PORT ST. LUCIE HOMES
Every piece of wiring, plumbing and drywall in the home was removed to eliminate the toxic damage
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from Chinese drywall before reconstruction could begin.
Gulash had partners until 2009, when
he formed his own company RichCo
Corp. The couple no longer chases
storms, but the memories of the devastation
don’t go away. They rebuilt homes
following hurricanes Charley, Frances,
Jeanne, Ike, Katrina and Sandy and
floods in Texas, Mississippi and Tennessee.
“A storm can create a $1 billion
industry overnight. I had a stable of guys
chasing storms for nine years,” he said.
The eerie quiet of New Orleans after
Katrina didn’t compare to climbing a
40-foot roof and seeing the swath of
destruction caused by the tornado in
Tuscaloosa, Ala. “It was humbling to see
that kind of power,” Gulash said. “It was
like God took his thumb and scratched
the earth away.”
The arrival of their daughter changed
their travel for work. “Being in Jackson,
Miss., after the floods was not pleasant,”
Talena Gulash said. “I said, ‘We have a
beautiful house in Florida. What are we
doing?’ ”
The couple are avid boaters and fishermen.
After six years of enjoying the
home, they have decided to sell and park
their boat behind a waterfront house.
Kay Rodriguez of Lang Realty has listed
9409 Scarborough Court for $679,000. E
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