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re: Any news reports on the house whose roof was ratchet strapped down?
Posted on 10/10/24 at 9:23 pm to RentToOwn
Posted on 10/10/24 at 9:23 pm to RentToOwn
How about the guy who put a giant hay tarp over his whole house and then stacked round hay bales two high all around it.
Worked like a fricking charm.
The hay bales took some damage but he essentially just had to unroll the tarp and his house was awesome.
Worked like a fricking charm.
The hay bales took some damage but he essentially just had to unroll the tarp and his house was awesome.
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Posted on 10/10/24 at 9:25 pm to DemonKA3268
I thought this guy lived near the coast. Doing this in Orlando is hilariously retarded.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 9:26 pm to The Boat
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I thought this guy lived near the coast. Doing this in Orlando is hilariously retarded.
what if he was in North Carolina?
Posted on 10/10/24 at 9:28 pm to 777Tiger
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what if he was in North Carolina?
The anchored straps would be the only thing left after water washed the house away.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 9:30 pm to The Boat
Orlando is a hell of a lot closer to the coast/storm than they were, dude was smart
Posted on 10/10/24 at 9:33 pm to 777Tiger
It would be like doing this in Baton Rouge.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 9:36 pm to DemonKA3268
Bro is about to be a millionaire selling straps. Good for him.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 11:05 pm to Shamoan
If he’s worried about the roof lift, it would be a lot more effective to add hurricane straps (fasteners) to the rafters. I assume equal amount of time and materials if not cheaper.
Posted on 10/12/24 at 8:42 am to boudinman
The roof held with no loss of shingles.
Story with pictures LINK
Story with pictures LINK
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The straps are able to withstand 5,400lbs of weight and connected to metal hooks attached to sunken concrete 8ft underground[/quote][quote]Huge plastic straps, the kind normally used to keep cargo containers in position on ships, were then connected to the hooks on the ground in order to keep the roof from lifting off as the storm battered the area.
Casares spent $22,000 for the cement anchors and specifically made-to-order straps that lined the rooftop of the family home which are said to be able to withstand 5,400 pounds of weight.
The ingenius precautions came after the family endured a hurricane while living in Guaynabo on the Caribbean island which saw the aluminum roof of their home almost lift off.
Posted on 10/12/24 at 8:44 am to real turf fan
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The roof held with no loss of shingles.
Story with pictures LINK
His neighbors homes look unscathed too
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