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Rafter ties are designed to tie together the bottoms of opposing rafters on a roof, to resist the outward thrust where the roof meets the house ceiling and walls. This helps keep walls from spreading due to the weight of the roof and anything on it, notably wet snow. In many or most homes, the ceiling joists also serve as the rafter ties. When ...
Hurricane fabric coverings are a newer, relatively lower cost type of shutter. Tested and approved systems are made from polypropylene fibers, polyamide fibers or from laminated or cast PVC. In 2011, a flat hurricane shutter system developed by UltraTek Worldwide was approved by Florida Building Code. [3]
Wind on the roof surfaces can cause negative pressures that create a lifting force sufficient to lift the roof off the building. Once this occurs, the building is weakened considerably, and the rest will likely fail as well. To minimize this vulnerability, the upper structure ought to be anchored through the walls to the foundation.
Roofs built after 2015 survived Hurricane Ian better than older roofs, even those on older homes.
Hurricane Milton made landfall as a powerful Category 3 storm with home-destroying storm surge and devastating winds. Although it has started to weaken, cities across Florida’s Gulf Coast are ...
Video captured the roof of Tropicana Field, in St. Petersburg, Florida, tearing off due to Hurricane Milton.
A birds-mouth joint in a rafter, set upon a double top plate. Shown are the two cuts of the joint: the seat cut and the heel cut. In light frame construction, a birdsmouth joint or bird's beak cut is a woodworking joint that is generally used to connect a roof rafter to the top plate of a supporting wall. [1]
CBS Sports, citing the Rays media guide, reported that Tropicana Field features the world's largest cable-supported domed roof and is "built to withstand winds of up to 115 miles per hour."