slaps tightened straps "That's not going anywhere"
this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2024
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They missed the 25-foot waterproof wall, for the actual damage, the storm surge...
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I think this one's a joke, sure some would say it's no time for humor but I think it's funny.
Someone misunderstood building code for hurricane ties.
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.
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A bit like the building at the top of Mount Washington
Maybe they're getting ready to move the earth to another place in space and didn't want their house shifting around.
I have that people post those and I don't doubt they are real anymore.
Now I'm just curious about what shape those anchors have, due to morbid curiosity.
They're just round and deep. Also, it really does work.
By "does work" you mean you don't need to care about the anchors flying around and falling over you; you only have to care about the lines cutting you in half or that wood house breaking down when pressed against them?
If so, yeah, round and deep concrete tubes work.
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Hold the house down into the storm surge until it learns its lesson
Waterboard that bitch til it talks
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.
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As long as someone is shredding death metal guitar on the roof throughout the storm, I approve.
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Checkmate, nature.
This is actually not a bad idea
Lol it's a terrible idea. The wind would get a hold of those and they would essentially grind the roof away.
The surface area on those straps isn't really going to grab the wind particularly bad. If the metal connection to the anchors actually holds up, it might actually do a little good.
But if there's enough lift to pull that roof up without the straps, it's almost certainly enough to snap the anchor connection, assuming the anchors themselves are deep enough to stay put.
More likely though is that these just snap and become hurricane whips with barbed ends.
Edit - or catch debris that snaps them before the wind even has a chance to rip the roof off.
The tonnage rating on those straps is insane. With relatively even force between them, they provide way more holding power than the roofs fasteners do. They would also help prevent that initial peel back that just creates a sail inevitably taking the whole roof.
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If it's anchored into concert blocks, it's not much different than internal hurricane straps that hold a roof on. They won't move, or damage the roof, you don't know that your talking about.
Better a damaged roof still attached to the house than a roof strewn a mile and a half downwind.
I wonder what the vibration frequency of those straps is, once the wind is blowing through them.
Will they vibrate the roof into mush before they pull out of the ground and become metal ended whips?
As someone who straps, I felt this in my soul. God I hate that noise(I use tarp clamps for dampeners).
I've used a twist in the strap and that seems to help a lot.
Gotta be careful though, twist in the strap can ruin the strength limit of the strap if it's under load
Edit: others have pointed out it's for cargo straps specifically. I guess I was thinking of more knotting than twists. Either way, just follow the instructions.
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They should have anchored it to that Toyota truck.
Maybe build with ICF ( insulated concrete forms).
moving house
It's not helping, but somehow I like the look of it.