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Life off the grid in the SW Texas desert. An experiment in sustainable living. NUMBERS AT THE END OF EACH BLOG POST: temp at 8PM,high temp,low temp,rainfall,wind conditions(CalmBreezyWindyGusty). YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFieldLab Daily live streams at https://www.youtube.com/thefieldlab/live
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Finally got hit by a bad storm. A lot of folks on the ranch have had really bad wind and hail damage out of the last storm front that move through the area. Didn't get any hail and just a little rain out of this last storm - but there were 50 - 60 mph gusts that peeled off the south side of the roof on the casita. The catastrophic failure happened because I hadn't finished all the planned attachment reinforcements between the porch beams and posts. Salvaged a lot of the rafters but most of the sheathing is trashed. It could have been a whole lot worse. Cool Intro - Stings by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Bunny Hop by Quincas Moriera used by permission from the YouTube Audio Library.
In the beginning vid where you are gathering the remains, there are some black things moving in the dirt.
What are they?
Good eye...I hadn't noticed. Those were lizards.
hurricane straps will save you a lot of heartache in the long run.
Steve...if one more person tells me about hurricane ties I am going to explode. Are you not paying attention?
…John, about that cyclone bracketing…
it's hard to pause the video at the "right" point…
they look much larger full screen…
“Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
Please don't explode. This is way too fascinating! You're the mero mero!
Glad no one was in the vicinity when the posts flew. During one 60 mph wind storm in AK, I could barely stand up to walk. Such light hearted music. :-)
Oh, have you tried the hurricane ties? ha ha (I do not even know what they are).
I like what sleeping lion said about success being keeping enthusiasm after failures. That would go along with positive attitude adjustment when reorienting and praying for guidance.
I have Geikos by my porch light who greet me when I come home. They move fast too.
There are insurance agents that jump you when you get home?
Need to stop clicking on spam.
…still don't see how wearing one of these
"Hurricane/Twister/Cyclone Ties" would have kept your
roof from blowing off… guess I'm not builder savvy…
plus I think it would clash with your cammo shorts… imho…
hurricane tie - for the couture JW
You should try mortise and tenon joinery on your next post and beam construction. It's not that difficult and beats any brackets, bolts, ties, or screw method. There are 2000 year old mortise and tenon structures still doing fine.
Sorry, but I don't sift through all the comments on each post. Was just offering some advice from past experience. Best of luck.
Your house is looking nice, John, folks up at BBV reported 100 mph winds.
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