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All total, we saw at least 30 trees, most of them in the 40-50 foot range blown over. Part of the problem is that the natural desert weather patterns here in the Tri-cities don't promote deep root growth. The other problem is there were several gusts in the 75-80mph range.
In addition to the trees, the were lots of shingles on the ground. The house we are renting had about 15-20 of them blown of the roof last night, and the house we are trying to be had about 3 of them missing when the home inspector went up there today. Other than that, there were a few other minor things noted by the inspector, but he also said that if I hadn't told him that the house was built in 1952, he wouldn't have guessed it.
Two words... steel roof.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't sure, back when, about such things. I thought they might be really loud during hail, perhaps even rain. When I chose my home, the roof just happened to be steel, and I liked the rest of it so simply took the roof with the package. Glad I did. I've had a huge branch (the 'branch' was as big as some 30' trees) come down and smash the roof pretty hard. Not even a problem. Rain is no issue, sound wise. Nor is anything else I have had hit the roof louder than it should be.
So, if you have gusts often, and inclement weather, when you go to replace, at least give metal roofing a thought. Oh, and I don't know if you need it, but the right kind of metal roof is much better for home water collection. Something I am hoping to get started on, when I get some of my other prep things done, here in a year or two.
A metal roof IS on the list for 'someday'. Functional, AND my wife and I both like the look.
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