Wednesday, June 19, 2019

started the repairs...

That must have been quite a wind...found roof parts 100 yards from the site.  Two 4x6 porch beams ( 8' and 9' long) were 60 yards away.  I figure the catastrophic failure happened because I had yet to finish fully securing the porch beams to the porch posts.  Fortunately, I can reuse the beams and most of the rafters and sheathing.  Collected all the parts and reinstalled the east and middle gables and the bathroom beam this morning.  Didn't find any other damage.  The plan is to get all the repairs (and extra securing) done by the end of the weekend.  90,99,75,0,B
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6 comments:

Rita B. said...

Sorry for your setback but glad it wasn't worse. Actually it sounds a bit like a learning experience. Extra tie downs are in order.

June 19, 2019 at 6:19 PM
Margery Billd said...

God provides. Sorry about the extra work. I just saw the movie called WAR ROOM. I liked it. There is some good thought there.

June 19, 2019 at 8:58 PM
JudithK said...

Geez. Maybe you need those hurricane fasteners for rafters. Big wind!

June 19, 2019 at 9:09 PM
John Wells said...

I had most of the hurricane ties in place. I stated why the failure happened in the post.

June 20, 2019 at 7:39 AM
WhyR said...

In a way, you might have been lucky that most of the ties were not yet in place when the incident occurred. When the roof blew away, that relieved huge internal pressure that otherwise might have carried away the rest of the structure.
In My Humble Opinion, that site will semi-regularly, on a random basis, serve up wind gusts that few people on Earth will have experienced. Got to keep an eye on forecast wind direction, as well as speed.
Good Luck.

June 20, 2019 at 9:13 AM
John Wells said...

Already planning on storm panels for the porch for the extended periods when the client isn't visiting. As for watching the forecast - I check it every day.

June 20, 2019 at 12:23 PM

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