Though largely and thankfully unscathed after Tuesday’s no-name storm, people in the flood-weary Shore Acres neighborhood of St. Petersburg are working to protect their homes in preparation for the next flooding event. At many homes, construction and renovation are still going on months after flooding from Hurricane Idalia back in August, which caused damage to more than 1,000 homes in the area. A peak inside Russ Thiel’s home shows the long, ongoing steps to full recovery. Video he took back then shows roughly a foot of water that rushed inside. “When you move here to Shore Acres, you got to plan on that right? You got to expect it,” Thiel said. He and his wife moved to the neighborhood a little more than two years ago, and now as they rebuild, they are working to better protect for the future, in a relatively affordable way. This week, Thiel began the process of removing stone and wrapping the entire bottom exterior of his home with “liquid rubber,” a waterproof sealant. “It's used to prevent any kind of water infiltration right so we're going to wrap the entire house down to the pad,” Thiel explained, saying he got the idea after talking with contractors and seeing success stories online. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/flood-affordable-protection-florida-shore-acres/67-41e8dc48-aab1-4150-9332-afee60587628 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay