Not an expert on the area at all, but sand seems like a dumb idea. Here in hull it took all but two storms to wash away the sand they piled up to the edge of the wall, all that's left is the exposed rocks they put in. I think possibly a better idea, maybe build an artificial breaker reef of the coast. Over time it would form into a more natural reef and would be far more beneficial to the local wild life and would eventually become a permanent first line of defense against erosive waves. I think that would give people far more bang for their buck. Of course from seeing pictures of that cliff, i would assume the ocean is far from their only problem. Wind and rain run off must easily cause almost as much damage as the waves.. So once again natural solution.. Try planting some shrubs on there (it would require lots of effort to get them to take hold i'm sure) and in conjunction with the breaker reef and some minor buffing up of the sand, could just work. It would be more expensive, but at least its not an expensive TEMPORARY solution. And it has it's upsides for the local wildlife.
I dunno just a thought. But lots of sand? Come on. It washes away so quickly. With in 3-4years it would just form a giant sand flat if waves are that big of a problem. .
You got to be kidding me. Let them piss their money away! In 2 years it will be right back to where it is now and with all that debris from whatever they use for the ribs, etc. Leave it alone and make plans to move your home. If they have all that money to dump sand in front then paying to move the house shouldn't be an issue. I'm sorry, but I don't have too much sympathy for these billionaires in this case. They knew the risk and now they are faced with reality. In the end Mother Nature will have the final say.
(sorry a little off topic but)
ya know those artificial reefs they made out of
used tires cabled together.... well it didn't work at all
and now they have 2 million tires to remove from the ocean
divers are cutting cables and it'll take years to complete and millions more dollars....what a waste... of time.
(sorry a little off topic but)
ya know those artificial reefs they made out of
used tires cabled together.... well it didn't work at all
and now they have 2 million tires to remove from the ocean
divers are cutting cables and it'll take years to complete and millions more dollars....what a waste... of time.
why the heck would they use tires? synthetic materials don't seem like a good place for animals to take hold.. sure and occasional old tire on the floor might harbor some wild life.. if theres nothing else around. but i couldnt imagine a reef starting from that. i was thinking more along the lines of sinking old boats and what not. take out all the electronics and other things that would eventually float away and sink the hulls. every boat wreck becomes a habitat.
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