zxcvbob wrote in :

JerryMouse wrote:
Steve B. wrote:

Once the wind has a way in its pretty
much all over from there... The pull of the wind outside and the push
on the wind from the inside will make short work of the best roof
structures.


I don't think so. New construction ( 10 years) in Florida mandates
roof-anchoring construction.




I think hurricane straps have been manditory for years on the gulf and
southern atlantic coasts, but the builders didn't use them and the
inspectors just winked. I have seen pictures from Florida where all the
houses were flattened by a hurricane, except for one house that survived
with only a few shingles missing. The house that survived was actually
built to code by the homeowner.

Bob


Orlando and Orange county just came down hard(fired,actually,IIRC) on
several home inspectors who failed to flunk homes that the straps were
omitted or improperly secured(never nailed down).

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Jim Yanik
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