This is extremely stupid. I was happy to see that most people here seem to immediately understand this.
Someone remind us of this works after Milton goes through this house.
For a 2k investment I’m willing to try it to save my home.
ive always wondered why nobody does that with their mobile homes. seems like enough strapping would help minimize tornado damage if they were anchored deep enough
You’ve gotta remember that most mobile home communities are folks who own their units renting the land for use. This guy has custom concrete anchors, which a mobile home community property owner probably wouldn’t want.
then that mhcomm owner is a dumbfuck for not wanting his renters property protected
I love that the straps are parallel to the trusses. only thing better would be watching those straps cut through the shingles, underlayment, and sheeting like cheese once winds hit 188mph.
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I seriously want to know how it goes with his house. I give him props for trying.This is like congratulating Don Quixote for killing all the dragons.
slaps tightened straps “That’s not going anywhere”
Those are the magical words that make it happen. The straps are just for show.
I love this.
pats roof
That ain’t going nowhere
This baby’ll hold a family of three
Holy shit all this time I thought The Picard Maneuver was an entire sub and thanks to that meme earlier I see you’re an actual person. Finally clued in…
Good stuff too!
Also this seems like an idea worth trying. Cheap, maybe might work? Idk. I’m not inside hurricanes ever.
I thought the same thing for awhile!
Haha, yep - I’m just a guy.
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I’m not sure if you’re aware, but yes that’s what that’s been called for a very long time now.
Cope rope
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.
Just tie some rope around it, that’ll hold!
They missed the 25-foot waterproof wall, for the actual damage, the storm surge…
Just put down some moisture absorbers, it’ll be fine.
Just stick it in some rice. Good as new.
my meemaw told me she dried out her whole basement with puppy pads and hydrocortisone cream.
what’s that? yes…she did die of a lung infection. how’d you know?
As long as someone is shredding death metal guitar on the roof throughout the storm, I approve.
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.
Anywhere there’s wind strong enough to lift the ceiling off, is going to be debris flying around and smashing the roof into pieces.
Any pieces of the house which would stay grounded thanks to the straps would need to be replaced anyway.
The straps are probably tight enough that the roof needs to be refurbished after, even if the hurricane didn’t cause any damage.
That’s not even considering the likelihood of severe flooding.
House is fukked fam.
I’d rather replace a damaged roof instead of the whole structure and the resulting internal damage. Those straps are extremely strong. They can take a beating, but no doubt there’s debris that can destroy them. If something is big enough to do that, then the wind is the least of the roofs concerns, because the rest of the house is fucked. The possible pros definitely outweigh the cons of using them, even if the don’t end up working out.
Tornados took the roofs off of many houses today across Florida.
I like to imagine them all getting shifted one house to the left.
