At first I doubted that this makes any sense at all, but then I noticed that it is connected to the concrete driveway, and I am pretty sure he poured concrete anchors underground…
So, maybe? Better than not having them I guess.
Should have put a twist or two in the straps. Reduces flutter.
Or maybe, just maybe don’t built your house like you want to rebuild it every 10 years and just use concrete/stone
Going to be interesting when the neighbour’s unstrapped house crashes into it.
… so… did it work?
probably the storm wasn’t that bad
“It’s not that the wind is blowing, it’s what the wind is blowing” - Ron White
Not only would you need your house to be strong enough to withstand the hurricane’s wind, your house will need to withstand whatever it is blowing around at 100mph+
Like these straps and anchors when they rip out of the loose water logged soil.
Well based on the image it appears to be that what is going to hit his house is two pickup trucks, and some Palm trees.
Who would win: one of the most destructive natural disasters ever seen, or some strappy bois
Those anchor points are going to need to be driven really deep to do anything - the ground is already waterlogged
Saw an interview with the family. The anchors are in 8ft deep concrete. This would probably be somewhat effective at at least preventing the roof from being ripped off.
Won’t do much against swell or flying objects though. But they know that
Most of the comments I have seen say that the wind on the straps is going vibrate the roof away. I don’t know personally, but that sounds like a likely outcome
Couple twists in each strap will fix that.
If you look closely you can also see his arm sticking out the window, further holding down the roof.
[pat pat] yup, she ain’t going nowhere.
pulls on strap
“That’s goin’ nowhere”
pulls on second strap
“Yep, that’ll do’er”
Now stack sandbags 20’ high with a retaining wall around the perimeter and go to bed
Milton:
Straps need a twist to cut the harmonics. Otherwise, sane plan.
The cost of putting that in vs…
The damage to your siding, roof tiles, windows, landscaping, secondary structures, gutters, trim, etc…
You know they don’t have insurance.
Sure, they spent the time and money on 8ft deep concrete anchor points, but neglected to get insurance
I mean insurance would pay for any damage, so why bother with something like this then?
If they can keep their home I’m sure they would like to
A lot of home owners in Florida can’t get insurance.
I did not know. Even more signs that maybe you shouldn’t get a house there
