PORT ST. LUCIE HOMES
back problems, he likes to relax in the jet spa wearing
headphones.
Every window in the house has wood plantation
shutters while all bathroom windows were etched
with curving designs to allow privacy. Rock also had
recessed directional lights added to the family and living
rooms. The laundry room shines from a complete
makeover with new cabinets and a granite countertop.
“It seemed like everything in the house was el cheapo,
but we like the bones of this house,’’ he says.
After surviving Hurricane Andrew in 1992 in the
south Miami neighborhood of Kristina Estates, Rock
says, “I wouldn’t buy a frame house.” Andrew’s 155-
mph winds tossed Rock’s camper into his house and
the concrete barrel tiles were all but gone. The house
he designed with his contractor was still standing
with its trusses because it had been extremely overnailed.
Sharon and Les Rock enjoy their downsized, customized home in the estate section
of PGA Village.
Tom Farish, Realtor
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772.475.9590 (cell) | 772.467.1299 (office) | t.farish@langrealty.com
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“When it comes to houses, I like to do it my
way,” he says.
Before the arrival of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division,
south Miami after Andrew was Dodge City with
looters everywhere. Rock and his neighbors patrolled
their neighborhood with blue lights, guns and dogs
until the cavalry arrived, setting up tents almost next
door. “I was so tired and happy when they came,” he
says. “Andrew was the most unbelievable and unforgettable
experience of our lives. The inside walls were
vibrating and I thought we would die, but we lived
through it.”
With water leaking in from above, the couple and
their daughters rode out the storm in one safe room >>
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