Any after pics? I’ve seen this everywhere but no after pics.
Yep! It made it.
Good for them!
Worth a try. If it does not work, it did not cost a fortune, if it does, good for the owner.
Unless there’s a footing these straps are being anchored to that I’m not seeing, I doubt it’ll do very much besides potentially acting as very dangerous whips.
You’d be surprized how strong an industrial screwed-in ground anchor holds. And it has to be anchored at the correct angle towards the load.
So, most likely, they will not just rip out, and they have a good chance to add a significant force holding down that roof.
If done properly, of course.
If the roof doesn’t crack from the added pressure points.
There seems to be an extra bar/pole at the top to distribute the load, though.
I’ve seen these deck strap things that you push way down into the ground and as you pull them up a little the flatten out and turn sideways. Really easy to install and harder than hell to pull out. I think it’s called an earth anchor maybe. I bet that’s what he used here.
Seems like a plausible strategy. If the roof is lashed down it can’t catch the wind and therefore is less likely to weaken over time and go flying. Certainly better than doing nothing.
I hate that my first thought is insurance will use this as a way to avoid paying out
Apparently, he’s not the first, and it might actually have a chance of working.
slaps tightened straps “That’s not going anywhere”
Those are the magical words that make it happen. The straps are just for show.
Someone remind us of this works after Milton goes through this house.
For a 2k investment I’m willing to try it to save my home.
+10 for holding the roof on the house
+5 for holding the house on the foundation
-7 for creating a large strong web effectively doubling the surface area where flying things can destroy your house.
I don’t know if this stupid or genius. Now I’m curious.
Holy shit all this time I thought The Picard Maneuver was an entire sub and thanks to that meme earlier I see you’re an actual person. Finally clued in…
Good stuff too!
Also this seems like an idea worth trying. Cheap, maybe might work? Idk. I’m not inside hurricanes ever.
Haha, yep - I’m just a guy.
a legend more like
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I’m not sure if you’re aware, but yes that’s what that’s been called for a very long time now.
I thought the same thing for awhile!
That’s amazing
Cope rope
I love that the straps are parallel to the trusses. only thing better would be watching those straps cut through the shingles, underlayment, and sheeting like cheese once winds hit 188mph.
Hold the house down into the storm surge until it learns its lesson
They missed the 25-foot waterproof wall, for the actual damage, the storm surge…
This house is in Orlando though, way inland.
Just put down some moisture absorbers, it’ll be fine.
Just stick it in some rice. Good as new.
my meemaw told me she dried out her whole basement with puppy pads and hydrocortisone cream.
what’s that? yes…she did die of a lung infection. how’d you know?
Anyone claiming this is going to work has no idea how houses are constructed or how hurricanes cause damage.
It would prevent flat winds from removing the roof, for at least a little bit.
Anywhere there’s wind strong enough to lift the ceiling off, is going to be debris flying around and smashing the roof into pieces.
Any pieces of the house which would stay grounded thanks to the straps would need to be replaced anyway.
The straps are probably tight enough that the roof needs to be refurbished after, even if the hurricane didn’t cause any damage.
That’s not even considering the likelihood of severe flooding.
House is fukked fam.
I’d rather replace a damaged roof instead of the whole structure and the resulting internal damage. Those straps are extremely strong. They can take a beating, but no doubt there’s debris that can destroy them. If something is big enough to do that, then the wind is the least of the roofs concerns, because the rest of the house is fucked. The possible pros definitely outweigh the cons of using them, even if the don’t end up working out.
