Yes. Our house,has,hurricane tie down straps on rafters. Yes Dan we missed you. It was a Great Q. Stay safe.
Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sep 9, 2017 7:58 PM, "Dimitri via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It's comforting to hear of the special construction of your house! BTW we > missed you at ChowdahQ 10 today! > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 9, 2017, at 2:37 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > My house, like most built since the mid 1990s, is of concrete block > construction. There are pins embedded in the slab. Those plns are tied to > rods that go up through the walls and through a lintel that is “U” shaped > and is on the top course of block all the way around the house. The roof > trusses have straps wrapped around them that extend down into that lintel > and are wrapped around the trusses. > > > > When everything is tied together, the “U” shaped trough in the lintel is > filled with grout (thin concrete) all the way around. That ties the roof, > walls and foundation together as a single unit. This is approved hurricane > code construction in Florida and has been proven to be quite resistant to > such events. > > > > It all boils down to maintaining the envelope. As long as we can > prevent damage to the envelope of the house, we’ll be fine. The only > concern at this point is the integrity of the roof. We don’t have any > gables to speak of, which is good. Gables can be blown in, allowing wind > under the roof and possibly lofting it off the structure. > > > > The topography of Houston is such that it’s prone to flooding. I’ve > been there during heavy rains and the streets flood. Not the case here. > Irma will not be a rain event - we might get between 5”-15” of rain for the > whole event. That’s nothing here and something we can handle. The > important thing to watch out for is the storm surge that can occur when the > storm forces water up rivers and streams coupled with the tides. > > > > Gotta get back out and finish boarding up. Got two more windows to do > and I’m done. > > > > -D > > > > > >> On Sep 9, 2017, at 1:47 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> So no danger of the wind blowing your house down? I thought I saw in > the Harvey deal there were a lot of houses flooded that were not in the > flood zone, so would not be covered by insurance because they didn't have > flood insurance. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
