The problem is almost never that the wind it blowing, its what the wind is blowing.
Hurricanes rip poorly built roofs off all the time. Builders get lazy and install the hurricane anchor things wrong. At least the local home inspector on Reddit used to say
I trust reddit posts too.
Ron White, is that you!?
They call me… Tater-Salad.
it’s* what the wind is blowing.
If your ass gets hit by a Volvo…
slaps tightened straps “That’s not going anywhere”
Those are the magical words that make it happen. The straps are just for show.
If this homeowner is as good at tying down his house as the yokels around here are at tying down their cargo, then the odds are this house is somehow going to end up hitting my windshield.
Just tie some rope around it, that’ll hold!
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.
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.
Apparently, he’s not the first, and it might actually have a chance of working.
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.
If it keeps the roof on maybe it’s not so dumb.
That’s exactly what the owner said it’s for in the video interview I saw
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
I hate that my first thought is insurance will use this as a way to avoid paying out
It’s not helping, but somehow I like the look of it.
Cope rope
Optimistic
They should have anchored it to that Toyota truck.
Those vehicles and other debris will be flying into those straps.
I don’t know if this stupid or genius. Now I’m curious.
