Home Again with Bob Vila

Punta Gorda Foundation (16x1)

Air date: Sep 12, 2005

Building homes to survive hurricanes is the topic of a program taped in Punta Gorda, Fla., which was battered by Hurricane Charley in August 2004. Host Bob Vila visits two homes in the same neighborhood; one was destroyed, while the other (built to exceed hurricane codes) was undamaged. Also: Florida lieutenant governor Toni Jennings and Secretary of Community Affairs Thaddeus Cohen discuss rebuilding efforts around the state.