted, but not those that have inherent coloring within the materials themselves (brick, stucco, EIFS).

Basic Flood Modeling Assumptions:

1. Medium height freshwater flooding; limited duration. No high-velocity action; no wave action
2. A 1-story house (without basement) is used for this example house to establish the Categories of Work percentages of total costs

Special Considerations for Coastal/High Velocity Floods

• Damage to the interior finishes are more likely during high-wind conditions due to the loss of protection from missing roof coverings and exterior finishes, and from subsequent water infiltration. The salt, erosion, and winds in coastal areas will have a damaging effect on the quality of exterior hardware. This will significantly increase the percent of damage.