Greetings,
I do live in hurricane country, we also get winds of 90+ mph with gusts
of 130+ several times a year. Keeping the roof on the buildings is a
challenge. We have decided that all buildings have aircraft cables that
are attached in the concrete foundation. They then are left in the wall
as it is built, being pulled up as each course of fidobe goes in. They
are then attached securely to the roof rafters, to hold the roof on in
high winds.
Bright Blessings,
Kim
countryatheartok wrote:
>
>
> Hurrican Straps
>
> So us dummies can understand what you guys are doing. What are the
> hurricane straps for? What are they embedded in, papercrete or
> concrete? Did you screw the 2x4's to them? Or are they just for
> alignment? If it's papercrete how long did it have to set before it
> was strong enough to hold the straps?
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob the builder
>
>
>
>
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