I live where it gets very windy sometimes. I am looking for ways to break
the wind, and to create air movement up and over some areas. I've been
reading all sorts of things, and gathering information on principles,
basics, and design.

Has anyone ever build any wind deflection fencing or structures, and how did
it work out?

And for carport structures, and lean to attached sun shades made of
corrugated metal, what can you do to reduce lift on a 300-400 square foot
structure? Break it into two surfaces on the horizontal plane, one a foot
higher than the other to provide a high pressure relief area?

I'm going to make this with three 1800# column support concrete piers, but
the wind where I live gets bodacious at times, and I'd like to overbuild
just for peace of mind.

Thanks in advance.

Steve

On Mar 28, 8:51 pm, "SteveB" wrote:
I live where it gets very windy sometimes. I am looking for ways to break
the wind, and to create air movement up and over some areas. I've been
reading all sorts of things, and gathering information on principles,
basics, and design.

Has anyone ever build any wind deflection fencing or structures, and how did
it work out?

And for carport structures, and lean to attached sun shades made of
corrugated metal, what can you do to reduce lift on a 300-400 square foot
structure? Break it into two surfaces on the horizontal plane, one a foot
higher than the other to provide a high pressure relief area?

I'm going to make this with three 1800# column support concrete piers, but
the wind where I live gets bodacious at times, and I'd like to overbuild
just for peace of mind.

Thanks in advance.

Steve

What about trees? Takes a while though.
Karl

On Mar 29, 2:51*am, "SteveB" wrote:
I live where it gets very windy sometimes. *I am looking for ways to break
the wind, and to create air movement up and over some areas. *I've been
reading all sorts of things, and gathering information on principles,
basics, and design.

Has anyone ever build any wind deflection fencing or structures, and how did
it work out?

And for carport structures, and lean to attached sun shades made of
corrugated metal, what can you do to reduce lift on a 300-400 square foot
structure? *Break it into two surfaces on the horizontal plane, one a foot
higher than the other to provide a high pressure relief area?

I'm going to make this with three 1800# column support concrete piers, but
the wind where I live gets bodacious at times, and I'd like to overbuild
just for peace of mind.

Thanks in advance.

Steve

New England isn't generally very windy though we do get line squalls
and hurricanes.

I use corrugated sheet metal for wood shed roofs, each panel attached
by one screw at the corners. These are carport-type structures with
6"-8" tree trunks for the columns and beams. The roof purlins are
2x3's or 2x4's 24" or less apart and so far they've held up to several
years of wind storms and a 100-year-record snowy winter. The wind load
isn't bad if the roof is nearly flat and doesn't overhang the walls
much on the upwind side.

The sides are covered by tarps which don't blow around as long as the
shed is full, but they will rip right off an empty shed.

Jim Wilkins

On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:51:14 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

I live where it gets very windy sometimes. I am looking for ways to break
the wind, and to create air movement up and over some areas. I've been
reading all sorts of things, and gathering information on principles,
basics, and design.

Has anyone ever build any wind deflection fencing or structures, and how did
it work out?

East slope continental divide=high wind 100++mph common in some
area,. 45- 65mph very common this time of year.
Plant a shelter belt, several rows are best with a mix of species.
At least one conifer row. Drip irrigation a must, NRCS has a good
program..
Dont build on a hill top, ala David Letterman unless you like lots
of wind to match the view.

Tall wind fences are common on ranches .75 space between boards
12-15ft height. Use heavy material, old telephone poles and planks.
Only need two sides N-S &E-W open to SE
Worth their weight in gold at times. Seen em made
with stacked tires 20ft+ tall 1/2 mile long.lace stacked
and zig zagged for strength. Big tires are great. Fill with earth.

These are mostly for livestock shelter. High
stacks of hay bales work very well and are used all the time.

Buy property with bottom ground with lots of tall trees.. Don't
build too close to big tree :-)

ED






And for carport structures, and lean to attached sun shades made of
corrugated metal, what can you do to reduce lift on a 300-400 square foot
structure? Break it into two surfaces on the horizontal plane, one a foot
higher than the other to provide a high pressure relief area?

I'm going to make this with three 1800# column support concrete piers, but
the wind where I live gets bodacious at times, and I'd like to overbuild
just for peace of mind.

Thanks in advance.

Steve

On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:16:56 -0700 (PDT), Jim Wilkins
wrote:

New England isn't generally very windy though we do get line squalls
and hurricanes.


Though there are places here that do get a bit of wind...
http://www.nostalgiaville.com/travel...ham/gor124.jpg

The world record 231 MPH gust was clocked on the roof of that building
on the summit of Mt. Washington in 1934.

--
Ned Simmons

"Ned Simmons" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:16:56 -0700 (PDT), Jim Wilkins
wrote:

New England isn't generally very windy though we do get line squalls
and hurricanes.


Though there are places here that do get a bit of wind...
http://www.nostalgiaville.com/travel...ham/gor124.jpg

The world record 231 MPH gust was clocked on the roof of that building
on the summit of Mt. Washington in 1934.

Ah, yes, I remember it well. d8-)

Even the lichens have trouble sticking to the rocks up there.

--
Ed Huntress

On Mar 29, 11:08*am, Ned Simmons wrote:
...
The world record 231 MPH gust was clocked on the roof of that building
on the summit of Mt. Washington in 1934.
Ned Simmons

231 when the instrument blew away, and the wind kept rising. The
operator guessed around 280 max.

Poplar trees grow pretty fast, and do well grouped in a row of they will
grow in your climate.

For something quicker, a chain link fence with slats in the chain link is
cheap strong and easy. be sure to use longer poles and a bit more concrete.
To improve the aesthetics you can plant something that will climb and create
a solid green wall.

As for structures, look to the building codes in the really windy places for
guidance. As I understand the principles, you need to make connections that
rely on mechanical fastening more than gravity so that when you get lift,
you have enough resistance to overcome the force.


--

Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.
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I live where it gets very windy sometimes. I am looking for ways to break
the wind, and to create air movement up and over some areas. I've been
reading all sorts of things, and gathering information on principles,
basics, and design.

Has anyone ever build any wind deflection fencing or structures, and how
did
it work out?

And for carport structures, and lean to attached sun shades made of
corrugated metal, what can you do to reduce lift on a 300-400 square foot
structure? Break it into two surfaces on the horizontal plane, one a foot
higher than the other to provide a high pressure relief area?

I'm going to make this with three 1800# column support concrete piers, but
the wind where I live gets bodacious at times, and I'd like to overbuild
just for peace of mind.

Thanks in advance.

Steve