hmmm

The problem is almost never that the wind it blowing, its what the wind is blowing.

I wonder what the vibration frequency of those straps is, once the wind is blowing through them.

Will they vibrate the roof into mush before they pull out of the ground and become metal ended whips?

That ain't going anywhere.

As long as someone is shredding death metal guitar on the roof throughout the storm, I approve.

slaps tightened straps "That's not going anywhere"

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.

omg it's real

Apparently, he's not the first, and it might actually have a chance of working.

Worth a try. If it does not work, it did not cost a fortune, if it does, good for the owner.

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.

pats roof

That ain't going nowhere

Seems like a plausible strategy. If the roof is lashed down it can't catch the wind and therefore is less likely to weaken over time and go flying. Certainly better than doing nothing.

It's not helping, but somehow I like the look of it.

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.

Hold the house down into the storm surge until it learns its lesson

This is extremely stupid. I was happy to see that most people here seem to immediately understand this.

Optimistic

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.

Anyone claiming this is going to work has no idea how houses are constructed or how hurricanes cause damage.

I hate that my first thought is insurance will use this as a way to avoid paying out

They should have anchored it to that Toyota truck.

Cope rope

I don’t know if this stupid or genius. Now I’m curious.

They missed the 25-foot waterproof wall, for the actual damage, the storm surge...

This is actually not a bad idea

ok so. This isn't going to stop a tree, or a large rock from flying through the side of you wall, but if you home isn't mounted to the foundation (common in old homes) or very well mounted, or just not very wind load capable, this could actually be beneficial.

You could still experience "wall buckling" but since the roof is relatively secured, you're acting from a separate point of leverage. Which is essentially going to be in the middle of the wall, rather than at the top of the wall.

This is all assuming that these anchor points are as strong or stronger than the straps and mounting hardware. And the fact that your home doesn't disintegrate between the staps.

Checkmate, nature.

A bit like the building at the top of Mount Washington

I love this.

+10 for holding the roof on the house

+5 for holding the house on the foundation

-7 for creating a large strong web effectively doubling the surface area where flying things can destroy your house.

I have that people post those and I don't doubt they are real anymore.

Now I'm just curious about what shape those anchors have, due to morbid curiosity.

moving house

The murican level blowing the scale

did he die

Any after pics? I’ve seen this everywhere but no after pics.