a while until things can be rebuilt. this is lou. lou has talked to fema. he talked to his insurance company but a lot of frustration, right? yes. we don t know what the we re going to get or when we re going to get it and what to do in the meantime while we re waiting. reporter: as you mentioned a lot of your neighbors are in the same boat and hearing the same sort of thing. different stories. things have to be replaced. they corroded. gas lines have to be replaced. flue systems. we re not exactly sure what to do. reporter: do you have any timeline when things could possibly be back to normal? no idea. reporter: what does that feel like? it is frustrating it is frustrating. we have no place to live. we re lying on family and friends. i ve been staying in the house and it is my house and i don t want to leave it. reporter: your neighbors are in same sort of position and miles and miles in all